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* IllGirl: Who the narrator falls in love with.
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''Hospice'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year.
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''Hospice'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten Music/SharonVanEtten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year.
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* BastardGirlfriend: Averted. The metaphor of the cancer patient as an emotional abuser [[UnsexySadist is not romanticized.]]
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* RomanticizedAbuse: Averted. The metaphor of the cancer patient as an emotional abuser [[UnsexySadist is not romanticized.]]
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''When they told me that there was no saving you.''\\
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* ShortTitleLongElaborateSubtitle: It doesn't appear on the album's back cover, but the liner notes show that all of the songs do have alternate titles which serve to describe the song a little more:
** "Prologue": "[[TitleTrack Hospice]]"
** "Kettering": "Bedside Manner"
** "Sylvia": "Sliding Curtains Shining Children's Heads"
** "Atrohpy": "Rings Ill-Fitting"
** "Prologue": "[[TitleTrack Hospice]]"
** "Kettering": "Bedside Manner"
** "Sylvia": "Sliding Curtains Shining Children's Heads"
** "Atrohpy": "Rings Ill-Fitting"
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* ShortTitleLongElaborateSubtitle: It doesn't appear on the album's back cover, but the liner notes show that all a couple of the songs do have alternate titles which serve to describe the song a little more:
** "Prologue": "[[TitleTrack Hospice]]"
** "Kettering": "Bedside Manner"
** "Sylvia": "Sliding Curtains Shining Children's Heads"
** "Atrohpy": "Rings Ill-Fitting"more:
** "Prologue": "[[TitleTrack Hospice]]"
** "Kettering": "Bedside Manner"
** "Sylvia": "Sliding Curtains Shining Children's Heads"
** "Atrohpy": "Rings Ill-Fitting"
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** "Shiva": "Portacaths Switched"
** "Wake": "Letting People In"
** "Epilogue": "Sylvia Alive In Nightmares"
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** "Epilogue": "Sylvia Alive In Nightmares"
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Widely considered the band's masterpiece, ''Hospice'' went on to receive critical acclaim upon release, praising the lyrics, instrumentation, and the album's ability to, in the words of Pitchfork, "[[TearJerker emotionally destroy listeners]]."
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Widely considered the band's masterpiece, ''Hospice'' went on to receive critical acclaim upon release, praising the lyrics, instrumentation, release; its lyrics and instrumentation were commended, and the album's ability to, in emotional intensity of its concept led to it being deemed [[TearJerker one of the words most depressing albums of Pitchfork, "[[TearJerker emotionally destroy listeners]]."
all time]].
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Widely considered the band's masterpiece, ''Hospice'' went on to receive critical acclaim upon release, praising the lyrics, instrumentation and the album's ability to [[TearJerker emotionally destroy listeners]]. Coming from the tail-end of the decade, ''Hospice'' is considered one of the greatest of the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] and, for some, of all time, citing it as the ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' of today.
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Widely considered the band's masterpiece, ''Hospice'' went on to receive critical acclaim upon release, praising the lyrics, instrumentation instrumentation, and the album's ability to [[TearJerker to, in the words of Pitchfork, "[[TearJerker emotionally destroy listeners]]. listeners]]."
Coming from the tail-end of the decade, ''Hospice'' is considered one of the greatest albums of the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] and, for some, of all time, citing it as the ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' of today.
Coming from the tail-end of the decade, ''Hospice'' is considered one of the greatest albums of the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] and, for some, of all time, citing it as the ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' of today.
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* EpicRocking: "Wake" and "Atrophy", which both clock in at around 8-9 minutes and undergo multiple changes in instrumentation.
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** Several lyrics call back to lines from "Sylvia, An Introduction", a song from an EP The Antlers released the year before ''Hospice''. "Your face is up against mine and I'm too terrified to speak," "Dig me out from under our house," and "get your head out of the oven" from "Epilogue", "Thirteen", and "Sylvia" respectively all echo lyrics from "Sylvia, An Introduction". The song also largely shares a melody with "Epilogue".
