PLINI Announces New Album "An Unnameable Desire"; Streams Title Track


In 2026, a stunning new chapter for Plini will arrive, with the prolific Australian guitarist, composer and producer today announcing the release of a brand new album An Unnameable Desire, set for release on Friday 24th April.

Across the space of 10 tracks, An Unnameable Desire blends staggering intricacy with moments of surging heaviness and billowing bliss, catapulting Plini's expansive dexterity and sonic diversity into even greater new heights.

Accompanying the announcement of his new album today, Plini has also unveiled the album's title track along with a charismatic music video. But, as Plini reveals, all may not be as it seems as we venture further down the rabbit hole for album #3.

"I picked this as the first single because it sets the tone/sound of the album without really giving anything away," shares Plini. "I'm known as a guitarist, but this song doesn't even really contain a guitar "solo". Much like the video, it's the whimsical first chapter of an adventure, and hopefully gives a false sense of security for what's to come."

Watch the video for 'An Unnameable Desire' BELOW!

Mixed by Simon Grove and mastered by Adam "Nolly" Getgood, An Unnameable Desire finds Plini joining forces with a horde of creative talent, with magic woven alongside Simon Grove (bass, auxiliary guitar, mixing, engineering and co-production), Chris Allison (drums percussion, additional drum engineering and co-production), Dave Mckay (piano, keyboards and synthesizers), A.J. Minette (string arrangement and production), Misha Vayman (violin) and Yoshi Masuda (cello), with additional production on 'Ciel' courtesy of Devesh Dayal, a guitar solo on 'Ciel' by Jakub Zytecki and harp on 'After Everything' by Emily Hopkins. Album artwork is designed by Patti Bai.

"Something I'm very happy about, after many years of making music and the "career" aspect of it becoming a whole lot more serious, is that the process hasn't changed - still just me sitting in a room, tinkering on a guitar until I come across an interesting idea, and then following it down various rabbit holes until it starts feeling like a song," shares Plini of his upcoming new album.

"The intention with this album," adds Plini, "was to let that side of the process be as playful as possible, and then when it came to executing these ideas as finished songs, trying to expand the music in every direction possible: the heavier parts should be heavier, the pretty parts should be prettier, the hard-to-play stuff should be harder to play... and also in being as thoughtful and intricate as possible in relating the songs to each other through various themes and references. I hope it's as enjoyable to listen to as it was to make!"

Renowned for delivering mind-bending musicality from all angles, Plini has previously released two full-length albums, 2016's Handmade Cities and 2020's Impulse Voices, alongside several EPs, singles and contributing credits along the way.

Nominated for Live Guitarist of the Year in 2018 at the National Live Music Awards, Plini has also previously toured alongside Sleep Token, Periphery and Tesseract, and will embark on a huge world tour in 2026, commencing in Europe in late April.


UK/Europe dates (support from electro-jazz duo Sungazer):

Dates:

Tue 28/04/2026 Poland Warsaw Niebo
Wed 29/04/2026 Lithuania Vilnius Loftas 
Thu 30/04/2026 Latvia Riga Melna Piektdiena 
Fri 01/05/2026 Estonia Tallin Paavli Kulturfabrik 
Sat 02/05/2026 Finland Helsinki House of Culture 
Mon 04/05/2026 Sweden Stockholm Debaser Strand 
Tue 05/05/2026 Norway Oslo Vulkan Arena 
Wed 06/05/2026 Denmark Copenhagen Pumpehuset 
Thu 07/05/2026 Germany Hamburg Gruenspan 
Fri 08/05/2026 Germany Berlin Columbia Theater 
Sat 09/05/2026 Czechia Prague Palac Akropolis 
Sun 10/05/2026 Austria Vienna Szene 
Tue 12/05/2026 Italy Treviso New Age 
Wed 13/05/2026 Germany Munich Technikum 
Thu 14/05/2026 Switzerland Aaurau Kiff Saal 
Fri 15/05/2026 Switzerland Monthey Pont Rogue 
Sat 16/05/2026 Spain Barcelona Salamandra 
Sun 17/05/2026 Spain Madrid Mon 
Mon 18/05/2026 France Toulouse La Cabane 
Tue 19/05/2026 France Paris Trianon 
Thu 21/05/2026 UK Bristol Electric 
Fri 22/05/2026 UK London Electric Ballroom
Sat 23/05/2026 UK Manchester Club Academy
Sun 24/05/2026 UK Birmingham Asylum
Tue 26/05/2026 Germany Frankfurt Batschkapp
Wed 27/05/2026 Luxembourg Esch-sur-Alzette, Rockhal
Thu 28/05/2026 Belgium Antwerp Trix Club
Fri 29/05/2026 Holland Haarlem Patronaat GZ
Sat 30/05/2026 Holland Nijmegen Doornroosje


Tracklisting:

01. Dorénavant 
02. An Unnameable Desire 
03. Ciel 
04. Canyon 
05. Now & Then 
06. Manala 
07. Vespertine 
08. Ruin 
09. After Everything 
10. The Time Will Pass Anyway

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