A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS

BY AMANDA SANCHEZ

The music of A Place to Bury Strangers can be described as noise rock and psychedelic rock. But if you really want to accurately characterize their sound, you describe them as “loud.” When listening to this spacey yet ear-splitting darkly atmospheric NYC trio, you sort of feel like you’re back in the ‘80s listening to punk music for the first time. The band has come a long way from having their first album’s contract written on a napkin to being able to tour with their biggest influence, The Jesus and Mary Chain. Their most recent album, Transfixiation, was released over two years ago yet their sonically engorged stage presence feels as urgent as ever.

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OF MONTREAL

Over the course of 14 records and countless singles, Kevin Barnes — the driving force and sole constant creator behind legendary Athens glam-pop patriarchs Of Montreal — has laid waste his most personal feelings to the point where the listener at times may feel like a priest in the confessional booth or a therapist scribbling notes as Barnes lays supine on a Freudian couch. The erstwhile Of Montreal frontman was just as forthcoming in a recent conversation with Chicago INNERVIEW as we plied him with questions about his creative process, his nonchalant attitude towards turning his personal life into art, and the direction he sees his prolific project moving towards.