A Place To Bury Strangers have cemented the be-all-end-all space for over-the-top post-punk/shoegaze destruction.
Their latest single âFear Of Transformationâ is a snarling, gothic techno-punk track that feels like getting body slammed by a wave out at sea. The track spirals around frontman Oliver Ackermannâs confrontation with internal paralysis.
âSometimes fear builds up and pins you in a cageâ, Ackermann confesses. âA conversation occurs in my head where I have to convince myself to just fucking do something to break out of itâ. This struggle manifests sonically in âFear Of Transformationâ, a jagged dialogue between the temptation to retreat and the drive to shatter self-imposed limits.
The bandâs forthcoming seventh album, âSynthesizerâ, promises even more of this raw, wild and loud catharsis and is out tomorrow.
đ§ Listen to âFear Of Transformationâ below