Brooklyn NY, post punk/psych band A Place To Bury Strangers have announced the release of their seventh studio album ‘Synthesizer‘.
Along with the announcement they have also shared the lead single/video, “Disgust.” The 10-track record will be out October 4th via Dedstrange. Pre-order your copy here.
Synthesizer is the title of the album, but it is also a physical entity, a synthesizer made specifically for A Place to Bury Strangers’ new album (a synthesizer that you can own (in part), if you buy the vinyl). For curious and ambitious enthusiasts, the album cover serves as both a circuit board and a working synth.
In an era of making music where so little is DIY and so much is left up to AI, never setting foot in a practice room or a home studio, making something that feels deliberately chaotic, messy, and human, is entirely the point. Synthesizer is a record that celebrates sounds that are spontaneous and natural, the kind of music that can only come from collaboration and community.
“Disgust” is a sonic assault on the senses. Fueled by frustration and raw emotion, the track features guitar lines punctuated by furious banging, creating a cacophony of sound. With a high-pitched, piercing intro designed to challenge listeners, it’s an unapologetically bold statement. The arpeggiating bass line, weaving in and out of the driving bass. Ackermann explains:
“‘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. 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.”
The video, directed by BODEGA’s Ben Hozie and filmed by Joe Wakeman, frames the band next to and within distorted images on TVs to “achieve a certain style of cine-cubism where the band members can be seen from multiple angles at once in the same frame.”
Check out the song/video below, followed by the album’s artwork and tracklist.
A Place To Bury Strangers “Synthesizer” Tracklist:
- Disgust
- Don’t Be Sorry
- Fear Of Transformation
- Join The Crowd
- Bad Idea
- You Got Me
- It’s Too Much
- Plastic Future
- Have You Ever Been In Love
- Comfort Never Comes
Photo credit: Ebru Yildiz
