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Exploding Head

A Place to Bury Strangers

Exploding Head

Experimental noise pop and psychedelic space rock from the New York trio

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7.5

Label
Mute
UK Release date
12/10/2009
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  1. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A Place To Bury Strangers have managed to strike a perfect balance between noise and tune, and as a result created one of 2009's most ingenious records.
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  2. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    For all its familiarity and formula, Exploding Head just sounds great. Cranked up, you'll hear no more thrilling record this year,
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  3. 9.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Throughout the forty-three minute course of the album, the mass of sound never overwhelms, simply bolsters every thick, grooving bass riff
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    If this is an indication of where the band is ultimately headed, then Exploding Head is likely to be the first of some very exciting albums.
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  6. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The only stranger buried beneath Exploding Head is a catchy pop album—and instead of just handing it to you, A Place to Bury Strangers makes you dig.
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  7. 7.0 |   Spin

    The noise never eclipses the songwriting
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  8. 6.6 |   Pitchfork

    After eliminating some of the harsher textures in favor of cleanlier, well-positioned rawk tunes, the music is packed with palatable songs that spook instead of uncomfortable ones that seriously unnerve
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  9. 6.0 |   Blurt

    Much is made of the group's fearsome decibel levels and their abrasive, raw power, but that's the least interesting thing about them
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