The mothers of A Place To Bury Strangers (APTBS) need to give their sons a ring. Not because these Brooklyn boys have turned their iPods up too high (they have, no doubt), but because their band's psych-rock is so loud - so deafeningly overdriven - that "red noise levels" on their new single's master tapes caused the pressing plant to malfunction, according to a band spokesman.
APTBS have a reputation for being one of the loudest bands in New York, due in part to the technical wizardry of guitarist Oliver Ackermann. Ackermann founded the effects pedal company Death By Audio, whose equipment has been sold to outfits including U2, Wilco and Nine Inch Nails. Few people have dedicated so much of their lives to volume, feedback, and the optimisation thereof.
The release of the 10" of To Fix The Gash In Your Head/Ocean has been postponed until May 12, although there are download versions available now. If you're planning to catch A Place To Bury Strangers at one of their UK gigs, we suggest you bring ear-plugs. Do it for your mum's sake.
Upcoming tour-dates:
Tonight - London, England (Barfly)
May 08 - London, England (The Legion)
May 09 - London, England (Koko)
May 11 - Camber Sands, England (ATP vs Pitchfork Festival)
May 12 - London, England (The Social)
May 13 - London, England (Madame Jo Jo's)
May 15 - Hull, England (The Welly)
May 16 - Brighton, England (Great Escape Festival)
May 17 - Leeds, England (Nastyfest - the Faversham)
May 19 - Glasgow, Scotland (The Captain's Rest)
May 20 - Nottingham, England (The Bodega)
May 21 - Birmingham, England (Jug of Ale)
May 22 - Luton, England (Sub Club)
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