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Press
"Best Supergroup" 2011 - Miami New Times - Miami New Times
”Good enough to put Miami back on the map as an indie incubator” - Liquid Hip
“wingspread verses, wide-veined pumping heartbeat and radiation sick synth lines over an iconic, apocalyptic accompaniment” - Transparent Blog
“PLAINS is the rare record sans a skippable song, a collection of songs that sound checks many while mimicking none. If PLAINS were released at any point in McGinnis’s career, it would be a major achievement. As a debut, it is astonishing.” - Beached Miami
"...not just one of the best South Florida debuts of late, but one of the best indie-rock efforts this year, full stop." - New Times Broward-Palm Beach
Discography
2010 - "Poor Little Space Monkey" [Digital Single] (10K Islands)
2011 - "Innovator" 7" Single (Discosoma Records)
2011 - Plains - Self-Titled LP (10K Islands)
2012 - "Judy" - 7" Single (10K Islands)
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Bio
PLAINS is the brainchild of Michael McGinnis. Born and raised outside of Chicago, McGinnis began making his own music in earnest just a few years ago when he moved to Miami to sleep on couches and work as a studio rat. Spending endless late nights employing a healthy amount of bourbon and cycling through a few albums worth of songs, the album PLAINS was born. On this eponymous debut record, McGinnis molds a sound and a style that is equally indebted to a love of blue-collar punk and rock bands as much as the technical world and history of audio engineering. There’s a studio polish to these tracks with a fringe of grunge at the edges. Lead single “Innovator” barrels in with a chunky kick to the ground, while faded synths and chorused guitars linger in the background. The track exemplifies the PLAINS sound with each instrument fuzzed out, while leaving plenty of air to breathe. PLAINS is augmented live by Jorge Rubiera on drums, Max Johnston on bass and Jorge Gonzalez Graupera on guitar, all staples of the Miami music scene.
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