A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS
FROM ‘THE SEVENS’, NEW MONTHLY 7-INCH SERIES ON DEDSTRANGE
EUROPEAN TOUR IN APRIL
Photo credit: Devon Bristol Shaw
Today, the long-running New York band A Place To Bury Strangers announce the single/video ‘Change Your God‘, from their new 7-inch series, ‘The Sevens’, via Dedstrange. ‘Change Your God’ appears alongside ‘It Is Time‘ in the first instalment of the series, out digitally today and physically this Friday, 23rd February. ‘The Sevens’ are four 7-inch vinyl records on white vinyl being released each month from now through April. They unveil a treasure trove of previously unreleased tracks from A Place To Bury Strangers’ critically acclaimed sixth album, ‘See Through You‘. Renowned for their visceral sonic assault and immersive live performances, A Place To Bury Strangers has cemented the end-all-be-all space for over-the-top post-punk/shoegaze destruction. With this special vinyl collection, the band invites listeners to delve deeper into their sonic universe, exploring uncharted territories and hidden gems.
“When looking back at the recordings that were done around the time of See Through You, there were a bunch of great tracks that just captured life back then and really had something incredible going on,” says frontman Oliver Ackerman. “Even though they are a bit raw and a bit personal, I thought it would be a mistake if they didn’t come out. I thought it would be best to go back to my roots and put out a series of 7-inches the way A Place To Bury Strangers started. That strange weird format where the tracks each speak for themselves; no album context to muddy the water. These tracks are such a contrast to the way I am feeling now and the current songs we’ve been working on so slip back into this moment in time.”
WATCH ‘CHANGE YOUR GOD’ VIDEO’ HERE
STREAM IT HERE
Fans all over the globe know: Oliver Ackermann always brings surprises. The singer and guitarist of New York City’s A Place To Bury Strangers has been delighting and astonishing his audience for close to two decades, combining post-punk, noise-rock, shoegaze, psychedelia, and avant-garde music in startling and unexpected ways. As the founder of Death By Audio, creator of signal-scrambling stomp boxes and visionary instrument effects, he’s exported that excitement and invention to other artists who plug into his gear and blow minds. In concert, A Place To Bury Strangers is nothing short of astounding — a shamanistic experience that bathes listeners in glorious sound, crazed left turns, transcendent vibrations, real-time experiments, and brilliant breakthroughs.
And just as many of his peers in the New York City underground seem to be slowing down and settling in, Ackermann’s creativity is accelerating. He’s launched his own label: Dedstrange, dedicated to advancing the work of sonic renegades worldwide. He’s also refreshed the group’s lineup, adding bassist John Fedowitz and drummer Sandra Fedowitz, and the band has never sounded more current, more courageous or more accessibly melodic. The Hologram EP was the first release from the new lineup, and the group released their highly anticipated sixth album See Through You in 2022 to critical acclaim, touring incessantly since then. In addition to The Sevens, the group is preparing for their seventh album due out in the Autumn.
A Place To Bury Strangers Tour Dates:
Thu 22 Feb – Queens, NY @ TV Eye [The Sevens Release Show]
Thu 21 Mar – Boise, ID @ Treefort Festival [The Sevens Release Show]
Fri 5 Apr – Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Doornroosje $
Sat 6 Apr – Köln, Germany @ Club Volta &
Sun 7 Apr – Karlsruhe, Germany @ P8 &
Tue 9 Apr – Milan, Italy @ ARCI Bellezza &
Wed 10 Apr – Bologna, Italy @ Coco Club &
Thu 11 Apr – Rome, Italy @ Monk &
Fri 12 Apr – Palermo, Italy @ Candelai *
Sat Apr. – Messina, Italy @ Retronouveau †
Mon 15 Apr – Zurich, Switzerland @ Bogen F &
Tue 16 Apr – Bern, Switzerland @ ISC Club *
Wed 17 Apr – Marseille, France @ La Make &
Thu 18 Apr – Toulouse, France @ Le Rex &
Fri 19 Apr – Barcelona, Spain @ Barcelona Psych Fest [The Sevens Release Show]
Sat 20 Apr – Madrid, Spain @ El Sol *&
Sun 21 Apr – San Sebastián, Spain @ Dabadaba &
Tue 23 Apr – Paris, France @ Petit Bain ^
Wed 24 Apr – Lille, France @ Le Grand Mix ^
Thu 25 Apr – Maastricht, Netherlands @ Muziekgieterij ^
Fri 31 May – Brooklyn, NY @ TBA [The Sevens Release Show]
Fri 2 Aug – Beleen, Germany @ Krach am Bach
* With Ceremony East Coast
& With Maquina (PT)
^ With Plattenbau (DE)
† With Patriarchy (US)
$ With ERRORR (DE)
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE
