{"product_id":"playland-2","title":"PLAYLAND - 2","description":"\u003ch5\u003eIn a world of constant change, one of the few things that provides consistency in our lives is the upcoming release of another album by \u003cspan\u003eDrew Playland\u003c\/span\u003e and his \u003cspan\u003ePlayland\u003c\/span\u003e recording project, and the increasingly likely fact that it will, in all probability, be essential listening!\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Playland 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e marks his fifth album of 2025 and is arguably his best to date. It showcases his penchant for eclecticism, that is so deeply rooted in originality that listeners are completely immersed in new aural discoveries with each repeated listen (…and I assure you, there will be many!).\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eIn tracks such as \u003cspan\u003e“Red Hot Ranch”, “Everyone in the Park Is In Love”, “Power Outage”\u003c\/span\u003e, and \u003cspan\u003e“Interactions”\u003c\/span\u003e, a sense of dulcet jangle reminiscent of \u003cspan\u003ePorch Kiss\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan\u003eVan Chamberlain\u003c\/span\u003e is juxtaposed with the melodic, \u003cspan\u003eLush\u003c\/span\u003e-style aesthetic that is found at the most melodic end of the shoegaze spectrum.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eIn contrast, the shoegaze influences in \u003cspan\u003e“Luv Like That”, “I Don’t Want To Live Here Anymore”,\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan\u003e“Vanity”\u003c\/span\u003etake on a more muscular pop quality, with sounds oscillating between fuzzy \u003cspan\u003eMo Troper\u003c\/span\u003e-style power-pop modernity and the incessant energy of \u003cspan\u003eMotorists.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eWhen the intensity diminishes, a playful C86 vibe emerges, revealing the cult 80s jangly indie-pop style of contemporary ‘retro acts’ like \u003cspan\u003eZenxith\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan\u003eI Wanna Be A Truck Driver\u003c\/span\u003e. This is accompanied by a rich, fractured baritone that is perfectly unsuited to its surroundings, offering an entirely original blend of sounds.\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wordads-ad-wrapper wordads-ad-wrapper--inline\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wordads-ad\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wordads-ad-title\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wordads-ad-content\" id=\"wordads-ad-439853\" data-ad-height=\"250\" data-ad-width=\"300\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wordads-ad-controls\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDrifting with consummate energy through both prolificity and originality without ever diminishing quality, \u003cspan\u003ePlayland\u003c\/span\u003e truly is a modern day act to be celebrated.\"\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- JanglePopHub\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Smoking Room","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":53763085762873,"sku":null,"price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0060\/2744\/4291\/files\/a1941014938_1x1_700.avif?v=1783794812","url":"https:\/\/www.goingundergroundrecords.com\/products\/playland-2","provider":"Going Underground Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}