going way back to 2007 for this one. i definitely missed this one when it came out but luckily thanks to some friends i've now discovered this little gem released by Dischord. Antelope features a ex member of El Guapo/Supersystem, plus it was recorded by Ian MacKaye in his house and has a great dry sound to it. these guys keep it simple with great clean tones and the recording sounds incredibly tight, loud and simple.
short and sweet at 25 minutes (to me a great length for a record, sometimes you don't need 50+ minutes of a band) these guys lay down some great simplistic songs that are barely songs (in a good way). most songs are just one idea stretched out for a few minutes and over. almost like a krautrock influenced Lungfish with some of the polyrythmic ideas of Gang Gang Dance.
i think in 2007 this probably wasn't dance/punk enough for the Rapture fans out there. but this album has aged really really well. sounds really fresh to me now (granted it might also be due to my recent infatuation with Lungfish). the vocals can get a little intense for me at times but it all works so well.
CD is still in print, unfortunately the vinyl version is long gone. listen to it here.
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