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Plastic is available on iTunes.
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Hmm, seems to only be on the American version of itunes which is no good for the rest of us. It is also on the US version of Amazon. I've tried buying the track from there, but it doesn't seem to like my UK address. Anyone else want to have a go? There's a 30 second sound clip you can listen to there.
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Ok I 've also found it on Juno now. Alas I'm getting a message saying "Due to copyright restrictions you cannot buy this product in your country". Grr. However you can listen to the whole track on Juno's music player - albeit in 30 second increments. HERE.or HEREEdited by user 16 September 2015 00:47:21(UTC)
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Sounds like grandpa in the disco. Exactly what I was afraid of. Very 90ies sounding, and not in a good way. Edited by user 16 September 2015 00:04:20(UTC)
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It's on Canadian iTunes as well.
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Looks like it's available in the UK/EU tomorrow: Qobuz.
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Originally Posted by: the_blank_from_hell  Sounds like grandpa in the disco. Exactly what I was afraid of. Very 90ies sounding, and not in a good way. There's an element of that. Donna Sumner? Not terribly different to what I heard in San Francisco last year (apart from the addition of the backing diva, which makes it slightly worse in my opinion). I'd told myself those were draft lyrics that would be improved before release. Even still, the vocals and synths sound nice and many will be thrilled that they've embraced this sound again. As with Restless on the guitary side, there's a feeling they're not putting their best foot forward and have stronger synth based tracks waiting in the wings. Edited by user 16 September 2015 07:23:10(UTC)
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Well the studio version sounds a little better than the live versions we have previously heard. It's not bad. 7/10 I guess. Might be better on a pumping stereo. When listening to the Juno player earler I thought there may have been a slight glitch but the same thing is present on the youtube clip. I mean the bit on youtube around 5.03. It's probably meant to sound like that but it sounds like a clunky edit to my ears.
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I love this on first listen.
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Music sounds great, vocals are going to need a bit getting used to. At first listen I like the live vocals better, but we will see as time passes. The female vocals suck, but I never have been a fan of "world" and the chorus feels like World 2.0. I will give it much more listens in the next week.
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Originally Posted by: Andy Many thanks. I used ClipGrab to save the audio.Now converted to Apple Lossless using dbpoweramp and into my iTunes and onto my phone.Very slick sound on this track, liking it.Some great sounds though not too keen on the backing vocals.  Edited by user 16 September 2015 08:02:16(UTC)
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Listened on the phone… hated it.
Played it on the speakers… loved it.
I suppose that means it's an, at best, middling song, but with a great sound.
Perhaps it would be better as an instrumental.
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Sounds pretty good really loud! i'm into the music definitely, not sure yet on vocals/melody. I do miss the NO rough edges though.
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It's absolutely gorgeous. Even La Roux sounds good!
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I love it!
They've given Plastic a much stronger 4/4 Disco beat than it had when they played it last year, and the synth baseline has def been beefed up.
I love it. Sounds like New Order meets Giorgio Moroder with some PSB and 90's Techno thrown in. Sounds fresh and contemporary especially as both Moroder and 90's Techno are in with the kids these days.
Unusual vocal from Bernard, kind of breathy and...sensual. But it nicely underscores the nastiness of the lyrics, which seem to be critical of current celebrity/self absorption culture and maybe Hooky as well.
I like the track a lot, easy to see why so many reviewers have praised it. Elly's backing vocal sounds good though it takes some getting used to.
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Originally Posted by: ZASmusic I love it!
Unusual vocal from Bernard, kind of breathy and...sensual. But it nicely underscores the nastiness of the lyrics, which seem to be critical of current celebrity/self absorption culture and maybe Hooky as well.
.... Elly's backing vocal sounds good though it takes some getting used to. Yeah that's what i thought about Bernard's vocal; breathy, slightly restrained (maybe even a bit low in the mix?) and sensual.Takes the nastiness of the lyric off a bit. But , erm, it's not Elly Jackson (La Roux) on the backing vocals i don't think..is it? A couple of posters have said that now.It doesn't sound anything like her if it is.
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Originally Posted by: NotAMod Looks like it's available in the UK/EU tomorrow: Qobuz. Got it just this minute off iTunes here in Sweden. (it wasn't available early this morning when last I checked). Off to have a stroll and a listen! Edited by user 16 September 2015 08:39:12(UTC)
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Someone else did vocals during the sessions… and it does sound like her… although I can't say anything else right now as it was a private conversation. No idea which tracks she ended up on, if any, but it does sound like her. So might well not be La Roux.
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Originally Posted by: Fotzepolitic Originally Posted by: ZASmusic I love it!
Unusual vocal from Bernard, kind of breathy and...sensual. But it nicely underscores the nastiness of the lyrics, which seem to be critical of current celebrity/self absorption culture and maybe Hooky as well.
.... Elly's backing vocal sounds good though it takes some getting used to. Yeah that's what i thought about Bernard's vocal; breathy, slightly restrained (maybe even a bit low in the mix?) and sensual.Takes the nastiness of the lyric off a bit. But , erm, it's not Elly Jackson (La Roux) on the backing vocals i don't think..is it? A couple of posters have said that now.It doesn't sound anything like her if it is. I could be wrong, but haven't several interviews and reviews with the band mentioned that Plastic is one of the songs Elly does vocals on? I could be wrong! Sure sounds like her.
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.........mmmm. Production is fine, and it's what I expected from the reviews. I like the style of Bernard's vocal but - just like I remember from the odd clip of the live performances of Plastic - he hasn't come up with a particularly compelling melody for this one. 6/10 on first listen.
But, I thought the same about "Restless" initially and I'd give it an 8 now.
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Originally Posted by: Kutastha Plastic is available on iTunes. Robbing bastards. Encouraging desperate folk to buy it now for a quid. Does that quid get knocked off when you buy the whole album or are you effectively buying it twice? Thought so. Edited by user 16 September 2015 09:08:00(UTC)
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Preorder the album on iTunes, and the early tracks are free. You only need pay “once”.
“Complete my album” means that you could buy just the early tracks now, and then get the rest of the album after release with the price of those tracks knocked off. You only need pay “once”.
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I bought it from Amazon and after many listens it is a good song. 7.5./10 |
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Originally Posted by: Coops Originally Posted by: Kutastha Plastic is available on iTunes. 1. Does that quid get knocked off when you buy the whole album 2. are you effectively buying it twice? 1. Yes, it does. 2. No, you aren't. Edited by user 16 September 2015 09:20:26(UTC)
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