Playland: Singer-Songwriter in New York

About Playland

Playland is an emerging rock/pop artist working in the overlap of power pop hooks and noise rock abrasion. Their shows at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory place them in a local circuit that favors loud rooms and close-range performance. The project’s name also echoes Johnny Marr’s 2014 album title, though Playland’s presence reads as a separate act rather than a catalogue reference. Onstage, the approach favors tight melodies under pressure, with distortion used as structure instead of ornament.