Charlotte Plank

Plank releases Alternative, electronic pop inspired Dance EP – ClubLiminal: British vocalist
and songwriter Charlotte Plank releases her sophomore EP, May 2025, through RCA UK
Born in Australia to British acid house-loving parents, Charlotte Plank grew up with dance
music, but it clicked when she discovered drum & bass as a teenager in the UK. Initially
taken by the energetic rush of the music and the scene’s tight community bonds, she was
later drawn to the more songwriting-led elements of the genre. Hearing how producers
balanced nostalgic samples with fresh techniques — soul, jazz and blues samples, with
junglist breaks and heaving sub bass — planted a creative seed in her.

At the same time, Plank loved alternative pop music. Rudimental’s 2013 debut, Home, was a
flashpoint, showing her how the genre could go from DIY raves to main stages, with
vocalists and players connecting with a live audience. As Plank discovered her own voice,
she fell for the powerful harmonies and deep messages of Amy Winehouse; Plank wrote
poetry and lyrics, and performed R&B standards in local venues. “I feel that I’m a writer first,
above anything else” she says.

When the pandemic lockdowns began, Plank felt that the time was right; she started building
beats on Logic and the stew of influences bubbled up. She made dance-inflected pop music
that sampled elements that felt right for her generation — indie rock riffs, hyperpop hooks —
and led with her own vocals. On 2022’s ‘Hate Me’, Plank explores youthful self-loathing and
romance.

These early, self-released songs showcase a deft hand for blending emotional lyricism and
alternative pop melodies with high energy rave beats; what Plank calls “biographical
storytelling with beats”, akin to the likes of Shygirl, Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama, A. G. Cook
and Caroline Polachek.

In a moment of fateful synchronicity, these tracks caught Rudimental’s attention. The band
invited her in to perform with them in 2022, at London’s Brixton Academy and Radio 1’s Big
Weekend in Dundee, and after a rapturous reception to the shows, Plank became in
demand. She collaborated on Rudimental singles ‘Dancing Is Healing’, which peaked at No.
5 on the UK Official Singles Chart, and ‘Green & Gold’, which she wrote, featuring Skepsis
and Riko Dan.

In the studio, Plank’s skills as a collaborator compounded: she worked with/wrote for Jazzy,
Hybrid Minds and Turno, notably on the latter’s 2023 single, ‘Rave Out’. As a solo artist, she
released a mixtape, InHer World, on Black Butter Records, before moving under RCA UK
label in 2024. Seeing how pandemic-era feelings of stunted abandon and heightened
introspection were pulsing through her peers, she channelled this into InHer World, her
dynamic debut EP.

Starting the year as VEVOs ‘Dscvr Artists to Watch’ for 2025, Plank released on May 2nd
2025 through RCA UK, her sophomore 2025 EP ‘ClubLiminal’.

This fresh body of work sees Plank’s sound collaborate with Producers such as Jakwob,
Kurisu and Mike Kintish to highlight her introspective storytelling and vocal soars in unison.

Subliminal stories that cling to club walls through Planks ability to dance between intimacy
and chaos – always with a nod to her underground roots.‘Nightshift’ riffs off Groove Armada’s
‘Superstylin’ with a slick, high energy impact; ‘Ellen’ narrates youthful indecision and crises;
‘Stargirl’ dances with the darkness of fame and childhood turbulence. Across the EP, there’s
a blending of agony and ecstasy, of what Plank has playfully coined “melantronic”.

“To me, a sad song doesn’t need to sound sad,” she says, on how this confessional, hybrid
style of alternative pop and dance music speaks to Gen Z listeners. “It’s about finding
comfort in the chaos by telling stories about these transitional moments, about the battles
I’ve been through. I want to bring those stories to light in ways that resonate and make
people realise they’re not alone.”