DISCOSALT » A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS: IN YOUR HEART The video, directed by Adam Grabarnick, cinematographer Marcos Durian and produced by Sara Laffer manages to capture a snapshot of the band live, a throwback to New Yorks grittier new wave basement clubs only louder, where volume and thrashing through a sweat soaked crowd can […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, videoTop 30 Albums of 2009 « Someones In The Wolf “it’s consistent. It never stops for breath. It’s just track after track of classic shoegaze.” Number 1 (tags: aptbs explodinghead) A Place To Bury Strangers: “Exploding Head” On the absolutely stunning Exploding Head, the trio of singer/guitarist, Oliver Ackermann, bassist, Jono MOFO, and drummer, Jay […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, exploding headCerebral Decanting: 15 Notable Musical Releases of 2009 “This isn’t just good shoegazing. It’s good rock and roll.” Number 8 (tags: aptbs explodinghead) A Place To Bury Strangers – Keep Slipping Away video Their debut album released on Mute last year caused a huge stir and I get the feeling it’s just the beginning. (tags: […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, exploding head, keep slipping away, videoA Place To Bury Strangers – Exploding Head « The Torrent Times But mostly it is interstellar overdrive. (tags: aptbs explodinghead review) A Place To Bury Strangers: “Exploding Head” On the absolutely stunning Exploding Head, the trio of singer/guitarist, Oliver Ackermann, bassist, Jono MOFO, and drummer, Jay Space realize their full potential. (tags: aptbs explodinghead […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, exploding headExploding Head made it to several “best of 2009” lists. Most notably, Number 1 at Toronto Star. The year in pop music: 20 albums that wowed us – thestar.com “This is the band for which fans of this sort of thing have been waiting for years.” Number 1 (tags: aptbs explodinghead review) The Agit Reader […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, exploding headExploding Head by A Place to Bury Strangers on Blurt Online “APTBS take a more lateral approach to their influences, capturing the essential feel of the bands that inspire them, rather than quoting their music verbatim.” (tags: aptbs review explodinghead) A Place To Bury Strangers – Keep Slipping Away Single Review “Having spent the past […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, exploding headVITAL REVERB: DECEMBER 11, 2009 “In the case of APTBS, this approach manifests itself as a guitar pedal, not a surfboard. Oliver Ackermann, the trio’s frontman and owner of Death By Audio, has designed foot tools for the likes of U2, TV On The Radio, and, least surprisingly, My Bloody Valentine. Ackermann spared no expense […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbsKZSU Zookeeper Online “Loud dream-pop/shoegaze a la My Bloody Valentine, with an industrial twist and drawn out Brit-pop vocals. Good use of distortion walls and noise without getting in the way of the songs.” (tags: aptbs review explodinghead) A Place To Bury Strangers – Oliver Ackerman – Guitar, Vocal It’s not always been easy, but […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, aptbs, exploding headAs usual, a collection of links to reviews and news from blogs and a variety of Web sites about A Place to Bury Strangers. We start with a link to a 40+ minute video of the band’s performance in Amsterdam in November. The video is well done, and worth the view. 3VOOR12 – Tv 42 […]
Also tagged A Place to Bury Strangers, big pink, exploding headA Place to Bury Strangers Tour with The Big Pink, New Single Out This Week | Ventvox “The kindred bands have been neighbors on many of 2009’s year end best of lists and The Big Pink proudly uses APTBS frontman Oliver Ackermann’s Death By Audio pedals.” (tags: aptbs bigpink tour) In Your Heart… For A […]
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