New album Psychic Reader is out now

November 2nd, 2018

Our new album Psychic Reader was released today. It´s a co-release between our own label Polythene Records and Paraply Records. Scandinavian distribution via Border.

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New single + Hawk solo gigs

April 13th, 2016

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“Wouldn’t Change a Thing brings to mind Willie Nile at his anthemic best, burning, blues-infused guitars fueling a creepy, phantasmagorical tale.” (New York Music Daily). 22 April we release a new single, Wouldn´t Change A Thing (from album Turn The Tide). But before that there´s two Hawk solo gigs: on Radio P4 Sjuhärad today at 11 am GMT +1 and tomorrow at Club Divine Intervention in Borås.

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Green on Red´s Dan Stuart till Stockholm lördag och Malmö fredag

May 6th, 2014

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Swedish tour with The Cynz who we played with in New York and New Jersey

March 26th, 2014

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This week our pals The Cynz from New Jersey are coming to Sweden. Fronted by bombshell Cyndi Dawson – spoken word and poetry rock and roll femme fatale with an amazing stage persona – they´re a rock and roll tsunami that recalls the CBGB´s days and artists like Patti Smith and Jim Carroll. And now they´re playing with us in Eskilstuna, Stockholm and Uppsala. Can´t wait!

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Behind the scenes – the making of the Turn The Tide album

March 25th, 2014

A year ago our latest album Turn The Tide was released. Now we have released a behind the scenes-video on YouTube, with clips from the making of the album.

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The Final Remedy – a new single

February 5th, 2014

New single from The Plastic Pals - The Final Remedy

The Final Remedy. That´s the title of our new single that will be released Friday 7 February. There will also be a video – so watch this space. Friday we´re also having a release party at our home ground – Pet Sounds Bar, Stockholm.

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Getting ready to take Manhattan… and Brooklyn… and New Jersey – but first we take the Pet Sounds Bar

November 7th, 2013

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“Sorry it took so long, but we were just tuning.” Just like everybody else we were devastated to hear the news about Lou Reed´s passing. And now this quote from his Live Take No Prisoners album comes to mind. So sorry for having neglected this page for a while. But we´ve been busy tuning. Tuning this rock and roll machine of ours into perfection for our first plunge across the Atlantic pond.

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Tour dates in Sweden, New York and New Jersey

September 16th, 2013

In October and November The Plastic Pals are on tour. 9–12 October in Sweden – Stockholm, Gövle, Malmö and Göteborg – with Chris Cacavas (who´ve played with Green on Red, Giant Sand and Calexico). And 14–17 November the tour goes to New York and New Jersey, where The Pals will be playing with Band of Outsiders, The Cynz and Phil Gammage´s The Rebel Factory.

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Dalarna here we come – opening for The Nomads

June 13th, 2013

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Another opening band feather in the cap for us Plastic Pals. Having opened for luminaries as Chuck Prophet, Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 and The New Christs (with Rob Younger from Radio Birdman and Jim Dickson from The Barracudas) it´s now time for The Plastic Pals to open for The Nomads. The show´s in Borlänge at Restaurant Liljan Friday today 14th June.

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The Relentless Turn The Tide Tour goes to Liverpool and London

May 14th, 2013

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This week – 16th May to 18th May – The Plastic Pals are going on a mini tour to the UK. Thursday May 16 and Friday May 17 we´re playing at The Cavern Club as a part of the line up for the 11th festival Internartional Pop Overthrow, Liverpool. Straight after last Liverpool gig, Friday 17th May, we go straight down to London to play at The Betsey Trotwood in Clerkenwell. Last gig of this tour is Saturday 18th May when we play at the Dirty Water Club at The Shacklewell Arms in Dalston, London.

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