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In 2003, Brooklyn’s A Place To Bury Strangers emerged on the scene out of Oliver
Ackermann’s psychotropic vision. Often cited as ‘ the loudest band in New York’, APTBS is
known for their vicious live performances overloaded with all-consuming visuals, experimental
sonic warfare, and treacherous stage antics.
2021 welcomes a lineup change for A Place To Bury Strangers. New members John Fedowitz
(bass) and Sandra Fedowitz (drums) of Ceremony East Coast cement the most sensational
version of the band to date. John and Oliver were childhood friends who had played in the
legendary underground shoegaze band Skywave, crafting futuristic punk music together. This
next phase is a sonic return to APTBS’s most raw and unhinged endeavors, pushed even further
into a new chaotically apocalyptic incarnation.
During the on-going global pandemic, Ackermann spent his time building this new band,
raising money and awareness for those in need, establishing the record label Dedstrange,
designing futuristic space synthesizers for his company Death By Audio, and producing a brand
new A Place To Bury Strangers EP. The new EP, Hologram was released on July 16, 2021 to
universal acclaim:
“Hologram’s meticulous sound drives home how much finesse goes into making noisy music sound
distinctive. A Place to Bury Strangers lift us off the ground and into a cracked sky.” — Pitchfork
“Hologram is both rougher and rawer than we’ve heard APTBS be in a while, and more melodic,
too…One of the most striking things about the EP is Ackermann’s vocals which are less buried in the mix,
revealing a terrific, emotive singer. Anxious to see where this leads them next.” — BrooklynVegan
“The trio creates a racket here that seems to outmatch anything that’s come out of New York in the past
decade. Yes, you read that correctly and I’ll stand by it. ” — Ghettoblaster Magazine
“[Hologram is] a truly arresting EP—one that bodes incredibly well for the future, even if, as that last song
fades into a sad oblivion, there’s very little future to be found in here.” — FLOOD Magazine
“ A Place to Bury Strangers is intentionally not easy, and the concluding wall of noise that crashes upon
the listener may overwhelm some, but for a band that has repeatedly built upon previous success,
Hologram is, thus far, the pinnacle of what APTBS can achieve.” — Jersey Beat

Rod Wendt, Brie Deux and Michelle Primiani began playing music together in Tampa, FL in 2017 and shortly thereafter found their missing piece, Justin Burns, to form the modern dystopian bliss that is Glove. The stylish and magnetic 4-piece group underscores the best of the 1980’s synthetic new wave sound with a contemporary rock n’ roll edge that is sure to propel the band to the forefront of the alternative rock genre. After self-booking DIY shows for two years, the band supported indie rock darlings The Nude Party and Broncho on a string of east coast shows, honing their infectious live performances fueled by 70’s inspired dance rhythms and buzzing cosmic guitar melodies. In April of 2021, Glove released the first single from their forthcoming album Boom Nights titled “Glass”, landing their first Spotify editorial playlist on “New Noise” as well as festival slots at Lollapalooza, Shaky Knees, and Levitation. The band will hit the road with alt rock band, White Reaper, following the release of their second single “Behaviour” on July 21, 2021. “?Behaviour” is a radiating track that speaks to the static reaction to operate and perform as you’re told – a chain reaction of words and expressions, a sentiment that the song’s vocalist Rod Wendt charmingly teases throughout this ear-worm. Glove will release Boom Nights in the fall of 2021 to coincide with a handful of headlining dates, doubling down on their place in contemporary music.