Years active 2011–present | ||
Instruments Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Drums Labels The Native Sound, Track and Field Records, Crash Symbols, Inner Ear Records, Manic Pop!, Bad Panda Associated acts Ed Askew, Sarah P., Keep Shelly In Athens, Iva Moskovich | ||
George Samaras (born August 1990), better known as Plastic Flowers, is a Greek singer-songwriter who has released two full-length studio albums, "Evergreen" in 2014 and "Heavenly" in 2016.
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Early life and career
While studying Language and Literature at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, he began recording music on a TASCAM Multi-track under the moniker Plastic Flowers and quickly released a series of bedroom pop EP's and singles that have been praised for their lo-fi aesthetics.
In 2014 his first album "Evergreen" was released through Inner Ear Records and Crash Symbols in Europe and the United States respectively. He later moved to London and recorded his second full-length album "Heavenly" in November 2015.
Plastic Flowers became the first Greek act ever to perform at South by Southwest. He also toured USA and Europe twice and shared the stage with Bonobo, A.R.Kane, Still Corners, Emancipator and others. On his debut album he collaborated with Keep Shelly In Athens and NY-based underground folk legend Ed Askew.
Personal life
In 2017, George started his doctoral research in Higher Education at King's College London.
Theodoros Pangalos Sample
In 2012 Plastic Flowers sampled Theodoros Pangalos' famous parliament speech 'Mazi ta fagame' in one of his songs.