San Francisco’s Pllush (formerly Plush) will release their debut album entitled Stranger to the Pain on June 8, 2018.
When first arriving on the Bay Area music scene in late 2014, Pllush made a dent with a powerful set of tracks that fit nicely within the rising wave of shoegaze/dream pop revival bands at the time. However, due to an undeniable songwriting prowess that extends far beyond convoluted pedal-board setups or louder amps, Pllush had elevated themselves into a league of sonic mastery, not dissimilar from obvious touchstone influences. The quartet’s second batch of songs, Please, furthered their growing following and replaced their initial gravitation towards maxed-out guitars and splashed cymbals with an eerie, groove-filled bent, channeling Drop Nineteens at their most tender, and imbuing Grass Widow-esque layers of harmony into songs already dense with melody.
As the world around the band has changed in the interim between releases, they have followed suit- they added an “L” to the name, and undergone the whirlwinds of personal flux that naturally occur in such extended periods of time. But rest assured: the only dynamic of the band that has changed is by each member doubling down into the personal qualities that made this group so special in the first place. Which brings us to the year 2018, and the release of Pllush’s debut LP, Stranger to the Pain.
The band have also shared the album’s lead single, “Shannon“. Listen to it below:
Stranger to the Pain artwork & tracklist:
1. Elliot
2. Syrup
3. Ortega
4. Big Train
5. Fallout
6. 3:45
7. Restart
8. Sleeper Cab
9. Stuck to You
10. Okay
11. Shannon
12. Blue Room