A few links garnered from APTBS Exploding Head North American Tour
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APTBS travel blog
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pictures from One0Eyed Jack’s in New Orleans, October 2009
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“Oliver Ackerman has extracted himself from his day job creating guitar FX pedals for the stars and is out on the road promoting the latest A Place to Bury Strangers album. Exploding Head is the band’s first record for Mute, and has received some generous praise for its nihilistic-punk-meet-shoegaze sound.”
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Pedal effects aside, the rhythm section looks to New Order, and frontman Oliver Ackermann offers clear, casual vocals that often succeed in penetrating the din.
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"went home and dreamed of angry love."
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"With every song the music got a little louder; the visuals got a little wilder and the set progressed to chaos, beautiful chaos. "
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“I met up with lead singer and guitarist, Oliver Ackerman, at the venue to interview him before show time.”
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"The band members are
Oliver Ackermann (guitar/vocals), Jonathan Smith (bass guitar), and Jay Space
(drums). I got to speak to Oliver for a few minutes before their LA show." -
"The Echoplex, complete with its leather-couched cozy enclaves and dim lighting, was the perfect venue for Brooklyn-based A Place to Bury Strangers, "
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