There were moments in The Antlers' set on Monday night in Dublin's Academy when the crowd didn't quite know if the songs were beginning or endin, which is exactly where the Brooklyn-based boys, moving effortlessly from muted, quietly emotional melodies to loud, rapturous guitar riffs, wanted their audience - caught somewhere special between expectation and thrilled applause. Stunning. Words: Rosemary MacCabe. Photograph: Eric Luke