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A Place To Bury Strangers (Album) by A Place To Bury Strangers

Artist Biography For A Place To Bury Strangers

A Place To Bury Strangers Are A Power Trio Comprised Of Oliver Ackermann Guitar / Vocals John Fedowitz Bass And Sandra Fedowitz Drums . The Band Play A Heavy Atmospheric Wall Of Sound-Influenced Blend Of Psychedelic Shoegaze And Noise Rock. A Place To Bury Strangers Was Formed In 2002 By David Goffan And Tim Gregorio. Current Frontman And Guitarist Oliver Ackermann Had Moved To Brooklyn New York United States Following The Disbanding Of His Previous Group Skywave To Join The Group And Become The Primary Songwriter After The Departure Of Goffan. They Played Their First Show At Luxx In Brooklyn In 2003. Jay Space And Jono Mofo Both From The New York City-Based Band MOFO Joined The Band When Tim Gregorio Left. In 2006 APTBS Handmade Three Different Untitled EPs With Different Color Schemes These Later Become Known As The Red Blue And Green EPs. In 2006 The Band Gained Some Acclaim Following Its Webster Hall Performance With The Brian Jonestown Massacre. The Band Returned To Webster Hall In 2007 To Play With One Of Their Major Influences The Jesus And Mary Chain. Throughout These Formative Years The Band's Live Shows Became Increasingly Chaotic Which Earned Them The Title Of New York City's "loudest Band" From Various Indie Reviewers And Bloggers As Well As "the Most Ear-Shatteringly Loud Garage/shoegaze Band You'll Ever Hear" By The Washington Post. The New York Times Applauded Their Revival Of "the Ominous Feedback-Drenched Drones Of The 1980s". In Early 2009 APTBS Signed To Mute Records. The Band Also Announced Another European Tour And Appearances At The Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival Seaport Music Festival Rock Al Parque And Siren Music Festival. Their Second Album Exploding Head Was Released In October 2009. In Early Spring 2010 It Was Discovered That Jono MOFO Had Decided To Leave The Band For Personal Reasons After Recently Getting Married Rather Than Tour With The Band During Their US Tour Supporting The Big Pink. He Was Replaced For That Spring Tour By Dion Lunadon Formerly Of The Bands The D4 And The True Lovers. On February 14 2011 Ackermann Stated That The Band Had Begun Working On Their Third Full-Length Album. On January 10 2012 A Place To Bury Strangers Release The IPhone Shot All Hipstamatic Video For The First Single So Far Away Of The Forthcoming Onwards To The Wall EP. On February 12 2012 The Band Announced That Robi Gonzalez Was Taking Over Drumming Duties For A Place To Bury Strangers. They Also Thanked Former Drummer Jay Space For His Contribution To The Band. On May 2 2012 It Was Confirmed That The Third Album Of The Band Was Scheduled To Be Released On June 11 In The UK And Europe And On June 26 2012 In The US Via Dead Oceans Label. The Band Announced Plans To Support The Release With A Full North American Tour In October 2012. It Was Announced In Early March 2013 That The Band Had Recorded Covers Of Songs From The Portland Band Dead Moon. They Plan To Release These Covers On Record Store Day 2013 As An EP Titled Strange Moon. In March 2013 The Band Began Recording Their 4th Studio Album. They Recorded For Several Days At ABC Studios In Etne Norway With Emil Nikolaisen Of Serena Maneesh. Then In May APTBS Released A 7" Via Sweet Mistakes Productions Free With The Fractal Press Magazine Issue #135. The Band Also Sold Them Without The Magazine During Their Live Shows. In Late November Ackermann And Lunadon Had An Interview With Drowned In Sound And Said That There Will Likely Be A Tour Following The 4th LP's Release. The Band's Fifth Album "Pinned" Was Released In 2018. The Band Also Replaced Robi Gonzalez With Drummer And Singer Lia Simone Braswell. In 2021 John Fedowitz Also A Former Member Of Skywave & His Wife Sandra Fedowitz Both From Ceremony East Coast Replaced The Rhythm Section Once Again. Hologram EP Was Released July 16 2021. Http //www.Aplacetoburystrangers.Com/

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1. "Missing You" 2. "Don't Think Lover" 3. "To Fix The Gash In Your Head" 4. "The Falling Sun" 5. "Another Step Away" 6. "Breathe" 7. "I Know I'll See You" 8. "She Dies" 9. "My Weakness" 10. "Ocean" A Place To Bury Strangers Is The Self-Titled First Album From Shoegaze Rock Band A Place To Bury Strangers. Most Of The Songs Were Recorded Between 2004 And 2006 And Released As Series Of Ad Hoc EPs And Sold At Shows By The Band. The Band Came To The Attention Of Killer Pimp Owner Jon Whitney In Late 2006 And He Asked If He Could Have The Songs Remastered And Release Them As An Album On CD. The Band Deliberated Over Whether Or Not This Would Be A Good Move For Some Time But Finally Came To An Agreement And The Album Was Released As A Limited Edition In August 2007. The Limited Edition Soon Sold Out And Several Repressings Were Undertaken. As Of March 2008 Further Pressings Are Ongoing.