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Antelope performs "Mirroring"

The latest release from legendary D.C. imprint Reflector (Dischord) comes from a three-piece that has been floating around the Dischord family for half a decade. Antelope’s Justin Moyer was formerly in supersystem and Guapo, while Mike Andre and Bee Elvy were in the Vertebrats. Antelope’s self-titled debut is a melodically taut blast of post punk and math rock coyly spare on the surface but showing off intriguing intracacies upon deeper listen. Antelope’s trade is a DIY pitch of feverishly precise rhythmic core, selectively adorned with understated melodies and poetically abstracted lyrics. They have found some glorious middle ground between the cold funk of krautrock stalwarts like Neu! and the unabashed indie aesthetic of Beat Happening. The result is an unpretensious brand of punk-informed art rock. Antelope plays Mohawk Place on Friday (April 20) at 10pm with Brooklyn’s Rahim and Buffalo’s own The Exit Strategy and Knife Crazy