Sunderland's emerging indie four-piece Plastic Glass, drop their new release, 'Come Clean', on September 20, and follows on from last year's debut single, along with sold-out headline hometown shows.
Who are you?
We are Plastic Glass. I am Ben Richardson, bass player. The rest of the band is as follows: Lewis Conlin (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Dylan Abbott (lead guitar) and Frazer Graham (drums).
Tell us something about yourself and how you came to be where you are today.
We’ve all been performing since a young age doing different bands and solo projects. Plastic Glass has been around since early-mid 2018, and after releasing our first bedroom-recorded single in July 2018, have played opacked out headline shows at Think Tank Newcastle. We are all immensely proud of how fast this band is growing.
Give us an idea of your musical style and influences.
As a band our main style is definitely indie rock, and comparable to a wide range of indie artists, mostly The Verve, Reverend and the Makers and Arctic Monkeys. Individually, Lewis’ vocal is very 90s in a style of Cast, Dylan’s guitar brings different influences such as Jimi Hendrix and John Squire of the Stone Roses.
Explain the production and writing process behind your songs.
Our songwriting process really varies from track to track. from one person (usually Lewis or Dylan) bringing in a virtually completed track, or by starting from scratch in the studio with all four of us. The latest single was slightly different. It started with lyrics and a track idea that Dylan bought into practice and was then developed into a full track. We then headed down to St Helens to record the song with production duo Sugar House when it was altered with the help of the Sugar House guys helping to morph it into the track it is now.
Tell us a little about your new single.
‘Come Clean’ is our brand new single which started out as a breakup track, but morphed into something a lot darker. The track perfectly captures the Plastic Glass live sound capturing energy and moodiness that is hard to find in some recordings. We honestly believe this single is by far our best work to date.
Can we catch up with you at any forthcoming live shows?
Yeah! The biggest shows coming up for us are: A This Feeling night on Friday 20th September (the day of the new release) where we play the role of main support to one of our favourite new bands, The K’s. The following week (Saturday 28th September) we have bagged ourselves a set at this year's Sounds of Sunderland festival featuring the best Sunderland bands, where we will be playing alongside bands such as Vandebilt and Social Room.
How's the rest of the year looking, plans-wise?
We’re really excited for everything we’ve got lined up in the next year. We’re now working with promoters This Feeling and Scruff of the Neck and working on booking shows outside of the North East. We’ve also got some more massive North East headline dates that we’re putting the final touches to now.
Where can we hear more of your music?
All seven Plastic Glass tracks that are currently released can be found on all online streaming servers such as Spotify and Apple Music.
What social media platforms can we find you on?
Website // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram
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