Australian Indie Psych Artist Pluto Jonze Announces New Album, Reveals Transformative Double Single!

ydney-based indie psych-pop artist Pluto Jonze has announced his new album Awe will be released Friday November 5th.

Tomorrow, September 3rd, Pluto Jonze set to release his innovative new A/B side Moonmaking/ Dot, the first taste of his long-awaited sophomore record Awe - produced by the artist himself and mixed by Brendan Cox (Imogen Heap, Guy Siggsworth).

The two-track journey begins with the serene soundscapes of lead single Moonmaking, balanced with delicate piano and Pluto’s hypnotic vocals, before the smooth humming bass lines infuses the track with its effortless, strutting charm. The track elegantly builds into an enigmatic bridge led by a commanding and domineering guitar solo, lent gravitas by resounding group claps and Pluto’s echoing yells.

The outros atmospherics segues incognito into second track ‘Dot’, a resounding, upbeat synth-pop sing-along that intrigues with exquisite chord choices, creating a joyous chameleon that fluently and fluidly balances between the anticipated and unexpected. Pluto uses an expert dynamic range, creating resounding peaks and troughs with ease, before closing ‘Dot’ with the deftest touch.

Pluto talks about the meaning and inspiration behind the tracks: "For Moonmaking I had the image of this lone piano in the woods, just me and the crickets, conjuring the moon. One of my most intimate songs in terms of writing and production. Trying to channel ‘2001 Space Odyssey’, but a bit sexy. Vangelis but haunting. The piano solo is very much inspired by early 20th century French Romantic composers like Erik Satie and Debussy, super sparse. But then I love how these subtleties contrast with the outrageous full octave fuzz guitar solo, just blowing everything to the stratosphere. "

He continues, "Dot is my modern impression of an old school crooner piano ballad against the backdrop of an epic ‘Bladerunner’ or Vangelis-esque soundscape. I wanted the sense of the enormous and the miniscule together in the production of this. The undercurrent of the huge ominous bass, throbbing like the weight of the world, cut short by finger chimes. Big influence was Landon Speers’ ‘Headaches’ soundscapes.”"

Over the past decade, Pluto Jonze has established himself as a particularly unique voice whilst wearing hats as producer, songwriter, performer & visual artist.

Following triple J and US college radio hits Plastic Bag in a Hurricane and Eject from his debut album (2013), and the Sucker EP (2014), Pluto embarked on several years of collaboration, touring and producing with artists ranging from Ball Park Music, Jungle Giants, Megan Washington, Delta Riggs, Lime Cordiale to Cub Sport, and in 2016 he performed on JJJ’s Like A Version.

In 2019 he gained international attention performing his song I’ll Try Anything live on a burning piano.

2021 will see the release of Pluto’s long awaited sophomore album Awe, 4 years in the making. Written around piano rather than the more familiar guitar riffs, Awe is a true evolution, an epic dreamscape, influenced as much by romantic composers Debussy, Erik Satie, Vangelis, Jean Michel Jarre, as by Indie Psych modern greats Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Beck, Tobias Jesso Jnr, Tame Impala, AIR and Todd Terje.

The first A/B side - Walk Off The Edge With Me/ Kelsey In Corduroy - showcased a darker edge of Pluto’s song writing and production, and features a collaboration with debut guest vocalist Anna Davoll.

Pluto comments: "A lot of things to do with this album have been a leap of faith. Exploring all this new territory has taken time to get right but I really feel like finally these tracks are ready for people to climb up on. I’ve realised Pluto Jonze is something that will always be a part of me and I want to keep releasing music forever under this name.