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A Place To Bury Strangers
Exploding Head
Campus correspondent Review By Eric Ridenour,
Pima College
To the people who recall the time when rock music meant glam and what is now modern rock was the alternative, A Place To Bury Strangers will take listeners to the era of Sonic Youth or Jesus And Mary Chain in its prime. Exploding Head (Mute) is chock full of the raw, fast and strong power chords and pre-emo lyrics with plenty of catchy hooks thrown in for an undoubtedly nice sound. Every song is a fast and powerful tribute to the less homogenized sound of many pop/rock bands today.
The album leads off with a great track called “It Is Nothing” that immediately gives the full range of the band’s scope on the album and leaves little more to be desired. Singer/guitarist Oliver Ackermann is pretty much full of excellent riffs and words to remember in every song, such as “Deadbeat,” a full audio assault with catchy lyrics and guitars, along with the darker “Ego Death,” which brings back thoughts of Joy Division. Overall this is a very solid indie album by a trio that knows its music and how to produce it well, though there’s still some room for more variety.
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