Darby Cicci, multi-instrumentalist and producer of critically acclaimed band The Antlers, is set
for the debut of his solo project School of Night. The group’s self-titled EP is out October 15 in
the U.S. via Minus Green Records and October 14 in the rest of the world on Transgressive
Records.
The School of Night EP was written, recorded and produced between 2011-2012 mostly during
Cicci’s brief breaks from recording and touring with The Antlers. “I would go to my studio, play
synths in the dark, collect sounds that I love and try to build little worlds I could just dissolve
into and explore,” Cicci notes of the writing and recording process. “At first it was mostly
playtime and I wasn’t planning on releasing it, but if I’ve learned anything from my experiences,
it’s that the more you open up and share about yourself, the more you’ll learn.”
Cicci is best known as multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer for The Antlers since the
group’s formation in 2007. Cicci produced The Antlers’ last two critically acclaimed albums,
Burst Apart (2011) and Undersea (2012), as well as records for Porcelain Raft and Yellow
Ostrich. He has also made countless remixes for artists including Neon Indian, PVT and
Freelance Whales.