Interviewed in person at Leeds Fest
It was tipping it down on Sunday so I offered shelter to wandering bands in exchange for a quick interview. I grabbed a very wet Jay, Jonno and Oliver of A Place to Bury Strangers.
Altsounds: So you guys are from New York, if I were to go to New York, where would I go to rock out?
Oliver: Brooklyn is fantastic. You should pick up a show paper and they'll have listings of all the underground shows in Brooklyn and there'll be tons of them every single night. They’re kind of picky, so if you go to stuff that’s in there you'll only go to good shows.
Jay: Besides that, go to Motor City on Ludlow Street, it's the most rock and roll bar in New York.
Jonno: Go to the Mars Bar, don’t go out on Friday or Saturday, go out all the rest of the week.
Oliver: Just avoid the Friday and Saturday nights.
Altsounds: So who are you gutted you haven’t seen or psyched that you have seen?
Oliver: Well we played the same time as The Horrors and were kinda bummed about that.
Jay: Amazing Baby were pretty damn good, Black Lips were good.
Altsounds: So you've played Reading and Leeds now, which do you prefer?
Oliver: The weather at Reading was a little bit nicer... But I like the set up here at Leeds better.
Altsounds: Ok, what’s your favourite joke? ON THE SPOT!
Jay: What’s the difference between Jam and Jelly? ... I cant jelly my dick up your ass.
Altsounds:Hmmmn, not sure I approve!
Jonno: I can't remember the last time I told a joke, I just freestyle, I don’t have jokes.
Oliver: I cant even remember my joke. Erm...where did the juggling? No. Where was the show of the juggling Sheikh... In tents.
Altsounds: Altsounds is by the people for the people. Do you have a message for anyone who hasn’t heard of you or a message for fans looking for something new?
Jonno: Get our album, you don’t even need to buy it.
Altsounds: Are you on Spotify?
Oliver: Err...what’s that? (off camera) Are we on Spotify?
Off camera: Yes.
Oliver: In that case, yeah we love it, we love Spotify!
Altsounds: So if I were a princess trapped in a tower surrounded by fields of thorns and dragons how would you rescue me?
Jay: I'd go full force to the front door and kill every motherfucker in my path.
Oliver: I'd climb up the wall, jump down and hopefully we'd be safe.
Jonno: I would make a rope out of vines then I’d climb up and grab you and then we'd swing out buccaneer style.
Altsounds: So tell me something crazy that’s happened to the band recently.
Jay: Our van blew up last year. It caught on fire while we were driving it through the desert. So we were trapped in the desert for like 4 hours waiting for someone to pick us up. And when someone did pick us up it was like 1 1/2 hour ride in the back of a pick up truck.
Altsounds: If you were on death row what would your last meal be?
Jay: Probably...kittens
Oliver: Shit....Acid
Jonno: Mine would be rare steak with blue cheese and mashed potatoes from Knicker Bocker on 9th street in the village.
Altsounds: Awesome, cheers guys.
A Place to Bury Strangers new album 'Exploding Heads' is out now via Mute.
Altsounds: So you guys are from New York, if I were to go to New York, where would I go to rock out?
Oliver: Brooklyn is fantastic. You should pick up a show paper and they'll have listings of all the underground shows in Brooklyn and there'll be tons of them every single night. They’re kind of picky, so if you go to stuff that’s in there you'll only go to good shows.
Jay: Besides that, go to Motor City on Ludlow Street, it's the most rock and roll bar in New York.
Jonno: Go to the Mars Bar, don’t go out on Friday or Saturday, go out all the rest of the week.
Oliver: Just avoid the Friday and Saturday nights.
Altsounds: So who are you gutted you haven’t seen or psyched that you have seen?
Oliver: Well we played the same time as The Horrors and were kinda bummed about that.
Jay: Amazing Baby were pretty damn good, Black Lips were good.
Altsounds: So you've played Reading and Leeds now, which do you prefer?
Oliver: The weather at Reading was a little bit nicer... But I like the set up here at Leeds better.
Altsounds: Ok, what’s your favourite joke? ON THE SPOT!
Jay: What’s the difference between Jam and Jelly? ... I cant jelly my dick up your ass.
Altsounds:Hmmmn, not sure I approve!
Jonno: I can't remember the last time I told a joke, I just freestyle, I don’t have jokes.
Oliver: I cant even remember my joke. Erm...where did the juggling? No. Where was the show of the juggling Sheikh... In tents.
Altsounds: Altsounds is by the people for the people. Do you have a message for anyone who hasn’t heard of you or a message for fans looking for something new?
Jonno: Get our album, you don’t even need to buy it.
Altsounds: Are you on Spotify?
Oliver: Err...what’s that? (off camera) Are we on Spotify?
Off camera: Yes.
Oliver: In that case, yeah we love it, we love Spotify!
Altsounds: So if I were a princess trapped in a tower surrounded by fields of thorns and dragons how would you rescue me?
Jay: I'd go full force to the front door and kill every motherfucker in my path.
Oliver: I'd climb up the wall, jump down and hopefully we'd be safe.
Jonno: I would make a rope out of vines then I’d climb up and grab you and then we'd swing out buccaneer style.
Altsounds: So tell me something crazy that’s happened to the band recently.
Jay: Our van blew up last year. It caught on fire while we were driving it through the desert. So we were trapped in the desert for like 4 hours waiting for someone to pick us up. And when someone did pick us up it was like 1 1/2 hour ride in the back of a pick up truck.
Altsounds: If you were on death row what would your last meal be?
Jay: Probably...kittens
Oliver: Shit....Acid
Jonno: Mine would be rare steak with blue cheese and mashed potatoes from Knicker Bocker on 9th street in the village.
Altsounds: Awesome, cheers guys.
A Place to Bury Strangers new album 'Exploding Heads' is out now via Mute.