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** Several lyrics call back to lines from "Sylvia, An Introduction", a song from an EP The Antlers released the year before ''Hospice''. "Your face is up against mine and I'm too terrified to speak," "Dig me out from under our house," and "get your head out of the oven" from "Epilogue", "Thirteen", and "Sylvia" respectively all echo lyrics from "Sylvia, An Introduction". The song also largely shares a melody with "Bear" and "Epilogue".
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* ShoutOut: Of the tragic variety. "Sylvia" and "Sylvia, An Introduction" both mention the titular character putting her head in an oven, a reference to Creator/SylviaPlath's famous suicide.
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* ShoutOut: Of the tragic variety. "Sylvia" and "Sylvia, An Introduction" both mention the titular character putting her head in an oven, a reference to Creator/SylviaPlath's famous suicide. The lyrics about crawling under a house in "Sylvia, An Introduction" and "Thirteen" are also Plath references, as her first known suicide attempt occurred when she overdosed on sleeping pills in a crawlspace under her house.
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* ShoutOut: Of the tragic variety. "Sylvia" and "Sylvia, An Introduction" both mention the titular character putting her head in an oven, a reference to Creator/SylviaPlath's famous suicide.
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* AllThereInTheManual: the liner notes for "Prologue," an instrumental, outline a bit more backstory to the patients condition and its psychological effects, and turns a couple of lyrics in later tracks into a MeaningfulEcho. Of course, you'd only get this if you purchased the physical version (or looked up the lyrics on the Antler's website)
* [[AntiLoveSong Anti Love Album]]
* ArcWords: "You're screaming and cursing."
* BastardGirlfriend: Subverted. The metaphor of the cancer patient as an emotional abuser [[UnsexySadist is not romanticized.]]
* [[AntiLoveSong Anti Love Album]]
* ArcWords: "You're screaming and cursing."
* BastardGirlfriend: Subverted. The metaphor of the cancer patient as an emotional abuser [[UnsexySadist is not romanticized.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: the The liner notes for "Prologue," an instrumental, are a modified version of the lyrics from "Sylvia, An Introduction," a song from The Antlers' preceding EP (and bonus track on some versions of ''Hospice'') which set up the story of the titular Sylvia. The notes outline a bit more backstory to the patients patient's condition and its psychological effects, and turns turn a couple of lyrics in later tracks into a MeaningfulEcho. Of course, you'd only get this if you purchased the physical version (or looked up the lyrics on the Antler's website)
* [[AntiLoveSong Anti Love Album]]
* ArcWords: "You're screaming and cursing."
CallBack.
* BastardGirlfriend:Subverted.Averted. The metaphor of the cancer patient as an emotional abuser [[UnsexySadist is not romanticized.]]
* [[AntiLoveSong Anti Love Album]]
* ArcWords: "You're screaming and cursing."
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''Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that''
* CallForward: The melody line for the final lines of "Atrophy" is used again for the final lines of "Wake".
* ConceptAlbum
''Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that''
* CallForward: The melody line for the final lines of "Atrophy" is used again for the final lines of "Wake".
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** Several lyrics call back to lines from "Sylvia, An Introduction", a song from an EP The Antlers released the year before ''Hospice''. "Your face is up against mine and I'm too terrified to speak," "Dig me out from under our house," and "get your head out of the oven" from "Epilogue", "Thirteen", and "Sylvia" respectively all echo lyrics from "Sylvia, An Introduction". The song also largely shares a melody
** The final lines of "Wake" have the same melody as the final lines of
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Subverted in the most gutturally heartbreaking manner. "Thirteen" is told from the perspective of the patient as they knowingly near death, and they're begging the worker to save them.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Subverted Averted in the most gutturally heartbreaking manner. "Thirteen" is told from the perspective of the patient as they she knowingly near nears death, and they're she's begging the worker to save them.
