Fiery multinational rock quartet PLAIINS are back with their new single 'Blood Doping', the first new music from the band since the release of their Puppet EP earlier this year.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/1advbXLR7V4

Frontman Chris Reardon comments: "I wanted us to explore some new sounds and approaches and 'Blood Doping' was the first song written for our upcoming new record. I had recently read an article about Lance Armstrong and the blood doping scandal and soon after started messing around with some chords on an acoustic guitar. It's very rare with PLAIINS any song starts on an acoustic guitar, but this one came really fast and the idea for the song and lyrics came out very fast in one sitting. The whole blood doping scandal got me thinking on a broader spectrum and the motivation behind it all. Man's desire to be the best as something regardless of collateral damage, fairness or regulation. The character in lyrics became a Picasso-like, almost cartoonishly vulgar protagonist with a relentless addiction and desire to fulfil their lust. Following that I then demoed the song and sent it to the guys and they loved it. We then went worked with our producer Manuel Renner down at Ueberlaerm Studios and really worked the song. It was the first time we all sat down as well and also worked on some of the lyrics refining them. It was really fun and I really enjoyed the process of all of us throwing ideas and trying to get the lyrics as strong as we could. We then finished off some of the recordings back in our studio in Hamburg."

On the video, he continues: "We shot a music video working with Tim Erdmann who we've worked with on all the music videos so far. Flo (guitar) and I directed the video and we wanted something that used interesting shots and angles and pulled from surrealist paintings and photography incorporating band performance and some gnarley bloody singing from me haha! In a very cool king jacket I must add that Flo found online.

"We're excited that this is the first song released, something a bit different from us but still retaining a lot of the PLAIINS characteristics."

PLAIINS hit you like a freight train - fast-paced songs that infect you with their fist-pumping, feet-stomping power. Founded in Hamburg by singer Chris shortly after his move there from London, the quartet have been drawing inspiration from the likes of Idles, QOTSA and Turnstile.

In the short time since the release of their debut single 'The Wolf' in March 2022, Dizzy, Flo, Timon and Chris have already racked up over 250k streams on Spotify alone and caught the attention of industry players and fans alike. Alongside radio airplay on stations in Germany and internationally, they were featured extensively in the BBC Introducing programme as well as on BBC Radio 1.

The band will be releasing their debut full-length in 2024.

PLAIINS are:
Timon Lanzinger - bassist
David "Dizzy" Suhlrie - drums
Flo Kaninck - guitarist
Chris Reardon - singer, guitarist

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PLAIINS release new single 'Blood Doping'

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