Plié is a no-wave noise rock band, stubbornly pushing the envelope of Lithuanian experimental music overseas. It is a band of six musicians of entirely different backgrounds, ranging from black metal to contemporary avant-garde. Playing confrontational music while disregarding logical dissonances of costumed concertmaster and a muscular curb-stomper performing alongside each other, Plié knows exactly what they're doing in their enigmatic, farcically arrogant world of self-imposed runways. The band managed to take aback alternative music geeks locally with a bold debut album Never Took Place (2021), hyped up their name at ESNS'24, Europavox'24, MENT Ljubljana'23, Tallinn Music Week'22, and main alternative festivals in the region, as well as warmed-up kindred Xiu Xiu in their Vilnius' show, and is about to release their 2nd riddle-loaded studio album We Know Exactly What We're Doing on the 26th of September 2024, followed by a European tour in November. VISIONS magazine | Jonas Silbermann-Schön: 'The musical setting could be juxtaposed with the crudest pictures from Hieronymus Bosch or something in between @Ditz, @black midi, and @Swans. Plié doesn't aim to please, but that's precisely what makes them so interesting.' Under the Radar Magazine | James Thornhill: 'mashing in industrial, electronic, post-rock and avant garde influences into their relentless onslaught. Plié is a band that needs to be seen live to get what they’re about.' Photos by Paulius Žižliauskas