News Playlounge

: Playlounge
Based: London, UK
Listen: soundcloud.com/playlounge
Similar to: Japandroids

You could listen to Playlounge’s most recent song, the pun-centric ‘Conor, Oh Burst?’, approximately 1152 times in 24 hours. Think of every moment when you hesitate, when your brain switches off or when you begin to procrastinate with no real purpose - these incidents must crop up several times each day - now, fill those gaps of mindlessness with a swift 1 minute 25 second spin of this very song and I can guarantee your day will be renewed, with a greater sense of purpose.

Because Playlounge, like Japandroids - and we say they sound similar, but they only do in the loosest of senses - give you this sense of clarity, of rejuvenation, like only the most triumphant rock bands can. These feelings: they can only be expressed through crashing drums and guitar solos, hence the two-piece’s set-up. In April, a beckoning crowd at London’s Old Blue Last turned up to a DIY Presents show and left having seen this band light up the room. A couple of shows are scattered across the capital for the coming months - check those dates out below and stream ‘Conor, Oh Burst?’ - released as part of an Art Is Hard split - while you’re at it:

Conor, Oh Burst? by Playlounge

JUNE
08 Catch, London

JULY
22 Shacklewell Arms, London w/ Shrag, Joanna Gruesome, Orca Team