Exploding Head
by A Place to Bury Strangers
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Oct 6, 2009
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 2 out of 25

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  1. Vampire25
    Mar 31, 2012
    9
    Exploding Head, in my opinion, is better than their self-titled debut. It's dark industrial sounding noise rock at it's best. It sorta has a new wave feel to it throughout the whole album. All In All, A Place To Bury Strangers has crafted a pretty strange, psychedelic mix of noise in Exploding Head.
  2. surf1ngthevoid
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    A fine loud mix of dark fuzzy noise, shoegaze, and a hint of post-punk. This is A Place to Bury Strangers at its finest.

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Dusted Magazine
    60
    What A Place to Bury Strangers creates is satisfying, nothing more.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    80
    This is a definite progression from their earlier material and if this is an indication of where the band is ultimately headed, then Exploding Head is likely to be the first of some very exciting albums.
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  3. Pitchfork
    66
    The back half picks up where the debut left off, full of inspired pieces of paranoia-inducing industrial guitar noise and moribund pop textures--it too often seems like a misguided attempt to connect dots for the listener.
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