Orlando, FL
www.plainjaneautomobile.com
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 Plain Jane Automobile emerged as a sort of anomaly out of the mid-90's Orlando scene.
Forsaking the post-grunge, bar-friendly fodder that dominated the city at the time they
instead focused on crafting textured layers of melodies and soundscapes with driving
rhythms reminiscent of the Brit-pop that had influenced many of them growing up.
It all started when lead singer, and then bassist, Duke Crider teamed up with longtime
band mate Luis Mejia in mid-1998 as a basis for something new. "We wanted to create something that represented exactly where we were as artists and never again
compromise with anything we produced" explains Crider as he took the helm as
frontman for the first time. They recruited local players and began to craft a
continuation of what they have been influenced by with their stark originality and
driving live show. Soon the scene began to take notice. Their long sold-out first CD showcasing the beginnings of what was to come; setting a standard for thoughtful songwriting that was only to be raised by them higher and higher.
After years of perfecting their sound they enlisted ex-Choke member Paul McCorkel to take on the bass duties, and local in-demand drummer Mark Jansen to bring their sound to the next level. Their steady ascent through the Orlando scene began to pay off with such high-profile spots as being personally selected by local legends Seven Mary. Three to perform with them and opening a sold-out show for their heroes Supergrass.
The current incarnation of Plain Jane Automobile is many things. At once driving with the move-your-body anthem 'Blue Jeans', to the epic sounding 'Awake'. They embody what they live; a reach-out-and-grab-you demand to rock and a reminder of just how everything in a group can fall so perfectly into place. Their latest 3-song EP is being circulated all over the region and begs the arrival of a full length CD due later this year.
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