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Jan. 29th, 2009 05:45 pmI've been meaning to mention this for a while - The self-titled A Place to Bury Strangers album is really good. I was in attendance for a jaw-dropping live set they did at the Bunkhouse last year, but figured I'd show my support by picking up a t-shirt, rather than the CD they were selling. Moody, East-coast noise-rock of their style is notoriously hard to record properly, so I didn't take the chance.
That t-shirt, by the way, has got me more weird looks at the office than any other. But the good news is, their debut album sounds great. Yes, this is their 'label' release, but the word is it's just re-masterings of their own home recordings (probably the very ones I passed over at the Bunkhouse,) which is only more impressive, for a young band that plays music on delay pedals and amps as much as on guitars. Their sound is something like early Jesus & Mary Chain meets any Sonic Youth bootleg, with a drop of Shadowy Men from a Shadowy Planet thrown in, and if you know me, you know that's high praise. The album is genuinely representative of their live sound, to boot, and that makes me happy.
That t-shirt, by the way, has got me more weird looks at the office than any other. But the good news is, their debut album sounds great. Yes, this is their 'label' release, but the word is it's just re-masterings of their own home recordings (probably the very ones I passed over at the Bunkhouse,) which is only more impressive, for a young band that plays music on delay pedals and amps as much as on guitars. Their sound is something like early Jesus & Mary Chain meets any Sonic Youth bootleg, with a drop of Shadowy Men from a Shadowy Planet thrown in, and if you know me, you know that's high praise. The album is genuinely representative of their live sound, to boot, and that makes me happy.