Slightly more than one year has passed since Avant! released the Cardiff-based duo Plastic Estate’s first single “This Place” and we all know what happened meanwhile. Yet it seems that these past months of forced isolation and necessary restrictions only empowered the ability of the band led by Nicholas James and Stanley Fouracres to compose great songs perfectly in balance between dark, melancholia and happier, brighter feelings.
Plastic Estate have in fact masterfully used this year to write their first full-length album. Ten new songs that shine a light on the duo's impressive skills to juggle between the heritage of lost golden era and the pressing presence of the here and now, as well as electronic dance elements and acoustic instruments, ending up sounding classic and contemporary at once. Not an easy task, if you ask….
If you liked their 7-inch single you will love their album. If you don't know this group yet but you righteously adore the artists above, do yourself a favor and take a good listen now and you will not be disappointed. Not in the least, as it is this rare to stand in the exact spot where you have a full view of the days behind you and the complete control of the moment you are in.
Released 2022 by Avant!
Tracks Listing:
A1. Open
A2. Out of Reach
A3. Divinely Impaired
A4. Antique Days
A5. When You're Gone
B1. There Must Be More Than This
B2. Sins
B3. The Difference
B4. Berlin
B5. Change Your Mind
English