{"id":2369368,"date":"2026-04-12T09:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2369368"},"modified":"2026-04-12T09:00:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T09:00:39","slug":"plini-shares-new-single-music-video-manala-from-new-album-an-unnameable-desire-due-out-friday-24-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/plini-shares-new-single-music-video-manala-from-new-album-an-unnameable-desire-due-out-friday-24-april\/","title":{"rendered":"PLINI Shares New Single + Music Video &#8216;Manala&#8217; From New Album &#8216;An Unnameable Desire&#8217; Due Out Friday 24 April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_154307\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-154307\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-154307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Declan Blackall Photography<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Recently announcing a new chapter for\u00a0<strong>Plini<\/strong>, with the prolific Australian guitarist, composer and producer announcing the release of a brand new album\u00a0<em><strong>An Unnameable Desire<\/strong><\/em>, set for release on Friday 24 April comes <strong><em>Manala<\/em><\/strong>, the second track accompanied with a brand new music video.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Manala <\/em><\/strong>follows the album\u2019s title track and Plini shares, \u201c<em>Following on from the first song and video, hopefully\u00a0this one is sufficiently surprising! I chose it for that impact, and for the lengthy guitar solo \u2013 knowing that the first track probably wouldn\u2019t have enough shred for many of my listeners. Enjoy!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Across the space of 10 tracks,\u00a0<em><strong>An Unnameable Desire<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0blends staggering intricacy with moments of surging heaviness and billowing bliss, catapulting\u00a0<strong>Plini<\/strong>\u2018s expansive dexterity and sonic diversity into even greater new heights.<\/p>\n<p>Mixed by <strong>Simon Grove<\/strong>\u00a0and mastered by\u00a0<strong>Adam \u201cNolly\u201d Getgood<\/strong>,\u00a0<em><strong>An Unnameable Desire<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0finds\u00a0<strong>Plini<\/strong>\u00a0joining forces with a horde of creative talent, with magic woven alongside\u00a0<strong>Simon Grove<\/strong>\u00a0(bass, auxiliary guitar, mixing, engineering and co-production),\u00a0<strong>Chris Allison<\/strong>\u00a0(drums percussion, additional drum engineering and co-production),\u00a0<strong>Dave Mckay<\/strong>\u00a0(piano, keyboards and synthesizers)<strong>,\u00a0A.J. Minette<\/strong>\u00a0(string arrangement and production),\u00a0<strong>Misha Vayman<\/strong>\u00a0(violin)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Yoshi Masuda<\/strong>\u00a0(cello), with additional production on\u00a0<em><strong>Ciel<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0courtesy of\u00a0<strong>Devesh Dayal<\/strong>, a guitar solo on\u00a0<em><strong>Ciel<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Jakub Zytecki<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>harp on\u00a0<em><strong>After Everything<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Emily Hopkins<\/strong>. Album artwork is designed by Patti Bai.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Plini - &quot;Manala&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ev8Hpn9dgMU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><em>\u201cSomething I\u2019m very happy about, after many years of making music and the \u201ccareer\u201d aspect of it becoming a whole lot more serious, is that the process hasn\u2019t changed \u2013 still just me sitting in a room, tinkering on a guitar until I come across an interesting idea, and then following it down various rabbit holes until it starts feeling like a song,\u201d <\/em>shares <strong>Plini <\/strong>of his upcoming new album.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe intention with this album,\u201d<\/em> adds <strong>Plini<\/strong>, <em>\u201cwas to let that side of the process be as playful as possible, and then when it came to executing these ideas as finished songs, trying to expand the music in every direction possible: the heavier parts should be heavier, the pretty parts should be prettier, the hard-to-play stuff should be harder to play\u2026 and also in being as thoughtful and intricate as possible in relating the songs to each other through various themes and references. I hope it\u2019s as enjoyable to listen to as it was to make!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Renowned for delivering mind-bending musicality from all angles, <strong>Plini<\/strong>\u00a0has previously released two full-length albums, 2016\u2019s\u00a0<em><strong>Handmade Cities<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and 2020\u2019s\u00a0<strong><em>Impulse Voices<\/em><\/strong>, alongside several EPs, singles and contributing credits along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Nominated for Live Guitarist of the Year in 2018 at the National Live Music Awards, <strong>Plini<\/strong> has also previously toured alongside <strong>Sleep Token<\/strong>, <strong>Periphery<\/strong> and <strong>Tesseract<\/strong>, and will embark on a huge world tour in 2026, commencing in Europe in late April.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-154306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therockpit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plini_An-Unnameable-Desire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therockpit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plini_An-Unnameable-Desire.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.therockpit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plini_An-Unnameable-Desire-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therockpit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plini_An-Unnameable-Desire-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therockpit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plini_An-Unnameable-Desire-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therockpit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plini_An-Unnameable-Desire-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.therockpit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plini_An-Unnameable-Desire-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.therockpit.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Plini_An-Unnameable-Desire-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>AN UNNAMEABLE DESIRE<\/strong><\/em><strong> \u2013 OUT APRIL 24<\/strong><strong><br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dallasdoespr.us17.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=a305962aa31ffaf04d517efaa&amp;id=df74a8f9d7&amp;e=4b368790b1\">https:\/\/www.plini.co\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.therockpit.net \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Declan Blackall Photography Recently announcing a new chapter for\u00a0Plini, with the prolific Australian guitarist, composer and producer announcing the release of a brand new album\u00a0An Unnameable Desire, set for release on Friday 24 April comes Manala, the second track accompanied with a brand new music video. 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