FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS
NEW FALL TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED
9/24 – Massillon, OH – Thirteenth Floor with Ludwyg & Swarm of Bats (Free Show!)
9/25 – Cincinnati, OH – Midpoint Music Festival with Caribou, Best Coast, Holy Fuck
9/26 – Grand Rapids, MI – Intersection with Chicago Typewriters and Igby Iris
9/27 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop with Freedom & Hot Cha Cha
9/28 – Kalamazoo, MI – The Strutt
9/29 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar
9/30 – Nashville, TN – Next Big Nashville Festival at Exit In with Yeasayer, Waaves, & Javelin
10/1 – Durham, NC – Duke Coffeehouse
10/2 – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter with Ceremony & Soundpool (Killer Pimp Night)
10/15 – Minneapolis, MN – Whole Music Club at University of Minnesota
10/26 – Brooklyn, NY – Death By Audio with Japandroids
NEW VIDEO & SINGLE OUT NOW
I LIVED MY LIFE TO STAND IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR HEART
“Heavy distortion fell over the crowd like a cloud of dust, and everyone was covered; the music as impermanent and elusive as the smoke…a strobe light pulsed, arms lifted, a girl was carried towards me, her body arched at the ceiling...and all while the song swelled, revolved, and gushed.” – Beyond Race Magazine (DBA, August 19, 2010)
September 2, 2010 – New York, NY: A Place To Bury Strangers are heading back out on the road this fall playing a mixture of festivals and headline gigs across the Midwest, including Massillon, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, and Durham for the first time.
On August 19th, A Place To Bury Strangers gave an epic performance at Death By Audio, the underground DIY venue and performance space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that also houses frontman Oliver Ackermann’s custom effect pedals collective by the same name (check out the Guitar World feature for more on DBA effect pedals). Indie Wire called the show “one-in-a-million” and added for noise junkies it would be “the equivalent of catching The Beatles at the Cavern Club.” The Whiskey Dregs called it “quite possibly one of the best shows this year.” In case you’re feeling left out, A Place To Bury Strangers will be at Death By Audio for another magical night on October 26th with Japandroids. Mark your calendars!
A new video for I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow of Your Heart, the fourth single from the bands critically acclaimed Exploding Head, is out now. The video, directed by Sian Alice Group guitarist Ben Crook (Spiritualized, Fratellis, Black Lips), was shot during the band’s London show at Heaven on May 25th 2010 and marks the first official appearance of new bass player Dion Lunadon. Check out the new video HERE.
I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow of Your Heart, the penultimate song in APTBS live set, was released as a 5-song digital EP on June 22nd. The EP features a new track, “Girlfriend”, and remixes by Secret Machines, Cereal Spiller, and Broken Spindles. Download the Secret Machines remix HERE.
Tracklisting:
1. I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart
2. Girlfriend
3. I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart (Secret Machines Remix)
4. I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart (Cereal Spiller Remix)
5. I Lived My Life To Stand In The Shadow Of Your Heart (Broken Spindles Remix)
A Place To Bury Strangers have been quite busy on the remix front lately with two recently released remixes for Maps “Die Happy Die Smiling” and School Of Seven Bells “Windstorm” and forthcoming remixes for Holy Fuck and Grinderman. Additionally, APTBS frontman/guitarist Oliver Ackermann lends vocals to “Behold The Black Light”, a song featured on a new Volcom snowboarding film titled 9191 due out on September 13th. The track premiered on RCRD LBL August 26th and is available as a free download now. The original soundtrack by Baron also features Dave Lombardo of Slayer and Mike Conte of Early Man. Go to http://9191movie.com/ to check out the trailer for 9191.
A Place To Bury Strangers’ sophomore album Exploding Head was released October 6th, 2009 on Mute, and debuted at #1 Most Added at College Radio week of release. In their 4.5 star review of the album, Alternative Press says "Like Sonic Youth before them, the trio have perfected the fine balance of loud and quiet, the result being one of the finer melody-driven noise-rock records in recent memory." Exploding Head raked in 2009 best of accolades as well, receiving Album Of The Year from The Toronto Star and Best Band In New York from the New York Press.
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