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Coping Fantasies

by Power Plush

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1.
Butterfly 03:48
There’s a butterfly flying from the dark room Where we’re at We’re sitting holding hands There’s a promise to what’s next And then balance on the edge Between love and lost Between affection and confusion Between love and lost Between affection and confusion I don’t wanna go I don’t want you to go I don’t wanna go I don’t want you to go Where’s my mind I threw in front of you That made me mad last night You’re making sure that we will stay All my pain it fades away In just seconds of one day Between love and lost Between affection and confusion Between love and lost Between affection and confusion I don’t wanna go I don’t want you to go I don’t wanna go I don’t want you to go It’s this feeling taking over me I think you make me who I want to be All these words I’ve never heard before Make me want to hold you even more I start to miss you alle the time Do you still miss me all the time? Our thoughts collect our biggest fears So all our memories disappear I don’t wanna go I don’t want you to go I don’t wanna go I don’t want you to go
2.
Heavenly 03:30
Heavenly bodies above me Heavy my mind feels And this is what I say „Heaviness is what surrounds me, But I’m okay, I am okay.“ Haven’t felt healthy lately My mind tricks me Cause this is what I say „I can’t complain fundamentally, I am okay, I am okay!“ Affirmations hold me tight Keep me close to be all.. Heavenly I got the whole world in front of me She’s pressing her weight all over me Life’s not supposed to be easy But I didn’t ask for that Heavenly I want you to be so easily I’m putting the pressure onto me And I want the ease to come back to me I don’t want to wait for it „Haven’t you heard of the gravity? It’s making it hard to move forward, let me say. It’s holding us close to the places In which we live, in which we stay.“ Can’t take the first step towards „happily... Ever after“ it always seems to fail Another attempt to live rightly I’m still okay, I am okay Affirmations hold me tight Keep me close to be all.. Heavenly I got the whole world in front of me She’s pressing her weight all over me Life’s not supposed to be easy But I didn’t ask for that Heavenly I want you to be so easily I’m putting the pressure onto me And I want the ease to come back to me I don’t want to wait for it Affirmations hold me tight Keep me close to be alright Affirmations hold me close to be just fine Affirmations hold me tight Keep me close to be alright Affirmations hold me close to be just fine Heavenly I got the whole world in front of me She’s pressing her weight all over me Life’s not supposed to be easy But I didn’t ask for that Heavenly I want you to be so easily I’m putting the pressure onto me And I want the ease to come back to me I don’t want to wait for it
3.
It’s not that I Want to be someone else It’s just that I See a lot that needs to change I’ve kinda been So drained I won’t get up And also scared But now I’m just fed up Leave me alone When I’m walking in the dark Leave me alone This is so messed up Leave me alone When I’m walking in the dark Leave me alone Nothing that we do Justifies your gaze You’re the ones to blame We’re not the toys in your horrible game I dive into Violent fantasies And grab my key In case you get too close to me Leave me alone When I’m walking in the dark Leave me alone This is so messed up Leave me alone When I’m walking in the dark Leave me alone (Cause it’s clear...) (Leave me alone) (Leave me alone) Don’t want to speak with you Look at you Stand with you Be nice to you Anymore (Leave me alone) (Leave me alone) Don’t want to speak with you (Leave me alone) Look at you Stand with you (Leave me alone) Be nice to you Anymore (Leave me alone) Leave me alone When I’m walking in the dark Leave me alone This is so messed up Leave me alone When I’m walking in the dark Leave me alone
4.
Depression‘s got a hold of me I lost my touch to empathy I feel too much And not at all Can‘t catch a breath Waves drowned me now Dissociation, Emptiness I need to call a therapist If that’s my youth I guess I‘ve missed Nothing at all Makes me so pissed It feels like I‘ve Got nothing left to do And it feels like I‘ve Got nothing left to lose Breathing In Breathing Out Try to catch myself Before I hit the ground Breathing In Breathing Out The walls come closer now There’s no doubt My hands still shake Anxiety And my frustration Endlessly I lay in bed all of my life And tell my friends that I‘ll be fine It feels like I‘ve Got nothing left to do And it feels like I‘ve Got nothing left to lose Breathing In Breathing Out Try to catch myself Before I hit the ground Breathing In Breathing Out The walls come closer now There’s no doubt Breathing In (breathing in, breathing in) Breathing Out (breathing out, breathing out) Try to catch myself (catch myself, catch myself) Before I hit the ground (hit the ground, hit the ground) Breathing In (breathing in, breathing in) Breathing Out (breathing out, breathing out) The walls come closer now (closer now, closer now) There’s no doubt
