Seattle Band Plash on Carlos Giffoni’s Amazing Ambiance

Seattle Band Plash on Carlos Giffoni’s Amazing Ambiance

From In Our Headphones by KEXP

May 12, 2026 · 16 min · Season 3 · Episode 37

About this episode

Host Evie Stokes interviews the Seattle band Plash about their latest album and musical influences.

Host Evie Stokes sits down with emerging Seattle math rock band Plash to talk about their latest album i live alone and the music that inspires them. The band talks about their origins in the Seattle scene, playing drums with coathangers, and their method of writing in both English and Korean. They share “Dermis,” a beautiful expansive song by Carlos Giffoni featuring Mabbe Fratti. They dig into track and getting inspiration from music outside their own genre. “Dermis” comes from Giffoni’s 2026 album Pendulum, out now via Room40. Produced by Dusty Henry Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy Listen to the full songs on KEXP's " In Our Headphones " playlist on Spotify or the “ What's In Our Headphones ” playlist on YouTube. Support the podcast: kexp.org/headphones Contact us at headphones@kexp.org . Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Evie Stokes

Guest: Plash

Topics covered

  • Seattle music scene
  • math rock
  • album discussion
  • music inspiration
  • bilingual songwriting

Keywords

  • Seattle
  • math rock
  • Plash
  • Carlos Giffoni
  • i live alone
  • Dermis
  • Pendulum
  • music inspiration
  • bilingual

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Carlos Giffoni, Room40

Books & works: i live alone, Dermis, Pendulum

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