Exploding Head

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Exploding Head
Studio album by
A Place to Bury Strangers
Released6 October 2009
Recorded2008–2009
StudioDeath By Audio, Brooklyn, New York[1]
GenreNoise rock, shoegaze, post-punk revival
Length43:02
LabelMute
ProducerAndy Smith
A Place to Bury Strangers chronology
A Place to Bury Strangers
(2007) 		Exploding Head
(2009) 		Worship
(2012)

Exploding Head is the second album from the noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers. It is their first release on a major label and the first album for their new label Mute Records. "In Your Heart" was released as the first single and "Keep Slipping Away" was released as a single on Monday 7 December 2009 in the UK.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
AltSounds(93%) [1]
BBC(favourable) link
CHARTattack link
Drowned in Sound(9/10) link
Pitchfork Media(6.6/10) link
PopMatters(7/10) link
Rock Sound(9/10) [2]
Spin link
Tiny Mix Tapes link

The album was a critical success and on Metacritic received a score of 79 out of 100, based on reviews from 16 critics.[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."It Is Nothing"3:08
2."In Your Heart"3:10
3."Lost Feeling"5:13
4."Deadbeat"3:32
5."Keep Slipping Away"4:35
6."Ego Death"5:42
7."Smile When You Smile"4:51
8."Everything Always Goes Wrong"3:40
9."Exploding Head"3:33
10."I Lived My Life to Stand in the Shadow of Your Heart"5:38

Japan bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
11."It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with a Place to Bury Strangers"4:24
12."Alive"2:29
13."Hit the Ground"4:29
14."Strictly Looks"4:14
15."You Still Love Me"2:37
16."Keep Slipping Away" (South Central Remix)4:40

References

  1. ^ "A Place To Bury Strangers + Japandroids, Whelan's , TONIGHT, November 9th". Thumped.com. November 9, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Exploding Head by A Place to Bury Strangers", Metacritic, retrieved June 11, 2022


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