We write songs and play them!!! YAY!
We're Antler, aka Vanessa Hanson (songs, voice, six-string banjo, sometimes electronics and drums) and Colleen Costello (voice, electronics, drums, songs, and sometimes six-string banjo).
We believe in the magic of live performance, in the beauty and mystery of static and noise on old recordings. We love old-time music and old country, and we like ours with moody ambient noise and attitude.
The tracks on our page are a sampling of what will be on our album. They were recorded over two days live off the floor in Vanessa's living room through one condenser mic onto tape.
We are interested in giving you chills, making you laugh, making you cry, and creeping you out. Please contact Vanessa Hanson at [email protected] for booking.
Some press quotes we're grateful for:
"Beautiful dual harmonies, a banjo, and pure magic. There’s an element of spirituality to this music, the soul-baring essence, the most elemental of the singer-songwriter tradition. It’s this sparse dynamic that continues to move, allure, in the most powerful and emotional way. North of the 49th parallel. A little south of heaven."
(Lonely Vagabond, of CD Release performance, 6 Nov 2008)
"To say that Antler's music is eerie may be an understatement. One of the most intriguing bands I've had the pleasure of meeting here in Toronto, Antler mixes an old time country songwriting style with the avant guard."
(Shawn William Clarke, www.birdstootiredtofly.com, 21 Nov 2008)
“If you intend to play psych these days, having some variation of an “Antler†handle seems to be a prerequisite.â€
(Now Magazine, November 6-12, 2008)
OUR ALBUM "not being your star" IS NOW AVAILABLE AT ROTATE THIS AND SOUNDSCAPES!!!
