Exploding Head
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{{Infobox album
| name = Exploding Head
| type = Studio
| artist = A Place to Bury Strangers
| cover = Explodingheadalbumcover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 6 October 2009
| recorded = 2008–2009
| venue =
| studio = Death By Audio, Brooklyn, New York{{cite web|url=https://thumped.com/bbs/threads/a-place-to-bury-strangers-japandroids-whelans-tonight-november-9th.76821/|title=A Place To Bury Strangers + Japandroids, Whelan's , TONIGHT, November 9th|publisher=Thumped.com|date=November 9, 2009|accessdate=August 14, 2021|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20210814090628/https://thumped.com/bbs/threads/a-place-to-bury-strangers-japandroids-whelans-tonight-november-9th.76821/|archivedate=August 14, 2021|url-status=live}}
| genre = Noise rock, shoegaze, post-punk revival
| length = 43:02
| label = Mute
| producer = Andy Smith
| prev_title = A Place to Bury Strangers
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = Worship
| next_year = 2012
}}
Exploding Head is the second album from the noise rock band A Place to Bury Strangers. It is their first release on a major label and the first album for their new label Mute Records. "In Your Heart" was released as the first single and "Keep Slipping Away" was released as a single on Monday 7 December 2009 in the UK.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1640050|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = AltSounds
| rev2Score = (93%) [http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/113672-a-place-to-bury-strangers-exploding-head-album.html]
| rev3 = BBC
| rev3Score = (favourable) [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/zrhj link]
| rev4 = CHARTattack
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100109111336/http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/75617/a-place-to-bury-strangers-exploding-head link]}}
| rev5 = Drowned in Sound
| rev5Score = (9/10) [http://drownedinsound.com/releases/14702/reviews/4138036 link]
| rev6 = Pitchfork Media
| rev6Score = (6.6/10) [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13500-exploding-head link]
| rev7 = PopMatters
| rev7Score = (7/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/110089-a-place-to-bury-strangers-exploding-head link]
| rev8 = Rock Sound
| rev8Score = (9/10) [http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/a-place-to-bury-strangers-exploding-head]
| rev9 = Spin
| rev9Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://spin.com/reviews/place-bury-strangers-exploding-head-mute link]
| rev10 = Tiny Mix Tapes
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/A-Place-To-Bury-Strangers,9680 link]
}}
The album was a critical success and on Metacritic received a score of 79 out of 100, based on reviews from 16 critics.{{Citation |title=Exploding Head by A Place to Bury Strangers |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/exploding-head/a-place-to-bury-strangers |language=en |access-date=2022-06-11 |website = Metacritic}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| title1 = It Is Nothing
| length1 = 3:08
| title2 = In Your Heart
| length2 = 3:10
| title3 = Lost Feeling
| length3 =5:13
| title4 = Deadbeat
| length4 = 3:32
| title5 = Keep Slipping Away
| length5 = 4:35
| title6 = Ego Death
| length6 = 5:42
| title7 = Smile When You Smile
| length7 = 4:51
| title8 = Everything Always Goes Wrong
| length8 = 3:40
| title9 = Exploding Head
| length9 = 3:33
| title10 = I Lived My Life to Stand in the Shadow of Your Heart
| length10 = 5:38
}}
=Japan bonus tracks=
{{Track listing
| title11 = It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with a Place to Bury Strangers
| length11 = 4:24
| title12 = Alive
| length12 = 2:29
| title13 = Hit the Ground
| length13 = 4:29
| title14 = Strictly Looks
| length14 = 4:14
| title15 = You Still Love Me
| length15 = 2:37
| title16 = Keep Slipping Away
| length16 = 4:40
| note16 = South Central Remix
}}
References
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{{A Place to Bury Strangers}}
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Category:A Place to Bury Strangers albums
Category:Shoegaze albums by American artists
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