The artwork and extravagant title of Plastic Mermaids forthcoming new EP might well have you thinking that ‘Everything Is Yellow And Yellow Is My Least Favourite Colour’ will find Isle Of Wight’s finest in suitably decadent fashion, pushing the off-kilter psych flourishes that they’ve toyed with across their ever-expansive back-catalogue to new found heights.
Somewhat surprisingly – and rather satisfyingly – new track ‘Paris Milkshake‘ goes against such premonitions to offer what might well be the band’s most subtle moment to-date; a stirring, falsetto-led ballad full of swirling instrumentation and warped imagery. The track does gradually build itself up to dizzying heights, but it’s that initial bluster of striking, stirring strings and odd-pop tributaries that land the heaviest blow, presenting a carnival ride of sentiments that consumes the listener like some flashing storm of shifting colour that doesn’t just radiate warmth and energy but sucks you fully in to their most fascinating, compelling inner-circle.
The sound of a very special band growing more special by the day. The full EP is released later this summer via Cross Keys Records.
Plastic Mermaids hail from the Isle of Wight, but largely reside in their own world.
The Fat Angel Sings 