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted in "Bear". "The bear" inside the dying wife's "stomach" heavily implies that she's pregnant. The singer's comments imply they decided an abortion would be best because of their unhealthy relationship.
-->''We'll put an end to him''\\
''We'll make all the right appointments''\\
''No one ever has to know''\\
''Well we're not scared of making caves''\\
''Or finding food for him to eat''\\
''We're terrified of one another''\\
''And terrified of what that means''
-->''We'll put an end to him''\\
''We'll make all the right appointments''\\
''No one ever has to know''\\
''Well we're not scared of making caves''\\
''Or finding food for him to eat''\\
''We're terrified of one another''\\
''And terrified of what that means''
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* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted in "Bear". "The bear" inside The wife becomes pregnant and the dying wife's "stomach" heavily implies that she's pregnant. The singer's comments imply they decided couple decides an abortion would be best because of their unhealthy relationship.
-->''We'll put an end to him''\\
''We'll make all the right appointments''\\
''No one ever has to know''\\
''Well we're not scared of making caves''\\
''Or finding food for him to eat''\\
''We're terrified of one another''\\
''And terrified of what that means''relationship.
-->''We'll put an end to him''\\
''We'll make all the right appointments''\\
''No one ever has to know''\\
''Well we're not scared of making caves''\\
''Or finding food for him to eat''\\
''We're terrified of one another''\\
''And terrified of what that means''
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* LoveNostalgiaSong: Sort of subverted with "Kettering", which is about the singer wishing he hadn't fallen in love with someone in the first place.
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* LoveNostalgiaSong: Sort of subverted Averted with "Kettering", which is about the singer wishing he hadn't fallen in love with someone in the first place.
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* RockMeAmadeus: The first few bars of "Bear" are are taken almost exactly from "Twelve Variation on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman'" by Mozart (aka, "Twinkle Twinkly Little Star").
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* RockMeAmadeus: The first few bars of "Bear" are are taken almost exactly from "Twelve Variation on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman'" by Mozart (aka, "Twinkle Twinkly Twinkle Little Star").
* StealthSequel: To the EP ''New York Hospitals'' released the year before, specifically the song "Sylvia, An Introduction".
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''Close the doors and keep them out''
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''Close the doors and keep them out''out.''
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* BastardGirlfriend: The metaphor implies that this is what the cancer patient represents.
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''Hospice'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year. The album's story tells of the doomed relationship between a hospital worker and a terminal cancer patient. The disease has left the patient in a deranged state and prone to violent mood swings, who she takes out any frustrations on the hospital worker who, despite the abuse, loves and supports her until her inevitable death. [[WordOfGod According to Silberman]], this is all a metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship, which autobiographical to at least some extent.
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''Hospice'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year.
The album's story tells of the doomed relationship between a hospital worker and a terminal cancer patient. The disease has left the patient in a deranged state and prone to violent mood swings, who she takes out any frustrations on the hospital worker who, despite the abuse, loves and supports her until her inevitable death. [[WordOfGod According to Silberman]], this is all a metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship, which is autobiographical to at least some extent.
The album's story tells of the doomed relationship between a hospital worker and a terminal cancer patient. The disease has left the patient in a deranged state and prone to violent mood swings, who she takes out any frustrations on the hospital worker who, despite the abuse, loves and supports her until her inevitable death. [[WordOfGod According to Silberman]], this is all a metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship, which is autobiographical to at least some extent.
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* DownerEnding: The patient's death, and the worker being unable to get over her.
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* DownerEnding: The patient's death, and the worker being unable to get over her.it.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Subverted in the most gutturally heartbreaking manner. "Thirteen" is told from the perspective of the patient as they knowingly near death, and they're begging the worker to save them.
