: ' .. .:.... . ' ' ______________ : ________ : ' \ / .. .:. .. \ / : : \ /_________ \ / . .. ... .. . : .\ / /___ /\ \ / ______________ ___ _. : \ / / \ / \ \/ / \ \ \ \ \ . ...:..\ / _______/ \/ \ ___/__ / / / / / : /\ / / \ \/ \ / / / . sH! ' / \/ / / / \ / / . ... .:.... .. . :/ _______/ / / / _______/__ ___ __ .\ / / / / / / / / / / / \ / / / / / / / / / / / . . \ /\______/ / / / / \___ / / : \/ ____ \ / / / / / : \ / \ /\____/\ / / : : ________\/ \ / \ / / : ' \ / \/ \ /\ / : . ..:.. . \ / \/ \ / \ / \ / . ' : \/ F A N G \ / : ' ____ \ / . . .. .. .:.. . \ / presents \ / . . \/ \/ : : . ..:.. , : Artist......: Pllush : Album.......: Stranger to the Pain : : Label.......: Father Daughter Records .. .:.. . Genre.......: Indie : Catnr.......: FD066 . ' Source......: CD , ; Rip.date....: 2018-10-13 Str.date....: 2018-06-08 Quality.....: 243kbps/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo . :.. .:. Url.........: http://pllushsf.bandcamp.com ' ' , ________ ________ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / # title time \ / \/ \/ 1. Elliot 1:55 2. Syrup 2:57 3. Ortega 2:58 4. Big Train 3:51 5. Fallout 3:18 6. 3:45 4:37 7. Restart 2:30 8. Sleeper Cab 2:02 9. Stuck to You 2:21 10. Okay 1:58 11. Shannon 3:47 12. Blue Room 4:58 ______ \ / ________ Runtime 37:12 ,\ /... . . .... .... \ / ' Size 67.96 ______ :\/ ', \ / , \ / ' '... ..\ /.. .. .....:. .. .... .. . ..\ /. : Release Notes: \/ , \/ , ' ' ,: 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 (i.e. Mazzy :, : Star, Slowdive, Portishead). The quartetÆs 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 ôLö 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 PllushÆs debut LP, Stranger to :, : the Pain. : :' ': ,: Whereas on earlier releases, singer/guitarist Karli Helm merely :, : teased her abilities as a singer, here she fully embraces her : :' natural pop-tinged mastery of the human voice, now sounding far ': ,: more like a contemporary of Kate Bush and Alicia Keys on :, : standouts like ôRestartö, pushing the boundaries of the Rock and : :' Roll genre while layering dizzying harmonies over an ': ,: instrumental track that Built to Spill would kick themselves for :, : not thinking of first. Meanwhile, Eva Treadway provides a : :' perfect foil with an effortlessly cool approach to laying her ': ,: sometimes light-hearted (ôOrtegaö) and frequently heartbreaking :, : (ôFalloutö) lyrics over her more driving style of guitar : :' playing, as indebted to Slanted and Enchanted era Pavement as ': ,: it is to the best work of The Donnas, seamlessly working :, : clanging guitar abrasion into pop gems. Dylan Lockey and : :' Sinclair Riley fill out the rhythm section on drums and bass, ': ,: respectively, with LockeyÆs snap-tight precision guiding the :, : mood and tempo of the record (i.e. highlights such as ô3:45ö), : :' and RileyÆs complex bass work constructing a rich and deeply ': ,: melodic backbone for Helm and Treadway to build upon. Stranger :, : to the Pain is the kind of record that reintroduces a band whose : :' previous catalog stands assuredly on its own as a new and fresh ': ,: face- and like a conversation with an old friend, once itÆs :, : over, you will want to restart. : :' ': : ' '.. ..' .. . :........... . . . . ............: . . ______________ ______________ \ / \ / \ / Shout out to all our homies from: \ / \ / \ / \ / iPC BOSS HiT2000 1way UKi i8 RNS \ / \ / RAGEMP3 MANDY DV8 pLAN9 BUTT \ / \ / \ / \/ ____ ____ \/ \ / F A N G \ / \/ 2 0 1 8 \/