About

Antarctica Takes It! is the music project I began in 2004. I write, arrange, record, and play most of the instruments on each song. This is the band blog.

Releases:
The Penguin League (2006)
Constellations (2010)

Dylan McKeever - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Ukulele, Drums

Members have included:
Maria Schoettler - Vocals
Vanessa Waring - Cello
Tyler Martin - Piano, Keyboard, Trumpet, Vocals
Max Bennett-Parker - Piano
Rachel Fannan - Vocals
Thor Heyerdahl - Guitar

Live:
Brian Pfeiffer - Bass
Lamar Johnson - Piano
Alex Barajas - Drums

Purchase our records:
Bandcamp
Insound

UK Label
HDIFTBL

For more info: Contact Me
6 June 10

Some Recent Reviews And Mentions

Another Form Of Relief

While it certainly retains the pop sensibilities of the first record, it’s clear that the band has grown in the past four years.  Arrangements are more intricate and while at the start it seems a rather restrained affair, the song eventually cuts loose in the second half and the manic energy that popped up on the first record appears once again.

Side One: Track One

Whenever I hear something from this band I get the impression they aren’t exactly sure about which parts of indie pop they like the most, so they throw them all in at the same time.  Only, instead of sounding like a cluttered mess, they still end up creating gems like this one, which is spectacularly simple and as easy to love as anything else you’ll come across all year.  Not sure if it gets better than this.

MBV

From the recently successfully Kickstarter-funded full-length, Constellations which you can pick up (or stream) here on ATI’s Bandcamp page.

  1. antarcticatakesit posted this
Themed by Hunson. Originally by Josh