Following their single releases over the past few months, PLANET are here to stay with their very first album. Sending us a range of dynamic music, it places them at the very top with many listeners. Alongside the album they are gearing up to return to the live stage, Information Overload will be brought to life with the band’s forthcoming UK and Ireland tour kicking off in May.
Starting off the album with guitar and synth heavy track 'Lost My Honesty' which teases the direction of the rest of the album.
“We had this song sitting in the vault since before our first EP. The sense of urgency made a strong choice for an album opener. It’s heavy on the guitars but also starts to introduce some synth sounds that nod to the direction of the rest of the album.”
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Filled with a variety of genres, this Aussie band refuse to be stereotyped. Along with previously popular track 'Northern Skyline' which features on the album they wanted to fill the record with unheard tracks.
“’Northern Skyline’ is one of the three oldest tracks on the record. We released this one a few years back as a standalone single, but we wanted to include a few fan favourites on our debut album. The song is about someone you care about just up and leaving to live in another country, and you’re not really dealing with it very well.”
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Stand outs on the album for PLANET are their lyrical storytelling in ‘Hard to Come By’ which the band admits is “Matty’s favourite track on the album! It hits you right in the feels and the chorus is probably the most beautiful on the whole record. It’s about wanting for the person you love to come home at night. Only by waiting can you fully understand how much they mean to you.” Along with a collab in nostalgic indie track ‘Ship Won’t Change’, with a more traditional sound, featuring Lily & Grace from CLEWS.
Title track 'Information Overload' is a more honest side of PLANET, speaking on complex relationships and emotions in this time and age, this track resonates with a lot of individuals. talking on the track;
“Lyrically, it’s about getting confused and overwhelmed by all the things happening in the world to the point where you can’t think clearly. It is the paradox of being so well connected but still feeling alone. Seems so apparent today where people are losing touch with what makes them human, being swamped by social and news media”.
Information Overload Track List:
1 - LOST MY HONESTY
2 - HARD TO COME BY
3 - RESIGN
4 - ALWAYS SOMETHING
5 - NORTHERN SKYLINE
6 - NEED MORE
7 - SHIP WON'T CHANGE
8 - ACHING DREAM
9 - INFORMATION OVERLOAD
10 – YOU, JUST A LITTLE MORE
11 - PULSE
12 - ONE TO KEEP YOU
11th March 2022
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