# Plush (band)
**Plush** is an American all-female hard rock band formed in [Albany, New York](https://www.edgepedia.org/albany-new-york), in 2020, fronted by singer and guitarist Moriah Formica. The band released its self-titled debut album in 2021 and its second full-length album, *Mass Hysteria*, on September 18, 2026, via Pavement Entertainment, and has charted four times on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart.[1](https://nysmusic.com/2026/08/23/plush-puts-female-rock-front-and-center-at-sharkeys/) • [2](https://www.pavementmusic.com/pavement-news/) • [3](https://www.pavementmusic.com/artists/plush/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Origin | Female rock band formed in Albany, New York, in 2020[1](https://nysmusic.com/2026/08/23/plush-puts-female-rock-front-and-center-at-sharkeys/) |
| Current lineup | Moriah Formica (lead vocals, guitar), Ashley Suppa (bass, vocals), Faith Powell (drums)[3](https://www.pavementmusic.com/artists/plush/) |
| Chart record | Four Mainstream Rock chart entries: "Hate," "Better Off Alone," "Left Behind," and "Run"; debut single "Hate" reached No. 24 on the Billboard Rock Charts[3](https://www.pavementmusic.com/artists/plush/) • [4](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bella-perron-plush-interview) |
| Albums | *Plush* (2021); *Mass Hysteria* (September 18, 2026, Pavement Entertainment)[2](https://www.pavementmusic.com/pavement-news/) |
| Touring | Has toured with Disturbed, KISS, Alice in Chains, Evanescence, Halestorm, and Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators[3](https://www.pavementmusic.com/artists/plush/) • [4](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bella-perron-plush-interview) |
| Label | Pavement Entertainment[2](https://www.pavementmusic.com/pavement-news/) |
## Formation and early years
The band grew out of jam sessions among singer and guitarist Moriah Formica, bassist Ashley Suppa, and original drummer Brooke Colucci; lead guitarist Bella Perron joined after Formica placed an advert on Instagram, completing the original four-piece lineup.[5](https://v13.net/2022/02/in-conversation-with-ashley-suppa-plush-bassist-on-her-fondness-for-ace-frehley-alice-in-chains-obsession-and-welcome-to-rockville-w-audio/) • [4](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bella-perron-plush-interview) Moriah Formica wrote Plush's debut single, "Hate," which was released in 2021 and reached No.[20](https://www.moriahformica.com/about.html) 24 on the Billboard Rock Charts.[6](https://epub.stripes.com/docs/MID_MID_030422/MID_MID_030422.pdf) • [4](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bella-perron-plush-interview)
**Formica's background.** Formica came to national attention at 16 when she auditioned for NBC's *The Voice*, turning all four judges' chairs with a performance of Heart's "Crazy on You"; judge [Adam Levine](https://www.edgepedia.org/adam-levine) called her a "pint-sized powerhouse" and [Miley Cyrus](https://www.edgepedia.org/miley-cyrus) called her a "Rock Goddess." She was eliminated before the fan-voting rounds and also tours as a vocalist with the [Trans-Siberian Orchestra](https://www.edgepedia.org/trans-siberian-orchestra).[7](https://plushrocks.net/)
The band's early rise was built on social media and high-profile support slots. In 2022, while Perron was still a student at [Berklee College of Music](https://www.edgepedia.org/berklee-college-of-music), Plush toured with [Evanescence](https://www.edgepedia.org/evanescence) and [Halestorm](https://www.edgepedia.org/halestorm) and then joined Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators for a February US tour.[4](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bella-perron-plush-interview) The band later opened for Disturbed on the 23-date Take Back Your Life 2024 North American tour.[8](https://www.centralbankcenter.com/assets/doc/DISTURBED_02.19.24_Lexington-82fb0069e1.pdf)
## Discography
Plush's debut album, *Plush*, was released in 2021 and collected the singles "Hate," "Better Off Alone," and "Champion."[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/plush/1557705488) The *Find The Beautiful* EP followed in 2024, containing "Run," a cover of Heart's "Barracuda," and "Hope it Hurts," and the single "Left Behind" had appeared in 2023.[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/plush/1557705488) A live album, *Live USA '24*, was released in 2025, and the single "Why," a collaboration with David Draiman of Disturbed, was released in June 2025.[9](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/plush/1557705488) • [3](https://www.pavementmusic.com/artists/plush/)
