A Place To Bury Strangers ? In Your Heart (Mute) 12/10/2009
October 16, 2009 by Addict Music
Brooklyn trio A Place To Bury are energetic to say the least! Their crushingly powerful shoegaze/rock has seen them clear to support Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and MGMT in recent years.
With their first UK release in 2009, s In Your Heart, the boys bombard us in high volume, distortion crazed anglo-electronica.
Singer Oliver Ackermann has a voice that lies somewhere between Tony Hadley and Bernard Sumner after a long conversation with Morrisey. The Sumner reference runs on, as the melody and rhythm of the song seem to borrow heavily from New Order. Although admittedly a New Order sunk deep much deeper into anger and self-destruction than usual.
Despite the very rough production values, or perhaps because of them, the song works. It rages along, from the crashing, discordant intro through a very 80?s interlude, into a reverb-laden fade-out finale. It?s rough. It?s not the kind of tune to get you ready for an upbeat night out, but it works.
[rating:3]
Liam Clune