Clear Plastic Masks at Troubadour - February 7 and 8

CLEAR PLASTIC MASKS REVIEWED IN THE NEW YORK TIMES
DEBUT EP OUT NOW ON SERPENTS & SNAKES RECORDS/DINE ALONE RECORDS
TOUR DATES CONFIRMED WITH WHITE DENIM
MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES
“…the band emanates a powerful brand of blues rock with psych inflections.”—The Deli
“Artist to Watch”—Rollo & Grady
’ Jon Pareles reviews the self-titled debut EP from emerging Nashville band Clear Plastic Masks(CPM) praising, “The churning, galvanic, righteously messy surge and crash of 1960s rock is their heritage, full of loose ends and live wires; they’ve got firm roots without settling down in the slightest.” Out now on Serpents & Snakes Records/Dine Alone Records (), the four-song EP features material that will be included in the band’s forthcoming full-length debut, which will be released early 2014. After wrapping up a series of shows with Alabama Shakes, the band will embark on a tour with White Denim in 2014. See below for complete details.
Already receiving critical acclaim,  recently premiered the music video for the EP’s first single, “Baby Come On,” praising, “Documenting the events of one wild late night, the video blends these connected images of traveling, dancing, and spending time at the beach with the band’s modern and distinctly unique spin on the blues while covering everything in a gritty, emotional realism. But far from simply appropriating music that’s existed for a hundred years, they shift their influences and inspirations inward, twisting them until they’re only shadows of their former selves— all turned toward Clear Plastic Masks’ inimitable rock aesthetic.” The video can be viewed/embedded . Additionally,  calls the song, “So Real,” a “scorching garage rock with nothing to hide: just pummeling percussion, desperate yowls that recall Jack White before he became Jack White, and a whole lot of scrappy guitar fuzz that should please Black Lips worshipers,” while the   describes it as, “a scuzzy, reckless, blooze-bolstered rock ‘n' roll number.” Moreover, an All Saints-directed video of the band performing at this past year’s SXSW can be viewed .
Formed in 2011 in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, CPM relocated to Nashville in 2012 where they recorded their debut album at The Bomb Shelter. The 4-piece band is made up of Eddy DuQuesne (bass/keys), Charlie Garmendia (drums), Andrew Katz (guitar/keys/vocal) and Matt Menold (guitar/keys). In addition to CPM, the band-members recently launched a side-project with Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, entitled Thunderbitch.
CPM  track listing1. So Real2. Aliens3. Shakedown4. Baby Come On CPM CONFIRMED TOUR DATESJanuary 31            Seattle, WA            Neumos Crystal Ball Reading Room*February 1            Vancouver, BC            Biltmore Cabaret*February 2            Portland, OR            Doug Fir Lounge*February 5            San Francisco, CA            The Fillmore*February 7            West Hollywood, CA            Troubadour*February 8            West Hollywood, CA            Troubadour*February 9            San Diego, CA            The Casbah*February 10            Phoenix, AZ            The Crescent Ballroom*February 14            New Orleans, LA            One Eyed Jacks†
*supporting White Denim†supporting Hurray for the Riff Raff