IMC Listening guide

Best weather to enjoy this EP

Sunny day

Best time to listen

Dusk reflections

Best place to listen

At home, Out in nature

Does this EP haunt the silence?

Melody lingers

Goosebumps scale

Maximum goosebumps

Our thoughts

Let me officially introduce you to Plàsi. Yes, officially, because we've already featured him many times in our Spotify playlists, but never actually wrote about him until now. And yet, there’s a lot to say about this talented artist.

First of all, he draws inspiration from a wide range of influences, being... Greek-Swedish. And he lives... in the Netherlands. Still following? Alright, let’s continue this little European tour, because we’re here to talk about his new EP titled Camino, released on June 13 via our friends at Nettwerk. Yes, Camino is a Spanish word that means "path", and you’ll get that very quickly when you hear the opening track.

The 5-track EP starts with Father’s Eyes, a song about a toxic father-son relationship. The kind of relationship I’ve always had with my parents. So naturally, the topic hit close to home. And it's true that the slowest part of life is rebuilding yourself and walking that path. Warm and hopeful, it’s the perfect opener for an EP of this depth.

After the beautiful, peaceful, and bright "Waiting for Signs", which offers a glimpse of hope and makes you feel like life is still ahead of you rather than behind, the adventure continues with "Efiga", sung in Greek as a nod to his roots. It tells the story of a relationship that ended and the feeling of regret that slowly takes over. In his previous EP, it was his Swedish side that took the spotlight. Fair is fair.

The hypnotic “Heights” shows how a song that starts off gently can slowly evolve, gaining depth without ever breaking the mood. The production on this one is truly brilliant and this little gem of a song softly leads us to the final track, “Camino,” whose subtle Hispanic vibe wraps up the EP in a beautiful and coherent way.

From the attention given to the production with co-producer Hannes Hasselberg to the delicate writing shaped with co-writer Linus Hasselberg, Plàsi poured a lot of intimacy and hope into this personal "path" of rebuilding. The project was crafted between his first studio in Stockholm and his new space in Amsterdam. A borderless work, stripped of unnecessary frills, driven by its originality, wide cultural influences, and the depth of its themes from the very first track.

Plàsi says this EP also helped him grow on a personal level: “I feel like I’m myself even more, because I wrote and recorded this EP in my own environment. I was at home in my new city, and I was creating music. There’s nothing better”.

A pure success to recommend not only to indie-folk fans, of course, but also to anyone into world music, as the mix of influences here is genuinely stunning. And if you're a bit lost actually, it will help you to focus on your passion, just like Plàsi did to get better!

A bit more about Plàsi

Plàsi is a Greco-Swedish artist who writes calm, thoughtful songs with simple acoustic arrangements and honest lyrics. Since 2015, he has slowly built an audience through releases like Now & Then (2016), People (2018), Mystery (2019), and Foreign Sea (2022), reaching over 100 million streams along the way. He has played shows with artists like José González, Hollow Coves, Axel Flóvent, and Henry Jamison.

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