a place to bury strangers is taking nyc by storm with their brand of nu-gaze

a place to bury strangers’ self-titled debut is a brilliant update of the pre-shoegaze wall-of-sound pioneered by the jesus and mary chain and my bloody valentine in the mid-80s. dubbed “nyc’s loudest band”, frontman oliver ackerman and his bandmates’ first lp offers up ten thunderously melodic homages to shoegaze and noise pop — from the pulverizing electronic drums and brain-melting guitars of “to fix the gash in your head” to the dreamy, anemic pulse that breathes life into “the falling sun“.