If It's Too Loud...

Photo by Heather Bickford At this point in their career, it's going to be hard for A Place to Bury Strangers to shock fans with a new song. The New York noise legends have done that with "Where are We Now" by turning the volume and noise way, way down. The new song might be the quietest and most stripped down they've ever released. There is still some noise peeking through during the verses of the songs, but once we hit the chorus the song becomes an uplifting near power ballad. We've become accustomed to hearing guitar squalls and electronic chaos from the band, so hearing a relatively quiet and straightforward song from them is quite jarring. (Of course, straightforward is a relative term, and I'm sure your Goo Goo Dolls and Third Eye Blind listening co-workers would still find "Where are We Now" far too weird.) Frontman Oliver Ackermann says that the new song is about “... looking back at friends you lost touch with. Wondering where they ended up....