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''Hospice'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year. The album's story tells of the doomed relationship between a hospital worker and a terminal cancer patient. The disease has left the patient in a deranged state and prone to violent mood swings, who she takes out any frustrations on the hospital worker who, despite the abuse, loves and supports her until her inevitable death. [[WordOfGod According to Silberman]], this is all a metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship, which may or may not be autobiographical.
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''Hospice'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year. The album's story tells of the doomed relationship between a hospital worker and a terminal cancer patient. The disease has left the patient in a deranged state and prone to violent mood swings, who she takes out any frustrations on the hospital worker who, despite the abuse, loves and supports her until her inevitable death. [[WordOfGod According to Silberman]], this is all a metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship, which may or may not be autobiographical.
autobiographical to at least some extent.
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'''''Hospice''''' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year. The album's story tells of the doomed relationship between a hospital worker and a terminal cancer patient. The disease has left the patient in a deranged state and prone to violent mood swings, who she takes out any frustrations on the hospital worker who, despite the abuse, loves and supports her until her inevitable death. [[WordOfGod According to Silberman]], this is all a metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship, which may or may not be autobiographical.
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Widely considered the band's MagnumOpus, ''Hospice'' went on to receive critical acclaim upon release, praising the lyrics, instrumentation and the album's ability to [[TearJerker emotionally destroy listeners]]. Coming from the tail-end of the decade, ''Hospice'' is considered one of the greatest of the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] and, for some, of all time, citing it as the ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' of today.
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Widely considered the band's MagnumOpus, masterpiece, ''Hospice'' went on to receive critical acclaim upon release, praising the lyrics, instrumentation and the album's ability to [[TearJerker emotionally destroy listeners]]. Coming from the tail-end of the decade, ''Hospice'' is considered one of the greatest of the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] and, for some, of all time, citing it as the ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' of today.
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* OneWordTitle: The album and its tracks.
* OneWordTitle: The album and its tracks.
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* Peter Silberman - Vocals, guitar, accordion, harmonica, harp, keyboards
* Darby Cicci - Trumpet, bowed banjo
* Michael Lerner - Drums, percussion
* Justin Stivers - Bass
* [[SpecialGuest Sharon Von Etten]] - Vocals
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* ShortTitleLongElaborateSubtitle: It doesn't appear on the album's back cover, but the liner notes show that all of the songs do have alternate titles which serve to describe the song a little more:
** "Prologue": "[[TitleTrack Hospice]]"
** "Kettering": "Bedside Manner"
** "Sylvia": "Sliding Curtains Shining Children's Heads"
** "Atrohpy": "Rings Ill-Fitting"
** "Bear": "Children Become Their Parents Become Their Children"
** "Thirteen": "Sylvia Speaks"
** "Two": "I Would Have Saved Her If I Could"
** "Shiva": "Portacaths Switched"
** "Wake": "Letting People In"
** "Epilogue": "Sylvia Alive In Nightmares"
** "Prologue": "[[TitleTrack Hospice]]"
** "Kettering": "Bedside Manner"
** "Sylvia": "Sliding Curtains Shining Children's Heads"
** "Atrohpy": "Rings Ill-Fitting"
** "Bear": "Children Become Their Parents Become Their Children"
** "Thirteen": "Sylvia Speaks"
** "Two": "I Would Have Saved Her If I Could"
** "Shiva": "Portacaths Switched"
** "Wake": "Letting People In"
** "Epilogue": "Sylvia Alive In Nightmares"
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** However, if you take the album's metaphorical meaning, this trope is played straight as the girl in question is [[BastardGirlfriend anything but good]].
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* FreudianExcuse: The cancer patient, if "Two" is anything to go by.
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Well we're not scared of making caves / Or finding food for him to eat / We're terrified of one another / And terrified of what that means''
Well we're not scared of making caves / Or finding food for him to eat / We're terrified of one another / And terrified of what that means''
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''We'll make all the right
''No one ever has to
Well
''Well we're not scared of making
''Or finding food for him to
''We're terrified of one
''And terrified of what that
** However, if you take the album's metaphorical meaning, this trope is played straight as the girl in question is [[BastardGirlfriend anything but good]].
