A Place To Bury Strangers have announced details of their forthcoming seventh album, , and in a move sure to delight fans of the New York noise-rock trio, the album's vinyl packagaing will feature a circuit board allowing purchasers to create their very own synth. will be releaased on October 4, on Dedstrange, and for those seeking a taste of what's to come, the band have released new single , described as "a sonic assault fueled by frustration and raw emotion", accompanied by a video directed by BODEGA’s Ben Hozie. “ is a song I wrote that was inspired by the way I used to perform , a song by my old band Skywave,” says frontman Oliver Ackermann.
“There was a long riding open note on the bass that enabled me to play the whole part with my fist in the air. I wrote this song just on open strings so it could be played with just one hand: dumb and fun.” Of the video, Ben Hozie says, “I was trying to create a visual accompaniment to the disorienting buzzy speed of the band's grooves and bliss of their distorted overtones.
” Watch the video below: Speaking about the album, Oliver Ackermann says, “It’s pretty messed up, chaotic. But it feels really human.” His band, now completed by John and Sandra Fedowitz, will begin touring the album this month, kicking off with a show at the Lagosto Festival in Guimarães, Portugal.
Jul 27: Lagosto Festival, Guimarães, Portugal Jul 28: Binic Festival, Binic-Etables-sur-Me, France Jul 31: Hamburg Hafenklang, Germany Aug 01: .