Plastic Man’s GRS Live Session Is a Psychedelic Rebirth in Full Technicolour

Florence-based psych-pop trailblazers Plastic Man return with a riveting live session filmed at GRS Recording Studio, showcasing their most evocative material yet. Featuring standout performances of “Molly” and “Mate” from their 2025 album The End and the Beginning, alongside early fan-favorite “He Didn’t Know” from their debut EP, the session is a vibrant testament to a band fully reawakened.

Captured in an intimate, stripped-back setting, the YouTube session isn’t just a rehash of studio recordings — it’s a transformation. With founding member Raffaele Lampronti at the helm and a fresh lineup behind him, Plastic Man injects new life into their sound. Their performance is steeped in psychedelic tradition, conjuring the spectral textures of XTC, the fuzz-laced intensity of Cream, and the cryptic moodiness of 13th Floor Elevators, yet it never feels derivative. Instead, it pulses with reinvention.

The track “Molly” shimmers with woozy introspection, a sonic haze that slowly thickens and breaks open, perfectly illustrating the album’s themes of decay and rebirth. “Mate” pushes harder, its angular, propulsive drive cutting through the smoke with post-psych urgency. Then comes “He Didn’t Know”, a return to the band’s roots — raw, emotional, and laced with nostalgia, grounding the set in their original DNA.

Formed in 2011, Plastic Man has always straddled the line between retro reverence and modern experimentation. Their early days, including their debut EP on Rome’s Misty Lane Records, earned them cult acclaim across Europe, bolstered by sets at Binic Folks Blues Festival, SXSW, and support slots for the likes of Mick Quinn (Supergrass). But it’s their post-pandemic reformation that now defines them. This GRS session captures that rebirth: a band not just revisiting old glories but reimagining their own sound for a new chapter.

More than just a performance, this live session is a statement of intent. Raw, expressive, and dynamically executed, it shows Plastic Man stepping out from the haze of the past with clarity, vision, and a fire that feels both familiar and brand new. For longtime fans and curious newcomers alike, this is the sound of a band rediscovering its purpose, and it’s electrifying.