I Just Couldn’t Wait To See You Again

A Place To Bury Strangers “I Know I’ll See You” – If you think the A Place To Bury Strangers album is loud, then I’ve got to warn you — its most abrasive moments are just a shadow of what they sound like in person. However, as impressive as they are with insane volume and inescapable physical sensation, the endearing mixture of shoegazer guitar tone, industrial beats, goth gloom, and new wave melodies evident on their studio recordings gets lost in the din. At their best, the group sounds like the contents of a mopey college kid from 1989’s record collection pureed, poured into a cup, and served with a bowl of broken jewel boxes. If there was any justice in the world, there would be a maxi-single for “I Know I’ll See You” backed up with a bunch of cheesy late 80s/early 90s style dance mixes, just like the Cure or Nine Inch Nails. (Click here to buy it from Brainwashed.)

Elsewhere: I’m looking for some rooftop brooding advice.