A Place to Bury Strangers have announced their seventh studio album Synthesizer, arriving October 4 via Dedstrange.
The record aptly finds the band performing on a synthesizer created specifically for the release, with its vinyl album cover itself doubling as a circuit board/synth that fans can play.
"It's pretty messed up, chaotic. But it feels really human," said frontman Oliver Ackermann.
They've previewed the effort today with lead single "Disgust," which arrives alongside a video by Ben Hozie and Joe Wakeman.
"'Disgust' is a song I wrote that was inspired by the way I used to perform 'Got That Feeling,' a song by my old band Skywave," Ackermann explained. "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."
Listen to that below, where you'll also find the album's tracklist and APTBS's North American tour dates (which include a stop in Vancouver).
Synthesizer:
1. Disgust
2. Don't Be Sorry
3. Fear of Transformation
4. Join the Crowd
5. Bad Idea
6. You Got Me
7. It's Too Much
8. Plastic Future
9. Have You Ever Been in Love
10. Comfort Never Comes
A Place to Bury Strangers 2024 North American Tour Dates:
10/25 Washington, D.C. - Black Cat &
10/26 Raleigh, NC - Kings &
10/27 Asheville, NC - Grey Eagle &
10/28 Atlanta, GA - The Earl &
10/30 Houston, TX - White Oak &
10/31 Austin, TX - Levitation &
11/02 Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar #
11/03 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom #
11/04 San Francisco, CA - GAMH Psyched Fest #
11/07 Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios #
11/08 Seattle, WA - Freakout Festival ^
11/09 Vancouver, BC - The Pearl
& with YHWH Nailgun
# with Pop Music Fever Dream
^ with the Black Angels, Martin Rev, the Black Lips & Shabazz Palaces