In 1994 I met two brothers in a band called burMonter.  Now Martin & James Newman are in the tightest & best band around & they call themselves Plumerai.
~ Brian John Mitchell, Remora

About Plumerai
I’ll go ahead & give away that the name Plumerai comes from a french lullaby about depluming a bird.  Plumerai is post-pop band from Boston.  Equally influenced by 80’s punk (The Misfits, Minor Threat), early 90’s british alternative (The Cure, Cranes, PJ Harvey), & modern art-rock (Radiohead, Gogol Bordello); the results are shoegazing guitars, Patti Smith style vocals, tight drumming, & driving bass lines – everything you could want from pop oriented music.

Despite the fact that they put out their first album nearly two years ago, res cogitans marks their true debut.  After several line-up changes in the past two years, the band has become solid & tight after a few short tours consisting of Elizabeth Ezell (vocals), Todd Richards (drums), & brothers Martin Newman (guitars & keyboards) & James Newman (bass).  Ezell brings sultry vocals to the mix in a genre populated by sweet sounding singers.  Richards gives us drums that swing rather than becoming mechanical back beats.  Martin Newman provides the heavily reverbed guitars around which the songs are built. James Newman brings the percussive bass lines that help hold things together.
 

Plumerai discography
Plumerai - Marco PoloMarco Polo
CD EP 2012
4 tracks, 16 minutes
Name your price on Bandcamp.

The first recording of Plumerai with all new line-up featuring new vocalist Eliza Brown & new drummer Mickey Vershbow.
Plumerai: Your Guilty Prize Your Guilty Prize
CD 2011 | Silber 104
9 tracks, 42 minutes
$12 ($14 international, $5 download (320 kbps, ~104 megs))
The shoe-gazey/dream-poppy foundations are still there, but it’s the strength of Elizabeth Ezell’s vocal performances & the richness & sophistication of the band’s songwriting & instrumentation that make “Your Guilty Prize” Plumerai‘s most mature & varied work yet.
~ Love and Mathematics

Plumerai returns with more sultry shoegaze influenced pop.  Hand-printed covers by the band themselves.

: Listen to the track Strike
: Press release
: Reviews

Without Number
CD 2007 | Silber 059
9 tracks, 45 minutes
$12 ($14 international, $5 download (256 kbps, ~83 megs))
The full length from post-pop stars Plumerai.  Includes the cover of Remora's "Kill My Way Out of Here."

: Listen to the track Home Again
: Press release
: Reviews

Plumerai: res cogitans res cogitans
CD-R EP 2006 | Silber 055
4 tracks, 22 minutes
$8 ($10 international, $2 download (256 kbps, ~40 megs))
Shoegazing bliss-pop from Boston on this limited edition EP.  The first accurate capturing of a fantastic band.

: Listen to the track Illuminata
: More info
: Reviews

Illuminated
MP3 Remix EP 2006 | Get Nice Records
self-titled
CD Album 2004 | Get Nice Records

Compilation Appearances

Plumerai links

Plumerai official site
Plumerai on MySpace
Goddakk (Martin Newman's side project)
QRD interview