Plushgun is an American

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band founded by Dan Ingala located in

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, United States. The current lineup of the band is Ingala, Taylor Armstrong on guitar and Matt Bogdanow on drums. The band gained prominence when its music was featured in episodes of the web series ''

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'' and quickly gained an online following. On May 15, 2008 Plushgun announced a record deal with

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to release the band's first and self-titled

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EP, which was released on August 19, 2008. In a positive review, ''

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'' music critic Jim Abbott wrote that the lead song "Just Impolite" "manages to be breezy and atmospheric" and other tracks "boast plenty of shimmering keyboards, but enough melody to sing along." The music video for "Just Impolite" was directed by celebrity photographer

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and starred actresses

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and

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. Their first album, ''

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'', was released on February 17, 2009. Plushgun was Ourstage's first artist to get signed by a prominent record label after Ourstage flew the band out to

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music festival where Tommy Boy spotted Plushgun. "Just Impolite" was featured on the

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show '' The City'' on December 29, 2008, the film '' The Good Guy'' in 2009 and in a

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commercial in fall 2010. "How We Roll" was featured on an episode of MTV's '' The Real World: Brooklyn''. Plushgun released their second album ''Me.Me'' on May 15, 2012 on

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. In 2010 Plushgun received a Gold Record for a song on the soundtrack to the German film ''Zweiohrküken''.

Band members

*Daniel Ingala – Lead vocals *Matt Bogdanow – Drums, backing vocals *Taylor Armstrong – Guitarist

Discography

* Plushgun demos EP (2007) * ''Plushgun'' EP (Tommy Boy, 2008) * ''Dancing in a Minefield'' EP (Tommy Boy, 2008) * ''

Pins & Panzers ''Pins & Panzers'' is the 2009 debut album of indie rock, indie band Plushgun, released on February 17, 2009. Track listing #"Dancing in a Minefield" – 3:36 #"How We Roll" – 4:05 #"Just Impolite" – 3:52 #"A Crush to Pass the Time" – 4:0 ...

'' (Tommy Boy, February 17, 2009) * ''Me.Me.'' (Tommy Boy, May 15, 2012)

Singles

* "Just Impolite" (2008, self-released; 2009, Tommy Boy, re-released) * "Let Me Kiss You Now (And I'll Fade Away)" (2009, Tommy Boy) * "A Crush To Pass The Time" (2009, Tommy Boy) * "Waste Away" (2012, Tommy Boy) * "Lukewarm" (2022, Tommy Boy)

References

External links

Plushgun
official site {{Authority control American new wave musical groups Indie rock musical groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 2007 Musical groups from Brooklyn Tommy Boy Records artists