The Antlers - Sylvia

[phylhrmnix]

5 years ago, The Arcade Fire's Funeral was the ubiquitous, crystalline centerpiece of indie-pop perfection, and I was a jerk.

I was shit-talking with a friend of mine back in Sad Bastard College, and harping on the infantile "C'mon Alex! You can do it! / C'mon Alex! There's nothing to it!" in "Neighborhood #2 (Laika)", refusing to admit that the

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[cassiacat]

Initially, when I was reading this, I thought this entry was taking the trajectory of, "The Arcade Fire was sappy and yet somehow still awesome, but The Antlers are sappy and terrible," and I was thinking to myself, "Oh, god, should I finish reading this? I don't know if I can forgive him if he says anything hateful about the Antlers." But ok. We're safe. This entry is awesome.

[phylhrmnix]

Hee :) Thanks Em! I have to confess: it's recycled from here, where I'm nominally a more active scribbler. My garden of dead and dying blogs is a vast one.

You're right to criticize me for not getting to the point -- I certainly take forever to do it ;)

But no: Hospice belongs in the smallest of bins, among the precious few things that need only be felt once to have them represent an impossibly bright, crystalline experience. If not for a couple of independently accessible songs, I'd probably only listen to it a few times a year.

[cassiacat]

Actually, silly boy, I wasn't criticizing you for taking too long to get to the point at all. I was pointing out how quick I was to jump to a defensive position before I even finished the paragraph. What can I say? I'm protective of my peoples.

Also, I can empathize on both the loquacious and the too-many-dead-blogs fronts.