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insile: a Place to Bury Strangers
“They combine some of the better aspects of the Cure with the distorted surf sound of the Jesus and Mary Chain.” (tags: aptbs)

Muses Thrown: My 20 Favorite Albums of 2007
‘check those restrained verses on “Missing You” or (especially) “Don’t Think Lover”, or the way “Ocean” patiently builds to its earthswallowing climax. And they never let the mayhem get in the way of a good melody.” (tags: aptbs)

But We All Know: A Place to Bury Strangers
“If you dig loud sounds that have prettiness to them and good solid shoegaze style rock music, definitely buy this.” (tags: review aptbs)

TheStar.com | entertainment | Ben Rayner’s Reasons to live …
“Anyone who dug on front man Oliver Ackermann’s old band, Skywave, will find a slightly Goth-ier extension of the same merciless noise-pop vision. I haven’t been this worked up about a band in months.” (tags: aptbs)

The Devil Has The Best Tuna: A Place To Bury Strangers & Sproll
“Listening to APTBS is like dipping your head in a box of fireworks after throwing in a lighted match (for the more impressionable readers this is a metaphor and the Devil does not recommend that you try this as it is dangerous !).” (tags: aptbs)

I like me some damn readheads. - Can we makeout now?
“So whilst searching for any fantazmatic new releases to blab about in the Maderan, I found a band called A Place To Bury Strangers. Very new wave, with loud synths like ministry and vocals that sound so much like Joy Division …I dig it. I dig it a lot.” (tags: aptbs)

Dale - APTBS Release Stunning Video for “I Know I’ll See You”
“I don’t even mind that they’re doing a quick 21st-century update on some of the tried and true methods of video vanguards Cabaret Voltaire, because the results are so cool, especially the inter-spliced close-up shots of circuit board components” (tags: aptbs)

Tiny Mix Tapes NEWS: Xiu Xiu, Fucked Up, and 186 Independents File Class Action Lawsuit Against RJ Reynolds and Wenner Media
The suit, … which reads like it was written by a devoted-reader-of-Pitchfork attorney, alleges the unauthorized use of artist names, unauthorized use of artist names for commercial advantage (right of publicity), and unfair business practices. (tags: aptbs)

IMPOSE MAGAZINE » Archive » Volume 30
article about our favorite band - APTBS (tags: aptbs)

The Head of Alfredo Garcia » Top 100 Albums of 2007: 60 - 51
“There aren’t a lot of bands that sound like this anymore; or, at least, ones that do it while sounding halfway decent. A Place To Bury Strangers is more than that: it’s actually pretty awesome.” (tags: aptbs)

• KEXP Blog : Blog Archive : Song of the Day: A Place To Bury Strangers - Missing You
  “Frontman Oliver Ackermann bears responsibility for the sonic assault; in addition to APTBS, he heads up Death By Audio, the effects pedal destination of choice for Wilco and Lightning Bolt, just to name a few.” (tags: aptbs)
• EYE WEEKLY - A Place To Bury Strangers @ The Drake Underground, Dec 29
  “And more so than some other noise-rock purveyors, frontman Oliver Ackermann is capable of crafting some pretty deft melodies; … the relatively tuneful “Don’t Think Lover” from behind the wall of noise was a revelation. (tags: aptbs)
• A Place To Bury Strangers on JamBase
  “The wide range of effects and unique sounds this band create would most likely cast an interesting ambiance.” (tags: aptbs)

• Dale - My 20 obsessive tracks of 2007
  A Place To Bury Strangers - I Know I’ll See You The most positively addictive fuzz-filled dance-floor fodder since “Soon” got club play. (tags: aptbs)
• A Place to Bury Strangers: A Place to Bury Strangers - PopMatters Music Review
  Ackermann has the musical memory, the technical sophistication, the voice, and the instinct to channel brashness and energy into a sublime wave of melodic effluent, upon which the band, and we, can surf. (tags: aptbs)