Press & Reviews
Ça Manque À Ma Culture (Télé Québec) PDF Print E-mail
April 30, 2008

Montreal, Canada
Trop court! Oh! je ne vous parle pas d’un dîner au soleil, mais du spectacle livré par Plajia vendredi soir dernier au Patro Vys. C’est lancé, on bat des mains, puis… déjà?

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Panda Magazine PDF Print E-mail
April 26, 2008

Sweden
Slå upp ordet explosion i valfri ordbok och du kommer få ord nedtyngda av negativa värderingar - tryckvågor, kärnreaktioner, mekaniska brott eller till och med exoterma kemiska processer (?). Men en explosion är också en snabb process som frigör energi. Något att tänka på innan man drar förhastade slutsatser. Och om man ska tro evolutionen behövde rymden en big bang för att universums bästa planet skulle bli till.

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Listeners Generation.com PDF Print E-mail
April 25, 2008

Indiana, USA
What do you get when you combine an infectiously happy melody, fresh lyrics, and an unexpected musical twist? You get Plajia's smash title track, "Beautiful Explosion," off of their Beautiful Explosion CD.

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Voir PDF Print E-mail
April 24, 2008

Montreal, Canada
Plajia tente de faire son chemin en marge des modes et des tendances.

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Chronik.ca (French) PDF Print E-mail
April 01, 2008

Montreal, Canada
Un mur de sons, des airs planants, le tout évidemment bien orchestré. Le contraire serait un résultat cacaphonique. Dans le cas de cet album, le tout est très bien balancé, chaque instrument trouve la place qui lui revient.

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either/or PDF Print E-mail
February 24, 2008

Ever since the Jake Mann fiasco that I got myself into, I try to be pretty quick to write about bands that I’ve actually been in contact with. This does not usually end up happening, however! Indeed, I told the singer for Plajia, a Canadian indie band, that I’d have something written within a week… and that was 12 days ago! Clearly, my laziness is just as prolific as ever.

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Montreal Express PDF Print E-mail
February 10, 2008

Montreal, Canada
Groupe de Montréal, il faudra garder à l’œil Plajia, trio qui a su s’attirer un bon « buzz » depuis quelques semaines, avec la sortie de son premier album, Beautiful Explosion.

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Circles Of Concrete PDF Print E-mail
February 10, 2008

Plajia is a Montreal based, ambient rock band, with diverse influences such as: folk, 60’s and 70’s music, space rock, Motown, contemporary pop music, progressive and classic rock.

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Quartier Libre (French) PDF Print E-mail
January 30, 2008

Montreal, Canada
Pour un premier album, difficile de faire mieux. Beautiful Explosion témoigne à la fois du côté mélodique de Plajia et de son désir d’exploration. Le trio de Châteauguay présente une musique parfaitement équilibrée, entre pop accrocheuse et atmosphère recherchée.

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Voir (French) PDF Print E-mail
January 10, 2008

Montreal, Canada
Découvert en 2004 grâce au concours Virée Chaosphonique, Plajia lance un premier album anglophone complet, démonstration évidente d'une force créatrice de calibre international.

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!tashed PDF Print E-mail
January 05, 2008

Singapore
Some saturdays require a lil drifting into the space between at times. Plajia being expressed as a beautiful explosion is an understatement. These canadians (again!) produce an extremely different and fresh sound which will inch its way closer to your heart with each listen.

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One Hundredb PDF Print E-mail
December 19, 2007

Montreal’s Plajia (pronounced, according to their email, plah-gee-ah) released their debut album, Beautiful Explosion, in October of this year. To be honest, I don’t know all that much about them - neither their website nor the email they sent to us gives much of a biography.

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Bang Bang (French) PDF Print E-mail
December 02, 2007

Montreal, Canada
C’est qu’ils ont travaillé les gars de Plajia depuis 2001. Voici après 3 EP leur premier album complet. Efficaces à souhait, leurs chansons transpirent d’inspirations diverses, mais intégrées et assez variées pour s’avérer à la fois familières et nouvelles.

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Beats™ Presents: hot biscuits PDF Print E-mail
November 29, 2007

My approval rating for “out of genre” music has sky rocketed this month. “Out of genre” means that the music is out of my usual comfort zone. First Feist came out of no where and now Plajia; both of which are from Canada. I gotta say that Plajia is just one of those bands that grows on you I guess, at first I was like “eh”, but now I’m like “ooooh, alright, nice.” I’m not even really sure how to explain their style, “Canadian Rock” is the best I can do.

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mu6.ca PDF Print E-mail
November 28, 2007

Montreal, Canada
Depuis 2001, directement de Montréal, le groupe Plajia roule sa bosse sur la scène underground. Beautiful Explosion est leur premier album sous l’étiquette Orange Music. C’est quoi Plajia? C’est du rock aux multiples influences; surtout britanniques.

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Heet Stof PDF Print E-mail
November 27, 2007

Netherlands
Muziek kan je stemming bepalen. Volgens mij zelfs meer dan een film, een roman of een schilderij. Het is waarschijnlijk niet zo dat iemand met veel verdriet ineens vrolijk wordt als hij een bepaald liedje hoort en iemand die blij zal ook niet in tranen uitbarsten na het beluisteren van een lied.

