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and vocalist Rob Daly. Stammers was formerly bass player with

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, the band are now based in New York. Between 1996 and 2004, Plastic Eaters regularly played in Philadelphia,

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. After the release of a few EPs and the 2001 live album ''Live at the Uptown'' through their own website, the band's newer material returned to a more old school punk sound. The band have yet to release material in the UK. In December 2008, Plastic Eaters released a

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joined as the drummer. In 2011, Stammers and Daly started writing soundtracks for US TV, film and adverts under the name Plastic Eater Sound, which is also the name of their record label.

Discography

Albums

*''Live at the Uptown'' (2001) *''OK... Call It a Comeback'' (2012)

Singles

*"Six Gun" 12" (1997) *''Plastic Eaters EP'' (1997) *''Get On EP'' (1998) *"

" (2008) *''The Giggies & Piggies Extended Play'' (currently unreleased)

DVD

*''.357-11'' (2010)

References

External links

Plastic Eaters official site
Musical groups established in 1996 Punk rock groups from Pennsylvania Musical groups from Philadelphia {{US-punk-band-stub