Fiery Indie Punk Band PLAIINS Present New Single “Sports Bar”

“Very exciting new rock band from Hamburg” — RBB Fritz

Fiery indie punk band PLAIINS have been on a steamroller since their inception in late 2020. Already performing live with the likes of ITCHY, Cold Years, LEAP, Press Club, and many more, the band brings a unique blend of British punk, indie, and rock, pulling inspiration from the likes of IDLES, Hives, Soft Play, Bad Nerves, The Streets, and Viagra Boys.

PLAIINS have already released over 20 songs to date, regularly hitting the top playlists on Spotify, as well as garnering features on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Introducing. Clearly, there’s no stopping their momentum.

PLAIINS now present the second single of their debut album, which will be released this summer via Long Branch Records, in the form of “Sports Bar.”

Stream “Sports Bar” here.

“‘Sports Bar’ is a tongue-in-cheek poke about sports fanaticism,” comments singer Chris Reardon. “I don’t know how the concept was developed, the opening verse and chorus just spilled out. By the time it was written, I read through the lyrics and was laughing to myself. This happens a lot when writing — they come very in the moment and I just let it flow and not second guess what it’s about or where it’s going. I just trust the creative process and what’s coming out.”

He continues, “We finessed the lyrics all together later, and one of the goals with this song was there had to be ‘LOL’ moments and it had to paint the picture in the way of a caricature. The imagery I had in my mind is like a cover of a Tom Sharpe book. The illustrator is an artist called Paul Sample, one of my favorites, and I wanted the lyrics to have that over-the-top feeling but [to] also comment on something a little more poignant underneath. We leaned more on our love of indie and garage rock on this track, bands like The White Stripes and Arctic Monkeys but pushing the almost rap-like vocals from the likes of Mike Skinner from The Streets. He’s been a constant inspiration — those first two albums, wow! Desert islands discs for me.”

He finishes, “At the very end of the song, I came up with in the studio whilst we were recording, I wanted to end the song with a kind of pub-like end-of-night drunken lullaby. You know when everyone’s battered arm-in-arm and got their half-filled pint glasses in the air and everyone’s singing like it’s their last days on earth. Although ‘Sports Bar’ is a little poke, there’s something beautiful about the sense of community and passion for a sports club and I wanted to end the song with a tip of the cap to that.”