Plush
By Mike O’Cull
Ferocious female rockers, Plush, are here to bring true hard rock back to its rightful place at the top of the charts with the group’s self-titled debut effort Plush. The record comes out October 29th, 2021 via Pavement Entertainment and shows Plush to be exactly the kind of muscled-up, life-affirming guitar band that both fans and the industry need to thrive and survive. The album was produced by Johnny K (Staind, 3 Doors Down, Disturbed) and features thirteen powerful tracks that become even mightier once you learn that all four women in the band are under 21 years old. Plush has been knocking people out on tour with Seether, Nonpoint, and Wolfgang Van Halen’s band Mammoth WVH. Plush will keep their magic going on a string of upcoming dates with Evanescence and Halestorm. They’re at the forefront of a new generation of young bands that are bringing excitement and urgency back to a rock scene that has been dull for far too long.
Plush’s rump-kicking sound blends the talents of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Moriah Formica, drummer Brooke Colucci, guitarist Bella Perron, and bassist Ashley Suppa into high-tensile rock music full of passion and fire. Formica first came to the world’s attention when she auditioned for NBC’s “The Voice” at age 16. She became one of the most youthful performers to turn all four judge’s chairs around in the show’s history. Brooke Colucci is an internet sensation in her own right and has rung up over 14 million views of her drumming videos. Guitarist Bella Perron is a rapidly emerging virtuoso who studies at Berklee College of Music and bassist Ashley Suppa has been called the “female version of Cliff Burton” more than once. Together, they’re a tough, intuitive unit with a big-time future taking shape in front of them.
Plush opens with the rocking single “Athena.” The band puts down a heavy groove made of drums and guitars while Formica immediately takes command of the vocal mic. Her voice is huge and expressive, able to soar and inspire at will, and she’s never afraid to let us hear every bit of her pipes. Bella Perron’s guitar work is angular and individual with a unique melodic style and an aggressive tone. The entire group sounds supremely confident and you can feel how this one would pin your ears back in concert.
Watch “Hate”
“Hate” is an intense, mid-tempo jam that works through the negative aspects of a failing relationship. Formica takes the lead vocal up into the atmosphere like a boss while the guitars churn up the dirt beneath her. Her performance lets us into her pain and frustration in a genuine way and makes the song unforgettable. The track climbed to Number 24 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Chart and one spin makes it easy to see why.
“Sober” is a more mellow track with a beautiful acoustic guitar part in its intro that blows up into a hard-edged chorus. The vocal harmonies rule, the rhythm section responds to each ebb and flow perfectly, and Plush puts down a tight ensemble sound that could light up every radio on the planet. These four players embody contemporary rock music at its zenith. They’re loud, smart, and relevant in all the ways that matter and even their deep cuts like “Don’t Say That” and “Walk Away” swagger with the imminent success ahead of them. If smoking guitar chops, hard beats, and one of the best new singers in the business sound like something you want to get onboard with, Plush is ready to become your new favorite band. Don’t sleep on this one.
Good for them!
singer sounds like a metal Ann Wilson! rock on!
These girls are awesome, I love their music can’t wait to hear the rest of there CD
Wow great band!
I’m in. Thanks for the tip!
Good to see some women playing ass kicking rock.
There is a lot of great female Guitarists these days. It’s good to have more women that Rock.
This is fantastic! I hope they are a great success.
So proud of these girls. Excited to watch as they take the Rock world by storm. Been a fan of Moriah’s since before she was on the Voice. Excited to watch as they turn heads and gain fans.
It’s always great to see a Voice coach, in this case Miley Cyrus, eat crow by not selecting Mariah in the battle round, and she went on to be a member of Plush and be more successful and continue her dream.