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->''Daddy was an asshole, he fucked you up''
* RockMeAmadeus: The first few bars of "Bear" are are taken almost exactly from "Twelve Variation on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman'" by Mozart (aka, "Twinkle Twinkly Little Star").
* RockMeAmadeus: The first few bars of "Bear" are are taken almost exactly from "Twelve Variation on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman'" by Mozart (aka, "Twinkle Twinkly Little Star").
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* RockMeAmadeus: The first few bars of "Bear" are are taken almost exactly from "Twelve Variation on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman'" by Mozart (aka, "Twinkle Twinkly Little
* SwitchingPOV: "Thirteen" is sung from the patient's perspective, and gives insight into her fear of her oncoming death.
-->''Can't you stop this all from happening?''\\
''Close the doors and keep them out''
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-> ''But something kept me standing by that hospital bed''\\
''I should have quit, but instead I took care of you''\\
''You made me sleep and uneven, and I didn't believe them''\\
''When they told me that there was no saving you.''\\
--'''"Kettering"'''
''Hospice'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year. The album's story tells of the doomed relationship between a hospital worker and a terminal cancer patient. The disease has left the patient in a deranged state and prone to violent mood swings, who she takes out any frustrations on the hospital worker who, despite the abuse, loves and supports her until her inevitable death. [[WordOfGod According to Silberman]], this is all a metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship, which may or may not be autobiographical.
Widely considered the band's MagnumOpus, ''Hospice'' went on to receive critical acclaim upon release, praising the lyrics, instrumentation and the album's ability to [[TearJerker emotionally destroy listeners]]. Coming from the tail-end of the decade, ''Hospice'' is considered one of the greatest of the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] and, for some, of all time, citing it as the ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' of today.
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!!Tracklist
# "Prologue" (2:35)
# "Kettering" (5:10)
# "Sylvia" (5:27)
# "Atrophy" (7:40)
# "Bear" (3:54)
# "Thirteen" (3:11)
# "Two" (5:56)
# "Shiva" (3:45)
# "Wake" (8:44)
# "Epilogue" (5:25)
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!!''Let's open up those tropes'':
* [[AntiLoveSong Anti Love Album]]
* ArcWords: "You're screaming and cursing"
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The ending to "Wake" seems to be Silberman directly giving advice to the listener:
-->''Don't be scared to speak,''\\
''Don't speak with someone's tooth,''\\
''Don't bargain when you're weak,''\\
''Don't take that sharp abuse.''\\
''Some patients can't be saved, but that burden's not on you.''\\
\\
''Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that''
* ConceptAlbum
* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Prologue", which establishes the hospital setting.
* FadingIntoTheNextSong
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted in "Bear". "The bear" inside the dying wife's "stomach" heavily implies that she's pregnant. The singer's comments imply they decided an abortion would be best because of their unhealthy relationship.
->''We'll put an end to him / We'll make all the right appointments / No one ever has to know
Well we're not scared of making caves / Or finding food for him to eat / We're terrified of one another / And terrified of what that means''
* GriefSong: An entire album, but "Shiva", "Wake" and "Epilogue" are more direct examples, with the narrator trying to deal with the patient's death.
* IllGirl: Who the narrator falls in love with
* LoveNostalgiaSong: Sort of subverted with "Kettering", which is about the singer wishing he hadn't fallen in love with someone in the first place.
* NonAppearingTitle: "Kettering" and "Atrophy"
* PrecisionFStrike:
** "Bear"
->''But we'll make only quick decisions and you'll just keep me in the waiting room,''\\
''When all the while I'll know we're fucked and not getting un-fucked soon''
** "Two"
->''Daddy was an asshole, he fucked you up''
* RockMeAmadeus: The first few bars of "Bear" are are taken almost exactly from "Twelve Variation on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman'" by Mozart (aka, "Twinkle Twinkly Little Star").
