Here are several links to the announcement of APTBS signing with Mute
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The self-titled, self-released debut album from Brooklyn effects-pedal abusers A Place to Bury Strangers took bits and pieces from any number of 80s-vintage noise-pop heroes: Hissing drum machine rattles from Cabaret Voltaire, morose pop hooks from Depeche Mode, slithery raunch from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, layered guitar scree from Sonic Youth. And now that they’ve signed with Mute Records, APTBS will release their second album on the same label where those bands recorded some or all of their best work. (Sonic Youth were on the Mute-affiliated Blast First, not Mute itself, but still. Living the dream!)
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New York ear-destroyers A Place to Bury Strangers have announced that they will release their upcoming sophomore album with Mute, as well as future records. Mute is home to a lot of the bigger named noise experimenters (say Liars, for instance) so it’s a logical fit for the band to sign with that label.
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Experimental rockers A Place To Bury Strangers have just signed with one of the oldest independent labels around, Mute Records. Mute has a reputation for fostering experimental musicians, signing such artists such as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Depeche Mode.
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Irish rockers U2 showed up for their second performance in a weeklong residency on the Late Show with David Letterman last night. This time Bono and the boys performed “Magnificent,†another cut from No Line on the Horizon. The Edge allegedly used some FX pedals made by uber-hip Brooklynites Death by Audio on this album, but he simply cranks out the classic U2 guitar sound on “Magnificent.â€
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New York’s A Place To Bury Strangers have signed to EMI’s Mute. The label will release the band’s second album, which they are working on right now.
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A Place To Bury Strangers has been gaining traction since their infamous CMJ show in 2007, when the NYPD came and shut the gig down. Their loud, ferocious style earned them a nod from Brit rag NME as well, naming them one of the top ten bands of SXSW in 2008. Their reputation as pedal gurus stems from frontman and guitarist Oliver Ackermann, who also builds and sells guitar pedals on his website, deathbyaudio.net.
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Just when our ADD-rattled brains were starting to get all fuzzy about A Place to Bury Strangers, the noisy drone mongers have popped in with an update. According to the band, the Brooklynites are switching labels, announcing their yet untitled sophomore effort will be out via their new home of Mute Records, the label behind such celeb acts as Depeche Mode, Nick Cave and Liars.
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(Mute) A Place To Bury Strangers have signed a worldwide deal with UK based record label, Mute. On Friday April 17, the band will appear at the 2009 Coachella Music Festival in Indio, CA.
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Those of you who read my review of A Place to Bury Stranger’s show at Skully’s this past summer will know that I’ve got a thing for this noise-rock trio. So, I was very happy to hear that the group just got signed to Mute Records; a very appropriate label considering its past releases from bands such as Sonic Youth and Dinosaur Jr. The group is currently working on their second album and have a pretty extensive European tour scheduled as well as a spot on the Coachella lineup in April. I’m definitely looking forward to hearing how much louder this group can get.
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The Village Voice calls them “pedal whiz kids,” which should come as no surprise as Ackermann builds custom guitar pedals (see deathbyaudio.net). Rounding out the band are Jono Mofo on bass and the relentless drumming of Jay Space. A Place To Bury Strangers does not so much play songs as allow them to pour out. They write songs about longing, heartbreak and confusion and play them extremely well at a passionately loud volume.
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