Grass, by Powerplant

Grass

by Powerplant

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veenstar DIY would be the lazy description of this sound. I think DWTFYL fits better. Do whatever the fuck you like! Different from song to song, and a hella twisted blend of influences. Dance music for schizophrenics. Favorite track: Broodmother.

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1.	Grass 02:51	buy track
2.	Broodmother 02:12	buy track
3.	Walk Around (Hang My Head) 01:42	buy track
4.	3 Medallions 00:24	buy track
5.	Beautiful Boy 02:37	buy track

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After last year’s Stump Soup cassette, Powerplant is back with a sharp five tracker. On every release Powerplant mutates, changes and rotates their sound and on this EP it’s no different. The rigid march of drum machines is now more determined and powerful than ever. Grass serves as their fatalist manifesto against burning daylight spending time fruitlessly. Like an intrusive thought or a ghost, the theme of time passing, barges into every song, calling to action. Powerplant, like a converted believer, is here to guide you through.

“It gets worse before it gets worse”, says bandleader Theo Zhykharyev, “I waited forever for things to get better and a perfect time to put out these songs, but judging from the trajectory of events - this is as good as it’s going to get.” With the same necessity to get out and make up for lost time, the EP opens its gates with title track “Grass” - a force of nature that charges into a dizzying riff, bridging into a crooning verse with a pompous backing. Powerplant’s catchy sensibilities and affection for intricate song structures is at the forefront with a hint of weirdness that is yet to come. "Broodmother" is like the march of an evil and twisted army with military drums, distorted bass hook and sinister vocals. "Walk Around - Hang My Head" comes over like a mid 80’s 4 track Stranglers demo with a vocal that chops and snarls with an odd twang to it. "3 Medallions" is a brief instrumental interlude that leads into final cut "Beautiful Boy" which is the most straightforward song - but isn’t straight forward at all. It starts like it’s going to be an 80’s synth pop gem but ends up like a ghostly version of early Wire or art punks that make every second count with some different happening, knowing that this might be their only ever release. Luckily, for us that isn’t the case for Powerplant.

500 copies on crystal purple vinyl, 300 copies on white vinyl (Static Shock exclusive), 200 copies on turquoise vinyl (only available from Iron Lung in the US) housed in a colourful pocket sleeve.

Catch them on tour in July:
15th July - Cardiff @ Clwb Ifor Bach
16th July - Nottingham @ Soar Space
17th July - Brighton @ Prince Albert
18th July - London @ Moth Club
19th July - Manchester @ The Peer Hat
20th July - Glasgow @ Stereo
21st July - Newcastle @ Cluny
22nd July - Leeds @ Magbate
23rd July - Portsmouth @ Pitt St Skatepark
27th July - PL Poznań @ Pod Minogą*
28th July - CZ Rokycany @ Fluff Fest
29th July - AT Linz @ Kapu*
30th July - DE Berlin @ Urban Spree*

*w/Glaas

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released July 14, 2023

Music by Theo Zhykharyev

Additional recordings by Cajm on Track 5
Bass influenced by Karim Newble
Drums inspired by Lloyd Clipston

Track 5 vocals recorded at Fuzzbrain Studios
Mastered by Andrew Oswald

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