[[caption-width-right:325:''"[[ArcWords You're screaming and cursing...]]"'']]
-> ''But something kept me standing by that hospital bed''\\
''I should have quit, but instead I took care of you''\\
''You made me sleep and uneven, and I didn't believe them''\\
''When they told me that there was no saving you.''\\
--'''"Kettering"'''
''Hospice'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn indie band Music/TheAntlers with Sharon Van Etten making a guest appearance on vocals. It is the first ConceptAlbum attempted by the band, as well as the first album released as a full group rather than frontman Peter Silberman's project. It was originally released in March of 2009, although demand was so great that it was officially reissued in August of that year. The album's story tells of the doomed relationship between a hospital worker and a terminal cancer patient. The disease has left the patient in a deranged state and prone to violent mood swings, who she takes out any frustrations on the hospital worker who, despite the abuse, loves and supports her until her inevitable death. [[WordOfGod According to Silberman]], this is all a metaphor for an emotionally abusive relationship, which may or may not be autobiographical.
Widely considered the band's MagnumOpus, ''Hospice'' went on to receive critical acclaim upon release, praising the lyrics, instrumentation and the album's ability to [[TearJerker emotionally destroy listeners]]. Coming from the tail-end of the decade, ''Hospice'' is considered one of the greatest of the [[TurnOfTheMillennium 2000s]] and, for some, of all time, citing it as the ''Music/InTheAeroplaneOverTheSea'' of today.
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!!Tracklist
# "Prologue" (2:35)
# "Kettering" (5:10)
# "Sylvia" (5:27)
# "Atrophy" (7:40)
# "Bear" (3:54)
# "Thirteen" (3:11)
# "Two" (5:56)
# "Shiva" (3:45)
# "Wake" (8:44)
# "Epilogue" (5:25)
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!!''Let's open up those tropes'':
* [[AntiLoveSong Anti Love Album]]
* ArcWords: "You're screaming and cursing"
* BreakingTheFourthWall: The ending to "Wake" seems to be Silberman directly giving advice to the listener:
-->''Don't be scared to speak,''\\
''Don't speak with someone's tooth,''\\
''Don't bargain when you're weak,''\\
''Don't take that sharp abuse.''\\
''Some patients can't be saved, but that burden's not on you.''\\
\\
''Don't ever let anyone tell you you deserve that''
* ConceptAlbum
* EpicInstrumentalOpener: "Prologue", which establishes the hospital setting.
* FadingIntoTheNextSong
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Averted in "Bear". "The bear" inside the dying wife's "stomach" heavily implies that she's pregnant. The singer's comments imply they decided an abortion would be best because of their unhealthy relationship.
->''We'll put an end to him / We'll make all the right appointments / No one ever has to know
Well we're not scared of making caves / Or finding food for him to eat / We're terrified of one another / And terrified of what that means''
* GriefSong: An entire album, but "Shiva", "Wake" and "Epilogue" are more direct examples, with the narrator trying to deal with the patient's death.
* IllGirl: Who the narrator falls in love with
* LoveNostalgiaSong: Sort of subverted with "Kettering", which is about the singer wishing he hadn't fallen in love with someone in the first place.
* NonAppearingTitle: "Kettering" and "Atrophy"
* PrecisionFStrike:
** "Bear"
->''But we'll make only quick decisions and you'll just keep me in the waiting room,''\\
''When all the while I'll know we're fucked and not getting un-fucked soon''
** "Two"
->''Daddy was an asshole, he fucked you up''
* RockMeAmadeus: The first few bars of "Bear" are are taken almost exactly from "Twelve Variation on 'Ah vous dirai-je, Maman'" by Mozart (aka, "Twinkle Twinkly Little Star").