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ARTiST....: a place to bury strangers
TiTLE.....: a place to bury strangers
LABEL.....: Rocket Girl
GENRE.....: rock
SOURCE....: cdda
QUALiTY...: VBR / joint-stereo
SiZE......: 90,10 MB
REL.DATE..: oct-09-2008
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01] missing you 03:54
02] don't think lover 03:25
03] to fix the gash in your head 03:51
04] the falling sun 05:19
05] another step away 04:09
06] breathe 03:42
07] i know i'll see you 04:07
08] she dies 03:49
09] my weakness 02:41
10] ocean 06:01
11] never going down 02:58
12] get on 02:41
13] run around 02:24
14] half awake 04:06
15] sunbeam 06:46
TOTAL TiME : 59:53 min
The self-titled debut album of A Place to Bury
Strangers and my favourite album is being reissued
on Rocket Girl with five extra tracks.
A Place to Bury Strangers are New York-based, and
are so they claim the loudest band in that city.
They are Oliver Ackermann, J Space and Jono Mofo,
and, based in Brooklyn, were previously called
Skywave.
'A Place to Bury Strangers', which was recorded
between 2003 and 2007, opens with 'Missing You'
which runs at 100 miles an hour. It has waves of
guitar feedback, fuzzy bass and rhythmic drums,
and a vocal that from Oliver that sounds like the
young Jim Reid in the early Jesus and Mary Chain
or Jason Pierce in Spacemen 3.
'Don't Think Lover' has more 'Psychocandy'
feedback, before it develops the same sort of vibe
as My Bloody Valentine during their Creation era.
Oliver's vocal here is more audible, and it has
for much of it a 1990's indie sound, before
returning towards the end to walls of feedback. As
it moves towards its finish it sounds a little
like the Raveonettes.
'To Fix the Gash in Your Head' again sounds like
the Jesus and Mary Chain.'The Falling Sun', while
losing none of the previous tracks' loudness is,
however, much slower, recalling Slowdive and
Chapterhouse.
'Another Step Away' features another haunting
Reid-style vocal from Oliver and has a slow build
up before becoming furious and fiery. 'Breathe' is
more furious still, recalling a moody Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club and featuring a slow slurred
vocal.s
'I Know I'll See You' is completely different,
recalling the Cure during their 'Faith' or
'Pornography' era. 'She Dies' is again reminiscent
of the Cure, but this time more in the vein of
'100 Years'. Oliver's vocal has the same doominess
as Ian Curtis from Joy Division and there are
layers of Slowdive-type guitars.
'My Weakness' finds A Place to Bury Strangers
returning to their rock sound. It has a Black
Rebel Motorcycle Club rolling feel but also again
the essence of the Jesus and Mary Chain.
'Ocean' ended the original album. It is much more
Gothic in sound and is absolutely compelling. The
guitar chimes away in the doomy way that the Cure
have nailed so well. As it moves to its finish it
becomes even louder and more furious before fading
to a close.
'Never Going Down', the first of the new album, is
very raw and rough, with A Place to Bury Strangers
sounding on it like the bastard sons of the
Stooges during their 'Raw Power' era.
'Get On' recalls a softer Jesus and Mary Chain,
but still has a solid wall of feedback and beefy
bass. 'Run Around' is again reminiscent of the
Jesus and Mary Chain, this time during their
'Psychocandy' era and is full of throbbing
effects, loud and totally blissful.
'Half Awake', while still very dark in tine, has a
cinematic post rock sound. 'Sunbeam' ends the
album, and is quite slo core, bringing the new
version of the album to an elegant and subtle
close.
Buy me if you love me :)