5.
She Changed 03:49
When I look at you It feels like home When I look at you There’s this face I’ve known But she changed She changed Quite a lot Your face looks kinda blushed Are you feeling ok? Your face looks kinda blushed to me Are you gonna explode? Are you gonna explode? Coming home to see What’s left of me Darkness creeping in Making me begin To fade I start to fade Into dust My face looks kinda blushed Are you feeling ok? My face looks kinda blushed to me Are you gonna explode? Are you gonna explode? And then I always start to see That all I am is ‘cause of me I’m always coming back to me I’ll always like the way I’ll be, I’ll be Your face looks kinda blushed Are you feeling, ok? Your face looks kinda blushed to me Are you gonna explode? Are you gonna explode? Your face looks kinda blushed Are you feeling, ok? Your face looks kinda blushed to me Are you gonna explode? Are you gonna explode?
6.
All I See 04:13
I don’t relax I can’t shut down No hanging loose I read the room Most of the time (Trying to make sure everything is fine) There’s no control Within this act Built on projection And self-neglect I don’t relax I can’t shut down No hanging loose All I see Is a giant mess All I see Revolves around these moods And body languages Do you relax? Can you wind down? Please t-teach me To slack off for a change I wish to drift A little while To calm my mind (Calm my mind) There’s no control Within this act Built on projection And self-neglect I don’t relax I can’t shut down No hanging loose All I see Is a giant mess All I see Revolves around these moods And body languages There is no control Even if I thought so There is no control! There is no control! There is no control! All I see Is a giant mess All I see revolves- Evolves... All I see Is a giant mess All I see Revolves around these moods And body languages
7.
Emergency, emergency Emergency, emergency I love the sun because Under her I cannot freeze My brain it cuts the line Solid as ice, you would agree I’m overwhelmed I cannot think And I don’t know how to act I should do anything Instead my sight is turning black I’m a complete blackout In case of need I freeze I’m a complete blackout In case of need I freeze It hits me like a flood I’m watching answers passing by But I’m paralyzed for sure I can’t make any of them mine I hear it loud and clear The call to action has been made All I can feel is fear The first thing I would do would be a mistake I’m a complete blackout In case of need I freeze I’m a complete blackout In case of need I freeze Emergency, emergency I’m useless and I always freeze Emergency, emergency I freeze I’m overwhelmed I cannot think And I don’t know how to act I should do anything Instead my sight is turning black Because... I’m a complete blackout In case of need I freeze I’m a complete blackout In case of need I freeze I’m a complete blackout In case of need I freeze Emergency, emergency I’m useless and I always freeze Emergency, emergency I freeze Emergency, emergency I’m useless and I always freeze Emergency, emergency I freeze
8.
Girl, he toxic Get it in your head You will end up raising him until your dead You shine brighter than his teeth When he grins and tells you that He’s the one you need Girl, he toxic Get it in your head You will end up raising him until your dead You shine brighter than his teeth When he grins and tells you that He’s the one you need His toxic ass, his toxic ass His toxic ass, his toxic ass When he says it’s just a joke Every fucking time You will recognize it’s best To leave him behind When he says it’s just a joke Every fucking time You will recognize it’s best To leave him behind His toxic ass, his toxic ass His toxic ass, his toxic ass You’ll never get the cake (He will always feed you crumbs girl) You’ll never get the cake (He will always feed you crumbs girl) You’ll never get the cake (He will always feed you crumbs girl) You’ll never get the cake (He will always feed you crumbs girl) He won’t get you the cake He will take what you are All he did is to mute you That’s the story so far He is hot, he is cold But will never be warm You deserve to be treated Like the queen that you are There’s this one thing In your life That won’t bring you far His toxic ass, his toxic ass His toxic ass, his toxic ass (He will always feed you crumbs girl) His toxic ass, his toxic ass (He will always feed you crumbs girl) His toxic ass, his toxic ass
