Continuing a furrow originally ploughed by Silversun Pickups and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, APTBS emphasise ear-splitting shards of melody on record, so live the need for earplugs seems forthcoming. The guitar onslaughts are best described as black sheets of rain. And tonight, it was pouring in Birmingham.
The packed crowd were doing more than just nodding along; the bodies were cascading around like the Hare & Hounds was experiencing a bomb disaster. Sure, it may not be original – bands going as far back as Husker Du and Dinosaur Jr have emphasised excessive decibels – but it’s still refreshing when a band lets rip, crushing audiences with a sound so ferocious it makes We Were Promised Jetpacks sound like Athlete. Sonically, the band is on fine form, but visually they remain pretentiously autered, like a more rough and ready Interpol.
Oliver Ackermann is blinding on guitar and vocals, and the new material from the EP ‘Onwards to the Wall‘ sees them engage in a duel between arty noise rock and atmospheric melody. It all bodes well for the new album Worship, and the fans are lapping it up. Old material such as ‘Keep Sliding Away’ also gets people twitching, as does other songs aired from Exploding Head.
APTBS have certainly got the talent and conviction to elevate further in the music industry, with their menacing walls of sound enough to frighten any venue in submission. The Hare & Hounds loved every minute of it, even if it means a year’s worth of tinnitus.
A Place To Bury Strangers, Hare & Hounds, Birmingham 09/05/12
Written by Samuel Lambeth. Posted in Live
Tagged: A Place To Bury Strangers, Hare & Hounds
Published on May 15, 2012
Continuing a furrow originally ploughed by Silversun Pickups and Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, APTBS emphasise ear-splitting shards of melody on record, so live the need for earplugs seems forthcoming. The guitar onslaughts are best described as black sheets of rain. And tonight, it was pouring in Birmingham.
The packed crowd were doing more than just nodding along; the bodies were cascading around like the Hare & Hounds was experiencing a bomb disaster. Sure, it may not be original – bands going as far back as Husker Du and Dinosaur Jr have emphasised excessive decibels – but it’s still refreshing when a band lets rip, crushing audiences with a sound so ferocious it makes We Were Promised Jetpacks sound like Athlete. Sonically, the band is on fine form, but visually they remain pretentiously autered, like a more rough and ready Interpol.
Oliver Ackermann is blinding on guitar and vocals, and the new material from the EP ‘Onwards to the Wall‘ sees them engage in a duel between arty noise rock and atmospheric melody. It all bodes well for the new album Worship, and the fans are lapping it up. Old material such as ‘Keep Sliding Away’ also gets people twitching, as does other songs aired from Exploding Head.
APTBS have certainly got the talent and conviction to elevate further in the music industry, with their menacing walls of sound enough to frighten any venue in submission. The Hare & Hounds loved every minute of it, even if it means a year’s worth of tinnitus.
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