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Before the release of ''Hospice'', the band recorded and released a 3-song EP titled "New York Hospitals" through their MySpace page in June 2008. While two songs from the EP were covers of songs by Magnetic Fields and [[Yo La Tengo]], the song "Sylvia (An Introduction)" acts as a prologue to the events in ''Hospice'', with the titular character and melody of the song becoming a recurring motif throughout the album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breihan|first=Tom|date=April 15, 2010 |title=The Antlers Share New Video, Free EP |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/38507-the-antlers-share-new-video-free-ep/ |access-date=July 24, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref>

The first single was "Bear", released in April 2009 to promote the self-released version of ''Hospice''. "Two" was the first single released commercially, as a digital download in June 2009. The song's music video features a combination of photography and [[cutout animation]], and was directed by Ethan Segal and Albert Thrower.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartattack.com/media/video/73502/the-antlers-two |title=The Antlers — "Two" |work=Chart Attack |access-date=August 19, 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607183249/http://www.chartattack.com/media/video/73502/the-antlers-two |archive-date=7 June 2011 }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, "Bear" was released on 7-inch vinyl on November 16, 2009, featuring an exclusive remix of "Bear" by Darby Cicci on the B-side.<ref>{{Discogs release |id=2156399 |name=Antlers, The - Bear (7″) }}</ref> Additionally, an exclusive live recording of "Sylvia" at The Orchard in [[New York City]] was released as a download on November 17, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002VK2U9Q |title=''Sylvia: Live at The Orchard NYC'': The Antlers |publisher=[[Amazon.com]] MP3 Downloads }}</ref> "Sylvia" was issued as the third proper single on March 22, 2010. A music video was produced for the song, directed by Trey Hock, and premiered on the [[IFC (U.S. TV network)|IFC]]'s website on April 15, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifc.com/blogs/indie-ear/2010/04/exclusive-video-premiere-the-a.php |title=Exclusive! Video premiere: The Antlers' "Sylvia" + free EP! |publisher=[[IFC (U.S. TV network)|IFC]] |date=April 15, 2010 |access-date=April 15, 2010 |last=Kim |first=Brandon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100418053357/http://www.ifc.com/blogs/indie-ear/2010/04/exclusive-video-premiere-the-a.php |archive-date=18 April 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Reissue and 10th anniversary tour===