9.
Always wondered if You had noticed me at all Felt so small Everytime I saw you Haven’t been myself In a while since knowing you But I guess That’s just what you do Make me happy, make me sad Can’t remember what comes next Make me happy, make me sad You will go and I will Follow you Though you left me feeling low Make up fast and ignore All your moods You could never see What you’ve done to me We’re too busy Always thinking ‘bout yourself Now you left me And I’m screaming for your help Make me happy, make me sad Can’t remember what comes next Make me happy, make me sad You will go and I will Make me happy, make me sad Can’t remember what comes next Make me happy, make me sad You will go and I will Leave you, too Eventually It’s hard to move on now I’m not ready Feeling unsteady But in some time I will be free From all the power You had over me Just let me be Make me happy, make me sad Can’t remember what comes next Make me happy, make me sad You will go and I will Make me happy, make me sad Can’t remember what comes next Make me happy, make me sad You will go and I will
10.
Trash Can 02:41
Suddenly it’s late again Somewhen around 2am I’ve been turning I’ve been tossing My life into a trash can A good degree Something to be! Yeah, that’s great Just not for me I’ve been turning I’ve been tossing My life into a trash can How does it even work? What do I want to do? I’m floating, but it hurts I’ll play the fool O, can I find some peace? Be done with seasons of pressure Expectations and whatever? Or be lost forever But suddenly it’s late again Somewhen around 4am I’ve been turning I’ve been tossing My life into a trash can A world so bleak! I want to see If I can do What’s good for me-e I’ve been turning I’ve been tossing My life into a trash can Trash can Trash can So, I’m picking up my hopes Let them guide me towards poise A change of pace, I need to cope And find my groove: Dare to take a leap! Spend your time living in pleasure Exceed your fears, excel in this Self-love measure But suddenly it’s late again Somewhen around 4am I’ve been turning I’ve been tossing My life into a trash can Suddenly it’s late again Trash can! Suddenly it’s late again (Why is it late again?) Trash can! (I just want to get some sleep Why do I always contemplate About life at around... I don’t know I don’t even know what time it is) Trash can (Oh well... good night)
11.
Goodbye 04:09
I know I’d do it all I know I’d do it all For all what’s lost I know I’d do it all I’m doing it all over again I rushed into the thought I rushed into the thought The thought of us I rushed into it all And now I’m hurting someone... Before you say to me How much you love me I’ll tell how I feel That I have felt it all along I think we are wrong I feel it’s shifting all away I feel I’m losing love again I still hold on, hold on to us In what we are you have to trust You leaving will break us apart And I’m not ready yet I know it’s for the better now Staying this way, more hurt than love The luck we had to last this long Let’s bring it to an.. End that gives us peace Its closure that we need To save what’s left of us To go our own ways now we have The chance to do it right I fell it’s shifting all away I fell I’m losing love again Can’t I be sure with this one thing? I can’t say goodbye again I gave us up Because I urge for something new And I have lost so many loves to what I do I know I did you wrong But what I feel I can’t ignore Because I’ve felt It all along I think we are wrong I fell it’s shifting all away I fell I’m losing love again Can’t I be sure with this one thing? I can’t say goodbye again
12.
Utopia 03:32
Shift your gaze Without pressure Without shame Take up space Without pressure Without shame Let’s pave the way For an age of sensitivity We’ll be ok Hugging heavy hearts While staying sane We all got a little something Up our sleeves Sticking together It’s all that we’ll need Take care of each other As the world goes to shit Get a glimpse of Utopia! You’ll find your place In a fantasy of Living change In your own pace Let’s break the cycles! Don’t be afraid! Cause we all got a little something Up our sleeves Sticking together It’s all that we’ll need Take care of each other As the world goes to shit Get a glimpse of Utopia! Get a glimpse of Utopia!