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Anyone's Guess PDF Print E-mail
November 25, 2007

San Francisco, USA
Plajia are from montreal and beautiful explosions, their debut album, off of which comes the lovely, ambient folk ballad "beating the charms," has just been released. check here to find out where you can pick up a copy of your own.

 
Allan’s World Music PDF Print E-mail
November 23, 2007

Toronto, Canada
Plajia is an English-singing band from Montreal. Either way English/French speaking, Montreal has been THE place in Canada in producing arguably one of the best bands around the world. If only Toronto could only match up.

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Ici Montreal (French) PDF Print E-mail
November 22, 2007

Montreal, Canada
Plajia abonde dans tous les sens. Pas tant qu’il y aurait lieu de faire un mauvais jeu de mots avec son nom, mais assez pour parler d’une mosaïque de sons déjà vus, sur le retour à cause de leur place bien méritée.

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Are You Embarrassed Easily? PDF Print E-mail
November 18, 2007

Maryland, USA
Since I have been writing this blog, about a year now if you can believe that, I have gotten a slow but steady stream of music sent to me by bands and PR folks representing bands that are trying to make their big break. Most of this music hasn't been to my taste, but I recently got an email from Patrick Pleau, the lead singer of Plajia, a band from Montreal, with links to some pretty cool tunes.

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Confessions Of A Music Addict PDF Print E-mail
November 18, 2007

Atlanta, USA
Here's a band from Montreal that sent me some of their songs. As I listen, a small smile stretches across my face, because I hear a twinge of the 90s, which I have been saying is about to explode back onto the scene for about two years now. I love it when I'm right. But, I also have boobs, making that a blatant fact. 

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Discheria ElRocco 0.01 PDF Print E-mail
November 17, 2007

Italy
Terzetto da Montreal all'esordio sulla lunga distanza che si comporta in maniera splendida, perfettamente a proprio agio tra le atmosfere trasognanti del pop e il folk più acustico. Si fluttua piacevolmente tra coretti attorcigliati a melodie zuccherine, pianoforte in primo piano,  chitarre spumeggianti all'occorrenza, suono caldo e voce suadente. 

 
Showbizz (French) PDF Print E-mail
November 13, 2007

Quebec City, Canada
Plajia surprend avec «Beautiful Explosion»
Après plusieurs sursauts créatifs depuis sa formation en 2001, Plajia vient de lancer «Beautiful Explosion», son premier véritable album, une œuvre musicale fort intéressante qui mérite une oreille attentive. Le trio, originaire de Châteauguay, qui a cumulé démos, mini-albums et de multiples concerts depuis six ans n'attendait que le bon moment pour exploser sur la scène musicale. Et cette opportunité est enfin arrivée.

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Modsuperstar PDF Print E-mail
November 12, 2007

Cambridge, Canada
In what was the inaugural (oft neglected) Free Music Friday post I featured a Montreal band called Plajia. Since I had mentioned the band previously on my blog, Patrick, the lead singer from the band was gracious enough to send me a copy of the bands new album Beautiful Explosion, which was recently released October 30th.

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Le Droit PDF Print E-mail
November 03, 2007

Montreal, Canada
Après quelques années sur la route de l'indépendance musicale, le trio montréalais Plajia accouche finalement d'un premier album. En pigeant dans la mélancolie de Death Cab For Cutie, le rock aréna épique de Muse, la ferveur de The Music, et en y ajoutant un brin d'influences rock des années 1970 - hard rock à la Zeppelin, psychédélisme à la Pink Floyd.

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Canoe (French) PDF Print E-mail
November 02, 2007

Montreal, Canada
Après les maxis Fetch (2001), Cellular Phone (2002) et Sitis (2003), le rock mélodique de Plajia se retrouve enfin sur un premier album, Beautiful Explosion. Un aboutissement mérité pour la bande de Patrick Pleau qui s’acharne depuis ses débuts à faire connaître son art.

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L'Esprit Simple PDF Print E-mail
April 30, 2007

Montreal, Canada
Les groupes de musique peuvent-ils progresser lorsque leur son ne cadre pas avec ces catalyseurs de carrières que sont les radios commerciales? Vivre des fruits de son art n’est pas un privilège offert à la majorité des artistes. Cela ne les empêche pas pour autant de vivre pour leur art.

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Winter Academy PDF Print E-mail
April 20, 2007

Thessaloniki, Greece
Οι σημερινοί μας καλεσμένοι λέγονται Plajia, κατάγονται από το Montreal [ναι, αρκετά αμελήσαμε τον Καναδά φέτος, το ξέρω..] και παίζουν κάτι ανάμεσα σε post-rock, ambient rock και acoustic rock.. ή όπως λένε και οι ίδιοι 'epic rock'n'roll with a touch of everything' [φανταστείτε τον Thom Yorke να ηγείται μιας post rock μπάντας και είστε μέσα..]. 

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Headphones Required PDF Print E-mail
March 04, 2007

Montreal, Canada
The Montreal-based band Plajia was giving a concert at the Petit Campus last Saturday. For those of you who don’t know their music, you really should consider subscribing to this podcast or check the band’s website

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MP3 Hugger PDF Print E-mail
March 01, 2007

USA
Just before you run for the hills at the start of ‘I Am A Musician’ for fear of an assault of the Bon Jovi’s be warned that staying out of ear shot would be a loss to the side of your brain that craves free form rock gems. Because that's the sort of blaze of glory (!) that this song from Montreal’s Plajia is. 

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