New Music From A Place To Bury Strangers
A Place To Bury Strangers give us 'Exploding Head.'
Out of the countless crop of bands to garner the Jesus and Mary Chain label in the past ten years, A Place To Bury Strangers has got to be the band that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Their sound is not so much a rip off, but an ode to the glory of noise pop. Exploding Head sees this Brooklyn three-piece find a more chilled out groove, trading in constant ear bleeds for more subtle ones. APTBS have also found a fitting home with signing to Mute Records (Throbbing Gristle, Cabaret Voltaire).
The eponymous debut blew many a speaker and mind when it took to the scene back in 2007, and now follow-up Exploding Head proves that it truly does help to design your own. Vocalist and guitarist Oliver Ackerman's talent for guitar pedal creation manifests itself via Death By Audio, a line of boutique guitar pedals that attracts customers like U2, MBV, and Wilco. Not a bad way to market your band either.
The title track from Exploding Head is a sinister head charge in the vein of Sister Of Mercy and Butthole Surfers. Do I hear a little Billy Idol phaser effect in there too ala "Rebel Yell?"
Exploding Head is available now via Mute Records.
Posted by Joe Roth on Nov 04, 2009 @ 9:00 am