New Music & Video Release - Plini's highly anticipated album 'An Unnameable Desire' out now - 25th April 2026
Photo Credit - Declan Blackall Photography
Artist Name - Plini
Release Name - An Unnameable Desire
Release Date - 25th April 2026
Genre - Instrumental Rock, Progressive Rock, Math Rock
Label - Plini
Plini, the prolific Australian guitarist, composer and producer has released his highly anticipated brand new album An Unnameable Desire, out now.
Across the space of 10 tracks, An Unnameable Desire blends staggering intricacy with moments of surging heaviness and billowing bliss, catapulting Plini's expansive dexterity and sonic diversity into even greater new heights.
After Everything follows An Unnameable Desire and Manala. "As an independent artist known for playing guitar, the idea of making a music video is financially daunting and creatively questionable (I think most of my audience would prefer to see unedited guitar playing). So in the spirit of the album - trying new things and hoping to challenge both myself & my audience - it seemed like a good idea to not make just one, but three videos, two of which don't even have musicians in them. The result is a whimsical trilogy that somehow (at least, to me) perfectly reflects the music, and also gives my international audience a bit of a taste of Australiana! If anyone was confused in the process of watching these, I consider that a success." explains Plini.
Mixed by Simon Grove and mastered by Adam "Nolly" Getgood, An Unnameable Desire finds Plini joining forces with a horde of creative talent, with magic woven alongside Simon Grove (bass, auxiliary guitar, mixing, engineering and co-production), Chris Allison (drums percussion, additional drum engineering and co-production), Dave Mckay (piano, keyboards and synthesizers), A.J. Minette (string arrangement and production), Misha Vayman (violin) and Yoshi Masuda (cello), with additional production on Ciel courtesy of Devesh Dayal, a guitar solo on Ciel by Jakub Zytecki and harp on After Everything by Emily Hopkins. Album artwork is designed by Patti Bai.
"Something I'm very happy about, after many years of making music and the "career" aspect of it becoming a whole lot more serious, is that the process hasn't changed - 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," shares Plini of his upcoming new album.
"The intention with this album," adds Plini, "was 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... 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's as enjoyable to listen to as it was to make!"
Renowned for delivering mind-bending musicality from all angles, Plini has previously released two full-length albums, 2016's Handmade Cities and 2020's Impulse Voices, alongside several EPs, singles and contributing credits along the way.
Nominated for Live Guitarist of the Year in 2018 at the National Live Music Awards, Plini has also previously toured alongside Sleep Token, Periphery and Tesseract. His huge world tour has officially kicked off in Europe with more tour dates still to be announced.
AN UNNAMEABLE DESIRE - OUT NOW - https://www.plini.co/
AN UNNAMEABLE DESIRE TRACK LISTING:
01. Dorénavant
02. An Unnameable Desire
03. Ciel
04. Canyon
05. Now & Then
06. Manala
07. Vespertine
08. Ruin
09. After Everything
10. The Time Will Pass Anyway