A Place To Bury Strangers’ new album, Pinned, will be released this Friday, April 13th. To celebrate, they’re sharing a new single, “Frustrated Operator,” along with an accompanying video by Sophie Kadow. It follows the previously released singles, “There’s Only One Of Us” and “Never Coming Back,” and comes ahead of the start of the band’s world tour beginning with a hometown release show at Elsewhere in Brooklyn this Thursday, April 12th.
For well over a decade now, A Place to Bury Strangers — Oliver Ackermann, Dion Lunadon, and, now, drummer Lia Simone Braswell— have become well known for their unwavering commitment to unpredictable, often bewildering live shows, and total, some might say dangerous volume. They don’t write setlists. They frequently write new songs mid-set. They deliberately provoke and sabotage sound people in a variety of cruel yet innovative ways. They can and will always surprise you.
Pinned, the band’s fifth full-length, finds A Place To Bury Strangers converting difficult moments into some of their most urgent work to date. It’s their first since the 2016 election, and their first since the 2014 closing of Death By Audio, the beloved Brooklyn DIY space where Ackerman lived, worked, and created with complete freedom. It’s a clear and honest statement of intent, not just for everything that follows, but for this band as a whole.
A Place To Bury Strangers Tour Dates:
4/12/18 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere [Pinned Record Release] w/ Surfbort & Conduit
4/18/18 Wiesbaden, Germany – Alter Schlachthof
4/19/18 Bern, Switzerland – ISC
4/20/18 Giavera Del Montello, Italy – Bemicio Live Gigs
4/21/18 Bologna, Italy – Freakout Club
4/22/18 Turin, Italy – Spazio 211
4/24/18 Winterthur, Switzerland 0 Salzhaus
4/25/18 Lyon, France – Marche Gare
4/26/18 Paris, France – Le Trabendo
4/27/18 Amiens, France – La Lune Des Pirates
4/28/18 Dortmund, Germany 0 FZW
4/29/18 Antwerp, Belgium – Trix Bar
5/01/18 Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doonroosje
5/02/18 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso Noord
5/04/18 Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega Small
5/05/18 Oslo, Norway – BLAA
5/07/18 Berlin, Germany – Bi Nuu
5/08/18 Hamburg, Germany – Logo
5/10/18 London, UK – The Garage
5/24/18 Washington, DC – DC9 w/ Prettiest Eyes & Buck Gooter
5/25/18 Baltimore, MD – Metro Gallery w/ Prettiest Eyes & Thrushes
5/26/18 Raleigh, NC – Kings Barcade w/ Prettiest Eyes & Lacy Jags
5/27/18 Asheville, NC – The Mothlight w/ Prettiest Eyes & Lacy Jags
5/28/18 Atlanta, GA – The Earl w/ Prettiest Eyes & Nest Egg
5/30/18 New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa w/ Prettiest Eyes & Trashlight
5/31/18 Houston, TX – The Secret Group w/ Prettiest Eyes & Narcons
6/01/18 Austin, TX – Barracuda w/ Prettiest Eyes & Xetas
6/02/18 Dallas, TX – Club Dada w/ Prettiest Eyes
6/03/18 San Antonio, TX – Paper Tiger w/ Prettiest Eyes & My Education
6/05/18 Santa Fe, NM – Meow Wolf w/ Prettiest Eyes
6/06/18 Phoenix, AZ – Valley Bar w/ Sextile & Strange Lot
6/07/18 San Diego, CA – The Casbah w/ Sextile & Keepers
6/09/18 Los Angeles, CA – The Regent w/ Sextile & Prettiest Eyes
6/10/18 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall w/ Sextile & Prettiest Eyes
6/12/18 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios w/ Sextile & Tender Age
6/13/18 Vancouver, BC – Fox Cabaret w/ Sextile Dopey’s Robe
6/14/18 Seattle, WA – The Crocodile w/ Sextile & Haunted Horses
10/12/18-10/14/18 – Lake Perris, CA @ Moreno Beach (Desert Daze)