Time for the next edition of Metal Anarchy’s “new music showcase,” the feature where I introduce you to artists that readers of this site may find interesting. This time I have a Q&A with PLUME.
METAL ANARCHY: Tell me a little about your band:
PLUME: Hi, we’re PLUME and we’re from Munich. We recently released our debut album, “Saferooms & Healing Frequencies,“ which is about being human and healing. The album is built around the idea of “saferooms,” inspired by video games. They’re little spaces where you can feel safe, take a breath and collect yourself for a moment while listening. Each song is like entering a new level, where something unexpected might be waiting for you. In a way, we created a saferoom for ourselves through this album, with music as our healing frequencies. And we hope that, by listening to it, other people can find their own saferoom in it too.
METAL ANARCHY: Who are your main influences?
PLUME: For this album, our main influences were Charli XCX, Akira Yamaoka, Underoath, Crystal Castles, Bring Me The Horizon and Ethel Cain. In general, we draw inspiration from a lot of different places and try to translate those influences into our own language and interpret them in our own way. And honestly, our inspiration goes way beyond just these artists. It can be anything from The Cure to Lady Gaga. It really depends on where we are in life and what we’re going through at a certain point. Also a lot of media is influencing the music we make, like mentioned above video games, films and other forms of pop culture play a huge part in our inspiration process.
METAL ANARCHY: What is your latest release and why should readers of this site check it out?
PLUME: As mentioned before, we recently released our debut album, “Saferooms & Healing Frequencies.” It’s our take on modern rock music and we feel like it steps a little outside the usual boundaries of what “modern” rock can sound like. When we write songs, we don’t really set ourselves any limits. We want to bring all of our different influences together into one sound that feels like us. There are a lot of different things going on across the album, from heavy and aggressive moments to more atmospheric and emotional parts. We don’t really care if something fits into a specific genre or not. If we like it and it feels right for the song, we keep it. I think that’s also what makes the album interesting for us. You never really know what’s going to come next, but somehow it all belongs to the same world. And if it works, it works.
METAL ANARCHY: What can people expect when they go to your live shows?
PLUME: It’s an experience. For us, the live show is the absolute highlight of making music. It’s like an energy circle. We give something to the audience, they take it in, transform it and give it back to us. We’re hungry for that energy. After a PLUME show, you’ll definitely be sweaty, but hopefully also feel like you’ve been cleansed of some negative energy. It’s a kind of organized chaos that somehow makes sense and just feels good. You can lose yourself in it for a while and just be part of the moment.
METAL ANARCHY: Where do you see your band in five years?
PLUME: Definitely on the road, touring internationally and playing as many shows as possible. We’ll be somewhere where we spend most of our time playing shows, writing music and traveling. We’ll always be pushing forward. No matter what.
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