2015 studio album by A Place to Bury Strangers
Transfixiation is the fourth studio album by the American noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers , released February 17, 2015, by Dead Oceans .[ 10]
Singles and music videos The album was preceded by the singles "Straight", released November 19, 2014,[ 13] and "We've Come So Far", released January 14, 2015.[ 14] Both songs received music videos: the video for "Straight" was released December 6, 2014, directed by Brook Linder, and features a TV station's signal being hijacked in order to display "a nightmare of analog psychedelia and haunted pop culture imagery", inspired by the Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion of 1987.[ 15] The "We've Come So Far" video was released February 19, 2015, and contains footage of the last show at Williamsburg, Brooklyn concert venue Death By Audio which was directed by the venue's co-founder Matt Conboy.[ 16]
Track listing Transfixiation track listingTitle 1. "Supermaster" 3:21 2. "Straight" 3:22 3. "Love High" 1:55 4. "What We Don't See" 2:25 5. "Deeper" 6:08 6. "Lower Zone" 2:31 7. "We've Come So Far" 5:07 8. "Now It's Over" 4:09 9. "I'm So Clean" 2:41 10. "Fill the Void" 4:21 11. "I Will Die" 3:14 Total length: 39:14
Personnel
Musicians
Technical A Place to Bury Strangers – producers, recording engineers
Emil Nikolaisen – producer (5, 7)
Oliver Ackermann – mastering engineer
Miles Johnson – artwork, design
References
^ a b Bray, Ryan (February 17, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers tightens up but still brings the noise" . The A.V. Club . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ a b Richards, Will (February 16, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers - Transfixiation review" . DIY . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ "Transfixiation by A Place to Bury Strangers reviews" . AnyDecentMusic . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ "Transfixiation by A Place to Bury Strangers Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Essner, Dean (February 10, 2015). "Album Review: A Place to Bury Strangers - Transfixiation " . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Bilton, Chris (February 13, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers - Transfixiation " . Exclaim! . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Goggins, Joe (February 12, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers - Transfixiation " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Swedlund, Eric (February 17, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers: Transfixiation " . Paste . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Cohen, Ian (February 13, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers: Transfixiation Album Review" . Pitchfork . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ a b Korber, Kevin (February 16, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers: Transfixiation " . PopMatters . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Weiss, Dan (February 18, 2015). "Review: A Place to Bury Strangers Are Happy to Hurt You on Transfixiation " . Spin . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Moayeri, Lily (February 16, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers: Transfixiation (Dead Oceans)" . Under the Radar . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Shafer, Cody Ray (November 19, 2014). "A Place to Bury Strangers Announce New Album, Share New Song" . Under the Radar . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Alm, Johan (January 14, 2015). "A Place to Bury Strangers Stream New Single "We've Come So Far" " . DIY . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ De Nardo, Will (December 6, 2014). "A Place to Bury Strangers - "Straight" " . Far Out . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
^ Dransfield, Scott (February 19, 2015). "Watch: A Place to Bury Strangers - "We've Come So Far" Video" . Under the Radar . Retrieved June 22, 2022 .