Brooklyn psych-noise greats A Place to Bury Strangers have announced new singles series, The Sevens, where they will release four 7″ singles between now and April via their own Dedstrange label. The first of those is out this week.
“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 APTBS 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.”
You can listen to “Change Your God,” a song that has APTBS’ blend of melody and out-there sonics, below.
A Place to Bury Strangers will celebrate the launch of ‘The Sevens’ series with a hometown show on Thursday (2/22) at TV Eye with Upper Wilds and Channel Vessel.
UPDATE: They’ll celebrate the final release in the series at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg on May 31, with Suuns, and JJUUJJUU. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, March 1 at 10 AM.
They’ll also play Treefort Music Fest in March and will head to Europe this spring. All dates are listed below.
A Place To Bury Strangers Tour Dates:
Thu. Feb. 22 – Queens, NY @ TV Eye [The Sevens Release Show]
Thu. Mar. 21 – Boise, ID @ Treefort Festival [The Sevens Release Show]
Fri. Apr. 5 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje $
Sat. Apr. 6 – Köln, DE @ Club Volta &
Sun. Apr. 7 – Karlsruhe, DE @ P8 &
Tue. Apr. 9 – Milan, IT @ ARCI Bellezza &
Wed. Apr. 10 – Bologna, IT @ Coco Club &
Thu. Apr. 11 – Rome, IT @ Monk &
Fri. Apr. 12 – Palermo, IT @ Candelai *
Sat. Apr. 13 – Messina, IT @ Retronouveau †
Mon. Apr. 15 – Zurich CH @ Bogen F &
Tue. Apr. 16 – Bern, DH @ ISC Club *
Wed. Apr. 17 – Marseille, FR @ La Make &
Thu. Apr. 18 – Toulouse, FR @ Le Rex &
Fri. Apr. 19 – Barcelona, ES @ Barcelona Psych Fest [The Sevens Release Show]
Sat. Apr. 20 – Madrid, ES @ El Sol *&
Sun. Apr. 21 – San Sebastián, ES @ Dabadaba &
Tue. Apr. 23 – Paris, FR @ Petit Bain ^
Wed. Apr. 24 – Lille, FR @ Le Grand Mix ^
Thu. Apr. 25 – Maastricht, NL @ Muziekgieterij ^
Fri. May 31 – Brooklyn, NY @ TBA [The Sevens Release Show]
* With Ceremony East Coast
& With Maquina (PT)
^ With Plattenbau (DE)
† With Patriarchy (US)
$ With ERRORR (DE)