The Antlers return to Chicago, Feburary 2 with The Editors

Kettering mp3 The Antlers, Daytrotter session

You all know of my love for The Antlers, right? I had such a blast chatting with them last year, just as their album Hospice was climbing the charts and getting known across the blogosphere. I told them then, back in September, that they would be on many, many year end lists that mattered. And they, whether in false modesty, or in honest uncertainty, shook their heads at me and just couldn’t see it happening. Darlings…. I have never been happier to be right.

Get out and see these two great bands on tour together:
US TOUR DATES

1/29/10 – Legends of Notre Dame – Notre Dame, IN
1/30/10 – Musica – Akron, OH
2/05/10 – Brooklyn Academy of Music Opera – Brooklyn, NY*
2/08/10 – Teh Warfield – San Francisco, CA#
2/09/10 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA#
2/11/10 – Wiltern Theatre – Los Angeles, CA#
2/13/10 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO#
2/15/10 – Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL#
2/16/10 – Phoenix Concert Theatre – Toronto, ON#
2/17 – Il Motore – Montreal, QB
2/18/10 – House of Blues Boston – Boston, MA#
2/19/10 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY#
2/20/10 – Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA#
2/21/10 – 9:30 CLub – Washington, DC#

* w/ Ra Ra Riot
# w/ Editors

2009 Best Of Lists

The Onion AV Club
Hospice #11 on Top 25 Albums of 2009

Hospice #1 on Spencer Kornhaber’s Top 15 Albums of 2009

Hospice #3 on Chris Mincher’s Top 10 Albums of 2009

Hospice #7 on Sean O’Neals Top 15 Albums of 2009

Filter
Hospice #9 on Top 10 Albums of 2009

The Music Slut
Hospice #1 on top 20 albums of 2009

NPR
Hospice #1 on Robin Hiltons top 10 albums of 2009

Hospice #34 on readers Top 50 picks

Paste
Hospice #17 on Top 25 Albums of 2009

Pitchfork
Hospice #37 on Top 50 Albums

#4 on Top 20 Best New Artists Reader’s Poll

Hospice #8 on Top 40 Best Albums of 2009 Reader’s Poll

“Two” # 23 on Top 40 Singles of 2009 Reader’s Poll

Popmatters
Hospice #23 on Top 60 Albums of 2009 list

“Two” #32 on Top 50 Singles of 2009

Under the Radar
Hospice #12 on Top 50 Albums of 2009