about

Power Plush have built themselves a universe - out of cotton wool, construction foam and modeling clay, cosy and colorful, far away from the grey of the Saxon hinterland and the crises of our time. This universe is meant to be a shelter for those hurt and crushed by definable and indefinable worries. A resting place that makes us forget world pain and world events, even if only for a moment, through its comfort. A safe space for all those who are alone with inextricable knots of emotion and need a shoulder to lean on. For Anja, Maria, Svenja and Nino, the first inhabitants of this universe, Power Plush has been fulfilling this purpose for several years. The band structure is free of hierarchies: with guitarists Maria and Svenja and bassist Anja, three vocalists and writers share the front of the stage at gigs. Together with drummer Nino, they have developed a creative trademark that has long enriched the indie pop scene and could change it for good. Power Plush combine influences from various decades of pop history, moving somewhere between Woodstock and college rock, flowery indie, post-punk and alternative from the future decades - driven by feather- light immediacy, yet full of electricity and always with their hearts ahead.

But let's start from the beginning. Power Plush found each other in the Chemnitz music scene in Germany in 2019 and were complete in their current line-up in 2020. Their common centre of life has been considered an important progressive engine of the German cultural landscape and the Gallic village of the East not only since the band's founding - between Kosmos Chemnitz, Kraftklub, Bikini Kommando and Atomino, Power Plush benefit from a rich creative network. The fact that they are the first signing of the label Beton Klunker Tonträger, run by the trio Blond, is proof of this once again. Power Plush sparkled as a support act for big domestic acts Kraftklub, Beatstakes, Tocotronic, Leoniden and Blond and were nominated in the category "Best Newcomer" at the 2022 VUT Indie Awards. After a tremendous festival run in the summer season of 2022, the band is finally releasing their first album: "Coping Fantasies".

The band's first release, the EP "Vomiting Emotions", released in autumn 2021, was already a call to live out sensibility. After this chaotic emotional breakup now follows the deep dive, Power Plush arrange and concretize their themes and thoughts. "Coping Fantasies" reflects learning successes from the time of the EP's creation and recent stage experiences - instrument playing, writing ping-pong and melody development have become noticeably more experienced and self-confident. For the first time, the band consciously takes up space, has created a sound that perhaps seems a little less dreamy, but a lot more pointed, more dramatic, just bigger than it did a year and a half ago. A sound that breaks out more courageously and breathes more intensively, that belongs on larger stages and can actually be transferred one-to-one to the live situation. Mario Simic, who has worked with Mavi Phoenix, Rikas and Bruckner in the past, was once again responsible for the production and his input and fine-tuning contributed significantly to the warm and wavy atmosphere of this record.

In terms of content, "Coping Fantasies" is an unagitated manifesto and an emotional roller coaster all at once. It's a smiley whose mouth constantly takes on new shapes. A twelve-part ride through all emotional states. The blossoming opener "Butterfly" and the dynamic "Heavenly" are to be understood as a bridge between EP and LP and indicate the broad field of tension of the record. With the unusually jagged "Leave Me Alone", Power Plush directly follow up with a volcano eruption and deliver what is probably the most unmistakable political statement in the band's history so far. "Leave Me Alone", created in a collective
writing process, is an angry experience report and a consistent declaration of solidarity with all FLINTA* who feel threatened by vultures on their way home at night: "you're the ones to blame, we're not the toys in your horrible game". Word.

In "Nothing Left To Lose", "She Changed" and "All I See", Power Plush then devote themselves to more introspective topics, embedded in a decelerated ambience. Svenja, Anja and Maria describe experiences from depressive phases, go on a search back to the self, offer help to fellow human beings in similar situations, pause, breathe in, breathe out. "Emergency // Freeze" - a piece about the oppressive negative mental spiral of involuntary idleness, blackout, even more involuntary idleness and harder blackout - is followed by the two-part contemplation of a toxic love relationship. The rocking, snotty "Girl He Toxic" and the plush, stirring "Make Me Happy" bundle observations on the same topic - from two perspectives that could hardly be more different. The rebellious and playful piece "Trashcan", like the dreamy duet "Goodbye", deals with separation processes, but in different ways. While "Trashcan" detaches the band from dark, societal demons in a homoristic and self-ironic way, "Goodbye" revolves around the agonising parting from beloved partners, which sometimes seems unavoidable: "An end that gives us peace, its closure that we need, to save what's left of us".

Finally, at the end of "Coping Fantasies" there is a song that bundles everything that makes up the Power-Plush-Family and feels like a warm blanket. "Utopia" is a kind of site plan of the miniature universe "Coping Fantasies", a blueprint for comparable parallel universes and a healthier coexistence, but at the same time by no means an attempt at a universal solution. Like the whole album, "Utopia" is an ode to tenderness, solidarity and love.

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released February 10, 2023

Written by Power Plush
Produced by Mario Simic
Mixed by Mario Simic
Mastered by Robin Schmidt @ 24-96 Mastering

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Power Plush have built themselves a universe - out of cotton wool, construction foam and modeling clay, cosy and colorful. A safe space for all those who are alone with inextricable knots of emotion and need a shoulder to lean on.

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