Plastic Heroes Escape The Lower End CD

BIO: 'an explosion of Bowie-esque guitars and punk posturing...poppy backing vocals puncturing raw thrashing melodies that are part Iggy Pop and part Blondie... if I were producing Top Of The Pops I would be playing bands such as Plastic Heroes to spice up the show, not dragging on the judges from Fame Academy' - Boy George, SUNDAY EXPRESS UK Based in London, England, Plastic Heroes combine the raw power of Iggy Pop in the wreckage of late 70s Berlin with the combustion of 'White Album'-era Beatles and deliver it with unfiltered cool. Escape The Lower End is the sound of New York rocking, London dancing and Paris burning in the Spring. Plastic Heroes are the devastating musical competition that makes other bands quit and take up jobs in banking. Comprising Parisian Marc Olivier (vocals/guitar), Simon Nelson (bass/backing vox) and Racer X (drums), the Plastic Heroes are a shocking cocktail of stylish New Wave Rock with a twist of lurid French Pop. Formed in 2002, the band quickly earned a reputation for compulsive live shows that swaggered with wit, energy and a fistful of hook-drenched songs. On the strength of these shows and their first EP produced by Gordon Raphael (The Strokes), they were flown to New York by Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls, Hanoi Rocks) to perform a series of jam-packed shows with his band, Madjuana. The shows were such a success that NYC has become the band's second home. Since then the band has also performed on numerous stages across London, from the weirdest to the coolest, building a strong following all across the city. From headlining live performances on the BBC and for Alan McGee, to high-profile tribute shows for Joe Strummer and Elliott Smith, they've done it all. They've toured extensively and supported countless bands such as Bloc Party, The Subways, Art Brut, The Nightwatchman (RATM's Tom Morello), Richard Bacchus (D*Generation) and Silversun Pickups amongst others. While recording basic tracks for Escape The Lower End in LA, the band caught the interest of legendary producer Tony Visconti (Bowie, Iggy Pop, T Rex) who wanted to produce their album. Not surprisingly, the 'business' got in the way. The Heroes just kept moving. Playlisted by tastemakers Rodney Bingenheimer (KROQ) and Indie 103 and performing around town with friends The Willows (Sympathy For The Record Industry) and Zo? Bonham (John Bonham's feted daughter), they were the toast of LA's rock'n'roll jet set, and then London called them back to finish the album. Produced mixed and mastered by Plastic Heroes' songwriter and conceptualist Marc Olivier with Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls) and Sean Magee (Abbey Road Studios), Escape The Lower End is the razor-sharp product of all of this experience and style. From the perfect champagne pop of lead-off track 'Lover Boy' to the head-spinning grooves of 'Fifteen Years', the record is an amazing journey from heartbreak to excess and back to salvation. From the cutting critique of celebrity-obsessed culture of 'Television (Sucks Me In)' to the lush post-James Bond orchestration of 'Fame By Proxy', Plastic Heroes prove that their suit of perfectly crafted pop precision cloaks the heart of a band whose creative vision stretches far beyond their powerful Bowie/Blondie/Iggy roots to encompass appreciation for music as varied as Gainsbourg, Mingus and beyond. EN FRANCAIS Une explosion de guitares bowiesques et de posture punk... poppy backing vocals ponctu?s de m?lodies brutes rappelant pour une part Iggy, pour une part Blondie. Si j'?tais le producteur de Top Of The Pops, je programmerais des groupes tels que Plastic Heroes pour pimenter le show plut?t que de recycler ind?finiment les juges de Fame Academy ? -Boy George, Sunday Express, UK. BIOGRAPHIE Bas? ? Londres, Angleterre, Plastic Heroes combine l'?nergie brute d'Iggy Pop dans les ruines berlinoises de la fin des seventies avec la combustion de l'?re du Beatles Double Blanc, et les d?livre avec un cool sans filtre. Escape The Lower End, c'est le son de New York qui rocke, de Londres qui danse, et de Paris qui s'enflamme au printemps. Avec Marc Olivier (chant/guitare), Simon Nelson (basse/chúurs), Gautier Qu?hen (batterie/chúurs), Plastic Heroes est un cocktail explosif de new wave rock styl?e et d'un zeste de French pop. Form? en 2002, le groupe, rapidement, acquiert une r?putation bas?e sur leurs shows compulsifs qui fanfaronnent avec esprit, ?nergie et une poign?e pleine de chansons accrocheuses. L'impact de ces shows et leur premier single produit par Gordon Raphael (The Strokes) incita Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls/Hanoi Rocks) ? organiser pour eux une s?rie de concerts dans les clubs de New York. Depuis, ils se sont produits sur de nombreuses sc?nes londoniennes et autour du Royaume-Uni, de la plus improbable ? la plus en vue, comme au Blow Up ou au Allan McGee's Club de Londres, ou encore ? la fameuse Cavern de Liverpool, des BBC Live sessions ? des concerts ? hommage ? ? Joe Strummer et Elliot Smith, et ont partag? l'affiche avec Bloc Party, The Subways, Art Brut, Dave Rave (Teanage heads), The Nightwatchman (RATM's Tom Morello), Richard Bacchus (D*Generation) et Madjuana entre autres. C'est au cour du festival IPO de Liverpool que Ralph Alfonso, d?busqueur de talents les decouvre au Cavern Club leur proposant le soir m?me un contrat sur son excellent label Canadien Bongo Beat Records. Au cours de la pr?-production ? Los Angeles de Escape The Lower End, Plastic Heroes attire l'attention du l?gendaire producer Tony Visconti (Bowie, Iggy Pop, T-Rex), mais sans surprise, le ? business ? fait obstacle au projet. Le groupe continue de tracer sa route et rentre ? Londres pour finir l'album. R?alis? par Marc Olivier (auteur-compositeur du groupe Plastic Heroes), mix? par Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls) et masteris? par Sean Magee (Abbey Road Studios), Escape The Lower End est le produit taill? au rasoir de leurs exp?riences et styles respectifs. De Lover Boy, sabrant l'album avec panache, ? Fifteen don'ts don't le groove fait tourner la t?te via la critique narquoise des obs?d?s de la c?l?brit? dans Fame By Proxy, ce disque est une incroyable journ?e balan?ant entre douceur et violence. Plastic Heroes y d?montre de par son costume pop coup? sur mesure d'un savoir-faire qui enveloppe le cúur d'un don'te don't la vision cr?ative s'?tend au-del? de ses propres racines musicales.

1. Lover Boy 2. Every Day [Is for You] 3. All These Scenes 4. Flying [Itn] 5. Mary B! 6. Fame By Proxy 7. Television [Sucks Me in] 8. Plastic Heroes 9. Got Good Real Fast 10. The Boy 11. Fifteen Years 12. Whispering [Itn]