Transfixiation
2015 studio album by A Place to Bury Strangers
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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]
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| Released | February 17, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Noise rock[1][2] | |||
| Length | 39:14 | |||
| Label | Dead Oceans | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.4/10[3] |
| Metacritic | 65/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | B[1] |
| Consequence of Sound | C-[5] |
| DIY |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[6] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 7.5/10[7] |
| Paste | 6.8/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 5.5/10[9] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[10] |
| Spin | 7/10[11] |
| Under the Radar | [12] |
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
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
- Oliver Ackermann – vocals, guitar, bass
- Dion Lunadon – bass, guitar, backing vocals (8)
- Robi Gonzalez – drums
- Emil Nikolaisen – guitar (5, 7)
- Emilie Lium Vordal – vocals (5, 7)
Technical
- A Place to Bury Strangers – producers, recording engineers
- Emil Nikolaisen – producer (5, 7)
- Oliver Ackermann – mastering engineer
- Miles Johnson – artwork, design