Plastic Flowers
Plastic Flowers | |
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| Origin | Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Genres | Dream pop, electronic, experimental |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Drums, Saxophone |
| Labels | The Native Sound, Track and Field Records, Crash Symbols, Inner Ear Records, Manic Pop!, Bad Panda |
| Website | plasticflowers |
George Samaras (born August 1990), better known as Plastic Flowers, is a Greek singer-songwriter who has released two full-length studio albums, "Evergreen" in 2014[1] and "Heavenly" in 2016.[2][3]
While studying at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, he founded Plastic Flowers and released a series of bedroom pop-influenced EP's and singles that have been praised for their lo-fi aesthetics.[4][5][6][7][8][9] He moved to London and recorded his second full-length album "Heavenly" in November 2015.[10][11]
In 2013 Plastic Flowers became the first Greek act ever to perform at South by Southwest.[12] He also toured USA and Europe twice and shared the stage with Bonobo, A.R.Kane, Still Corners, Emancipator and others. On his debut album he collaborated with Keep Shelly In Athens and NY-based underground folk legend Ed Askew.
Discography
LPs
- Evergreen[13] (2014, Inner Ear Records – Crash Symbols)
- Heavenly[14] (2016, The Native Sound – Track & Field Records)
EPs and singles
- Meltdown EP (2011, Cakes and Tapes)
- White Walls Painted Black – Single (2011, Cakes and Tapes)
- Natural Conspiracy EP (2012, Cakes and Tapes)
- Empty Eyes – Single (2012, Bad Panda Records)
- In You I'm Lost – Single (2012, self-released)
- Aftermath EP (2013, Manic Pop Records)
- Fog Song/Silence – Double 7" (2013, Manic Pop Records)
- Now She's Gone – Single (2014, self-released)
- Summer of 1992 EP (2015, self-released)
- Falling Off – Single 7"[15] (2016, The Native Sound)
- Absent Forever EP (2016, The Native Sound)
Theodoros Pangalos Sample
In 2012 Plastic Flowers sampled Theodoros Pangalos' famous parliament speech 'Mazi ta fagame' in one of his songs.[16]
References
- ^ Neves, Sergio. "Plastic Flowers Evergreen review". Vice. Portugal. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ Murray, Robin. "Plastic Flowers – Diver". Clash Magazine. UK. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ Phillips, Nicola. "Plastic Flowers Album Premiere". Kaltblut. Germany. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ Robinson, Tom. "Introducing Mixtape". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ Neves, Sergio. "OS PLASTIC FLOWERS PREPARAM-SE PARA O SXSW EM PORTUGAL". VICE Mag. (in Portuguese). Portugal. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "August's best new music from across the MAP". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Evans, Dayna. "Plastic Flowers – Populists". Impose. USA. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Carson, Dan. "Plastic Flowers – Dead Promises". The Line of Best Fit. UK. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Milton, Jamie. "The Neu Bulletin 20th June 2013". DIY Magazine. UK. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Darley, Andrew (25 May 2016). "Heavenly: An Interview with Plastic Flowers". The 405. The 405 Ltd. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ^ Bushell, Glen. "Plastic Flowers: "I like to remind myself that there is a past"". Punktastic. UK. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ "SXSW: Plastic Flowers". SXSW. USA. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
- ^ "Evergreen". Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Heavenly". Retrieved 26 February 2013.
- ^ "Feel Everything at Once with Plastic Flowers and "Falling Off" - Noisey". noisey. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Palast, Greg. "I upset my least favorite greek minister". VICE Mag. UK. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
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