Last month we brought you "Let's See Each Other" from A Place to Bury Strangers. It was still a huge noisy song, but it was more electronic than pure rock. On their latest, "Hold on Tight," A Place to Bury Strangers bring back the rock in a huge way. This new song is a huge, noisy rock song that pummels the listener while just plowing forward. Guitars swirl around bass and drums as the song drives forward, feeling much faster than it actually is. Somehow, it does all this while still having some sense of melody. It's a noisy rock song, but it doesn't quite make it to being a noise song. There is just too much of a sense of traditional structure and melody here, even if it is buried under an avalanche of distortion.
You can watch the video for "Hold on Tight" below. See Through You is due out February 4 on Dedstrange. The album can be pre-ordered here. For more on A Place to Bury Strangers, check out their website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.
Mon. January 31 - Washington, DC @ Songbyrd # Tue. February 1 - Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s # Wed. February 2 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz # Fri. February 4 - Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace # Sat. February 5 - Detroit, MI @ El Club # Sun. February 6 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle Mon. February 7 - Milwaukee, WI @ Cactus Club # Tue. February 8 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Ave. 7th Street Entry # Fri. February 11 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos % Sat. February 12 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios % Sun. February 13 - Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre % Tue. February 15 - San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel % Wed. February 16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom % Fri. February 18 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar % Sat. February 19 - Tucson, AZ @ Hotel Congress % Tue. February 22 - Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge % Wed. February 23 - Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck % Fri. February 25 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt % Sat. February 26 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 % Sun. February 27 - Chapel Hill, ND @ Cat’s Cradle Fri. March 4 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ! Wed. March 9 - Hamburg, DE @ Hafenklang & Thu. March 10 - Dresden, DE @ Beatpol & Fri. March 11 - Warsaw, PL @ Klub Poglos & Sat. March 12 - Prague, CZ @ Futurum & Sun. March 13 - Bratislava, SK @ Randal Club & Mon. March 14 - Budapest, HU @ Durer Kert & Wed. March 16 - Bucharest, RO @ Control Club ^ Thu. March 17 - Sofia, BG @ Mixtape5 ^ Fri. March 18 - Thessaloniki, GR @ Eightball ^ Sat. March 19 - Athens, GR @ Temple ^ Mon. March 21 - Skopje, MK @ 25th of May Hall ^ Tue. March 22 - Belgrade, RS @ Club Drugstore ^ Thu. March 24 - Zagreb, HR @ Mochvara ^ Fri. March 25 - Bologna, IT @ Freakout Club ^ Sat. March 26 - Rome, IT @ Largo ^ Sun. March 27 - Milan, IT @ Legend Club ^ Tue. March 29 - Zurich, CH @ Bogen F ^ Wed. March 30 - Munich, DE @ Backstage ^ Thu. March 31 - Martigny, CH @ Caves Du Memoir Fri. April 1 - Paris, FR @ La Trabendo * Sat. April 2 - London, UK @ Lafayette * Mon. April 4 - Antwerp, BE @ Kavka * Tue. April 5 - Munster, DE @ Gleis 22 * Wed. April 6 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg * Thu. April 7 - Groningen, NL @ Vera * Sat. April 9 - Stockholm, SE @ Hus 7 * Sun. April 10 - Oslo, NO @ John Dee * Mon. April 11 - Copenhagen, DK @ Pumpehuset * Tue. April 12 - Berlin, DE @ Hole 44 * Wed. April 13 - Cologne, DE @ MTC * # with Glove % with TV Priest & with Jealous ^ with Plattenbau * with Lunacy ! with Native Sun, GIFT
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