PLTS

Artist info

Genre

Indie, Rock

band members

Kit Bray - Vocals/Lead Guitar, Byron Carney - Rythm Guitar, Harry Deacon - Drums

Influences

Phoenix Foundation, Smashing Pumpkins

Unearthed artists we like

PRO VITA, DUNE RATS, Millions, WAXHEAD, Bugs

Website

www.pltsmusic.com

Bio

PLTS (pronounced Pilots) are an indie-rock band from Byron Bay, Australia. Forming in late 2012, PLTS share a passion for playing honest, feel-good music. The group secured Nick Didia (Powderfinger, Pearl Jam, Karnivool) to cut their first EP at Studio 301, which set up a series of DIY tours around Australia, performing with acts such as Hockey Dad, Harts & Kingswood.

Between 2015-2017, PLTS teamed up with Sydney producer JP Fung (Last Dinosaurs, Art Vs Science, Josh Pyke) to explore and uncover their underlying sound; weaved within a diverse range of influences from punk through to soul.
Through this partnership and hours spent in studio’s between Sydney and Byron Bay, the collaboration bore fruit to anthemic, indie rock singles; ‘On and On’, ‘Astoria’, ‘Call Me Out’ & 'Spill'.

Independently released and backed, the combined releases clocked over 2 million plays on Spotify and paved the way for extensive touring throughout Australia, supporting the likes of The Jezabels, The Amity Affliction and landing a well coveted slot on 2016’s ‘Splendour In the Grass’ and 'BIGSOUND 2017'.

PLTS’s strengths shine in their musical diversity, their determination to own their craft and their mammoth live performances, which is why PLTS are quickly establishing themselves amongst the new breed of Australian rock acts.

Featured Artist

2016

Jul

Indie
Rock

(

# Alternative rock # Rock # Altenative # Indie

)

North Coast, NSW

Byron Bay four-piece PLTS are the local winners of our Splendour In The Grass competition. They'll be taking their anthemic indie rock sounds to the Ampitheatre stage of Splendour at midday on Saturday, July 23.

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Tell us about your music. How did develop your sound?

PLTS was born from a simple vision; to create feel good music that engages with people. There were no real limits to the sounds we started out creating back in 2012, but given our broad range of influences spanning from folk to soul to punk-hardcore, a natural indie-rock sound started to emerge. Through years of jamming, demoing tracks and playing live, we’ve managed to build on this and craft our own sound. We’ll continue to develop and craft it even further along the way.

What’s your greatest source of inspiration for making music?

First and foremost, a passion for music itself. Whether its watching a ripping live gig, discovering a new band on the internet or finding comfort in a new genre outside your go-to playlists, that basic love for music helps to explore and create new sounds. Secondly, our natural surroundings. We’re lucky enough to call Byron Bay our home. Such an incredible place to live, showcasing some of the best coastlines to creative thinkers the country has to offer.

What can punters expect from a PLTS live show?

I guess as a rock band, there’s a certain threshold of noise you have to hit to unlock the right energy. We go hard on stage when required, but our strengths are equally showcased in our slower, more emotive songs. Expect to see all these dynamics, boiling into a solid 45 minutes of good vibes. We also just really enjoy performing as a group, so I hope that shines through!

What’s the best advice you’ve been given and who was it from?

Can’t speak for the whole band here, but as a 9 year old kid playing in my first band on an actual stage with a real PA, we were lucky enough to win a competition judged by John Butler, who at the time was a musical guru in my eyes. He approached me at the end of the show and simply told me to “keep enjoying what you’re doing”.

Seems kind of corny now I think of it, but it definitely stuck and it stands at the basis of what we do.

What Australian track would you play to cheer up someone who was crying?

Paul Dempsey – Out The Airlock

What Australian track would you play to someone to make them cry?

Redgum - I Was Only 19

You’re the DJ at a party. The dance floor is pumping. What Australian track do you put on next?

Round The Twist theme song, then repeat it once it finishes.

What was the last local gig you went to? How was it?

Went and checked our mates PRO VITA at the Northern in Byron Bay.

They’re legends from the Sunshine Coast and always put on a ripping show; they’ve just released a new single as well.

Tell us about the bands or people in your music community that inspire you.

Byron Bay has a really thriving, tight knit music community. The diversity is immense in terms of genres. You’ve got bands like ‘Tora’ who are owning what they do and pushing their sound on another level, newcomers like ‘Israeli Chicks’ and ‘Havens’, and hardcore heavyweights; Parkway Drive and In Hearts Wake who are killing it on a global scale. The fact that all these bands exist and put so much time and energy into doing what they do, inspires us to represent and be part of our local music scene.

What are your plans for the rest of 2016?
Can’t reveal too many goodies at this point in time, but I can say we’ll have new music to follow up from ‘On and On’ closer than expected, as well as a few more really exciting things to announce down the track. We’ll be writing a shit load of new material and just really keeping the momentum up towards summer and into the New Year. Plenty of gigs and new bands to meet, pedals to buy and just good vibes overall!

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