Transfixiation Explained

Transfixiation
Type:studio
Artist:A Place to Bury Strangers
Cover:Transfixiation.jpg
Alt:A translucent pink square over a series of intersecting gray and purple lines.
Released:February 17, 2015
Genre:Noise rock
Length:39:14
Label:Dead Oceans
Producer:
Prev Title:Strange Moon
Prev Year:2013
Next Title:Pinned
Next Year:2018

Transfixiation is the fourth studio album by the American noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers, released February 17, 2015, by Dead Oceans.

Singles and music videos

The album was preceded by the singles "Straight", released November 19, 2014,[1] and "We've Come So Far", released January 14, 2015.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Notes and References

  1. News: Shafer . Cody Ray . November 19, 2014 . A Place to Bury Strangers Announce New Album, Share New Song . Under the Radar . June 22, 2022.
  2. News: Alm . Johan . January 14, 2015 . A Place to Bury Strangers Stream New Single "We've Come So Far" . DIY . June 22, 2022.
  3. News: De Nardo . Will . December 6, 2014 . A Place to Bury Strangers - "Straight" . Far Out . June 22, 2022.
  4. News: Dransfield . Scott . February 19, 2015 . Watch: A Place to Bury Strangers - "We've Come So Far" Video . Under the Radar . June 22, 2022.