Exploding Head

Exploding Head
Studio album by A Place to Bury Strangers
Released	6 October 2009
Recorded	2008 - 2009
Genre	Noise rock Shoegazing Post-punk revival
Length	43:02
Label	Mute
Producer	Andy Smith
A Place to Bury Strangers chronology
A Place to Bury Strangers (2007) Exploding Head (2009) Worship (2012)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
AltSounds	(93%)
BBC	(favourable) link
CHARTattack	link
Drowned in Sound	(9/10) link
Pitchfork Media	(6.6/10) link
PopMatters	(7/10) link
Rock Sound	(9/10)
Spin	link
Tiny Mix Tapes	link

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. The album was a critical success and received a metascore of 79 out of 100.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"It Is Nothing"	3:08
2.	"In Your Heart"	3:10
3.	"Lost Feeling"	5:13
4.	"Deadbeat"	3:32
5.	"Keep Slipping Away"	4:35
6.	"Ego Death"	5:42
7.	"Smile When You Smile"	4:51
8.	"Everything Always Goes Wrong"	3:40
9.	"Exploding Head"	3:33
10.	"I Lived My Life to Stand in the Shadow of Your Heart"	5:38

Japan bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
11.	"It's a Fast Driving Rave-Up with a Place to Bury Strangers"	4:24
12.	"Alive"	2:29
13.	"Hit the Ground"	4:29
14.	"Strictly Looks"	4:14
15.	"You Still Love Me"	2:37
16.	"Keep Slipping Away" (South Central Remix)	4:40