PlanB Shuffle

Collection(s)

Hello Dear Stranger

Four On The Floor

Composer(s)

Peter Flierl

Adrian Miller

Document(s)

Lyrics & Chords Horn Chart

Whilst touring the UK it became quickly apparent to me that the days were becoming something of a pattern that could be set to music, dance or theatre. All the elements were there each time - loading the gear into a car boot or onto a train, someone minding the gear while others went to collect food or sort out business. This was all screaming out to me to be turned into a song. But what kind of song? Well of course a shuffle is not the only music possibility. But a gentle nod to the advancing years of some band members somehow made it more appropriate than shake rattle & roll or thrash punk. - Adrian.

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Review(s)

Channeling supreme blues energy, PlanB Australia puts their collective musicality to work in their song PlanB Shuffle. With lyrics that highlight the group's affinity for music through wit and charm, PlanB Shuffle is a self-aware anthem for the working musician. The resulting track is a blast, using soaring organ pads, gritty guitar, and bright horns to support some one-of-a-kind vocal work!

The overall sound of the group is great - full of colorful energy. The lead vocal qualities are strong but not overpowering, with plenty of unique tone for listeners to dig into. The horns are phenomenal - adding a really bright and engaging quality to an already great sound - combined with killer lyrics and a solid structure, this whole song is a strength!  

Fans of the gritty, bluesy sound and pop/rock structures and sensibilities will love this track! PlanB Australia's namesake shuffle is sure to catch the ears of a large audience, and the group's musicality and charm will keep them coming back for more! Thanks for the submission! - Jon W.

Jon Wright

April 28, 2020

Detailing PlanB Australia's various overseas travels and adventures, "PlanB Shuffle" is a delightfully fun and groove-infused blues-rocker that is both wonderfully arranged and steeped in style. Crunchy rhythm guitars, shuffle-laden rhythms, and tasty jazz-induced brass forays are combined in marvelous fashion to create a rip-rollicking good time that has great energy and a heightened sense of good'ol plain fun. Excellent!

The arrangement is brilliant and the song's diverse instrumentation offers up a rich cocktail of contrasting tones and timbres. Marvelously dirty rhythm guitars, highly expressive brass, rhythmically driving keys, and a vocal performance that perfectly captures the spirit of the genre with aplomb ensure there is a cavalcade of continually interesting ideas being presented to the listener. There is great energy to the track, giving it an almost live feel which is always a great attribute for any rock track to have, it gives the song a sense of spontaneity and character that is thoroughly engaging. The playful and quirky nature of the lyrics add a great amount of charm to the track and if you are a touring musician, are undoubtedly relatable.

This is a solid rocker and fans of the genre will have a great time with "PlanB Shuffle"

Andre Avanessian

November 11, 2021

Recording(s)

Studio

Hello Dear Stranger

Four On The Floor

3.32

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Music Video(s)

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April 22, 2020

3.44

The origins of the term 'doing the PlanB Shuffle' are probably as varied as there are band members in the band. What does remain as fact is that whilst between gigs in Wuxi, China during PlanB's 'Second Time Around' Tour in 2014, keyboard player Adrian Miller mentioned to Sneaky Pete that it would be a good idea to write a song about the various modes of transport adopted by the band when touring .......the term PlanB Shuffle was definitely used during this conversation. That was the planting of the seed that would eventually germinate and result in the current crowd favourite.

PlanB Shuffle was recorded in Adelaide's Sodypop Studio under the watchful eye of engineer/producer Brett Sody, as part of an initial grouping of four songs earmarked for inclusion in the band's third studio album, tentatively titled 'Dance Floor'. PlanB had been road testing the four songs for several months in their live sets to extremely favourable reactions from fans and were looking to Brett to again capture the infectiously danceable rhythms and live appeal in the studio. The associated clip, produced by the band's trombonist Patrick Stapleton, features a large amount of tour footage specific focussing on PlanB's 'shuffle' as captured on tours in the UK and Cambodia.

The 3rd track on the band's vinyl EP "Four On The Floor", this clip includes clips taken during the Back2UK Tour in 2018 and the Som Chop Tini Tour of Cambodia in 2020.