Plonk – Album by The Earwurms
Our album ‘Plonk’ will be our first studio album. We (the earwurms) have been playing together for 8 years. From our high school open stage in 2017 to being able to play with super cool bands in the band scene. But….Now it appears to be time to record a studio album! We wanted to expand our sound and ideas. With the help of Jan Schenk as producer and Geertruida as our label and great guest musicians, we embark on this adventure.
The name ‘Plonk’ comes from a conversation about the band’s sound (during our rehearsal at thé Helicopter). We tried to imitate the sounds, and suddenly there it was: Plonk! This represents the sound of the band but also our attitude. This attitude consists of humor mixed with an abstract (and uneducated) view of sound. The word ‘plonk’ is a sound, feeling and a certain train of thought of The Earwurms as a (plonky) band.
The album addresses themes such as pleasure and understanding the banal, being a woman, housing shortage and power structures. The layered diverse themes are also incorporated into the music with a layered assembly of sounds. The music is formed from the diverse feelings that the themes evoke in us.
We also hope to expand the visual side of the wurms. We want to do more costumes, album art, set design and release physical vinyl!
Now these ideas are all well and good, but they also cost a bit. We have chosen a few avenues to obtain funding. In addition to applying for subsidies, we try to raise a large part of the budget through crowdfunding. So if you think WOW, great to support a Helicopter band, take a look at our VoordeKunst paging.
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