The second full-length album, *Mass Hysteria*, was released on September 18, 2026, five years after the debut.[2](https://www.pavementmusic.com/pavement-news/) Its lead single, "Animalistic," dropped on August 14, 2026, and debuted on SiriusXM Octane; it was written by Formica with Blair Daly and Zac Maloy and produced by Kile O'Dell and Formica.[10](https://www.pavementmusic.com/news/plush-animalistic-mass-hysteria/) • [2](https://www.pavementmusic.com/pavement-news/) Reviewers described the album as darker and heavier than the debut; Cryptic Rock rated it 4 out of 5 stars, noting more organic-sounding tracks such as "Open Your Heart," "Be Real," and "Free Again" alongside the heavier material.[11](https://crypticrock.com/plush-mass-hysteria-album-review/)
## The trio era
In the fall of 2025, weeks before a North American tour, lead guitarist Bella Perron quit the band. Plush rebuilt its sound and stage performance around a tighter power-trio format, with heavier bass, thicker harmonies, and more pedal work from Formica, who now handles lead guitar as well as vocals.[12](https://theconcertchronicles.com/2026/09/02/an-interview-from-the-road-with-plush/) Formica has said the smaller lineup helped the band find its musical identity and that *Mass Hysteria* is the heaviest music they have released.[13](https://radioradiox.com/2026/10/05/the-primal-rage-of-moriah-formica-and-plush/)
To support the album, the band launched the nationwide Mass Hysteria Tour on August 13, 2026, at [Mohegan Sun](https://www.edgepedia.org/mohegan-sun) in [Connecticut](https://www.edgepedia.org/connecticut), running through October 9 in [Tracy, California](https://www.edgepedia.org/tracy-california), with festival appearances including Rocklahoma 2026 in Pryor, Oklahoma.[10](https://www.pavementmusic.com/news/plush-animalistic-mass-hysteria/) • [14](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/plush)
## Other bands named Plush
Several unrelated acts share the name. Singer, keyboardist, and composer Liam Hayes leads a Chicago-based Plush that released its first single in 1994 and the debut album *More You Becomes You* in 1998, later touring with [Yo La Tengo](https://www.edgepedia.org/yo-la-tengo).[15](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/plush/1285553237) • [16](https://codamusic.me/artists/plush/) A Bay Area indie band formed in 2014 by Karli Helm, Eva Treadway, Dylan Lockey, and Sinclair Riley released the EP *Please* (2016) and the album *Stranger to the Pain* (2018) under the altered name Pllush.[17](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/pllush/1354010329) A Philadelphia-area classic rock and soul cover band led by Joe Plush has performed for over three decades,[18](https://plushband.com/about) and "Plush" is also the best-known song by [Stone Temple Pilots](https://www.edgepedia.org/stone-temple-pilots), which topped the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1994.[19](https://www.musicradar.com/artists/we-didnt-want-to-be-the-kind-of-band-that-came-out-with-a-big-song-and-then-went-away-but-when-that-song-came-out-it-changed-everything-how-stone-temple-pilots-created-one-of-the-great-alternative-rock-anthems)
## References
1. [Plush Puts Female Rock Front and Center at Sharkey's, NYS Music](https://nysmusic.com/2026/08/23/plush-puts-female-rock-front-and-center-at-sharkeys/)
2. [Pavement News: Plush Releases New Album 'Mass Hysteria', Pavement Music](https://www.pavementmusic.com/pavement-news/)
3. [PLUSH, Pavement Music artist page](https://www.pavementmusic.com/artists/plush/)
4. [Plush's Bella Perron interview, Guitar World (February 15, 2022)](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/bella-perron-plush-interview)
5. [In Conversation with Ashley Suppa, V13 Media (February 2022)](https://v13.net/2022/02/in-conversation-with-ashley-suppa-plush-bassist-on-her-fondness-for-ace-frehley-alice-in-chains-obsession-and-welcome-to-rockville-w-audio/)
6. [Stripes weekend magazine feature on Plush (March 2022)](https://epub.stripes.com/docs/MID_MID_030422/MID_MID_030422.pdf)
7. [Plush Rocks! Official band website, member bios](https://plushrocks.net/)
8. [Disturbed Take Back Your Life 2024 tour press release, Live Nation](https://www.centralbankcenter.com/assets/doc/DISTURBED_02.19.24_Lexington-82fb0069e1.pdf)
9. [Plush on Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/plush/1557705488)
10. [Plush Steps into New Era as a Trio with Upcoming Single "Animalistic" and New Album 'Mass Hysteria', Pavement Music (August 3, 2026)](https://www.pavementmusic.com/news/plush-animalistic-mass-hysteria/)
11. [Plush – Mass Hysteria (Album Review), Cryptic Rock](https://crypticrock.com/plush-mass-hysteria-album-review/)
12. [An interview from the road with Plush!, The Concert Chronicles (September 2, 2026)](https://theconcertchronicles.com/2026/09/02/an-interview-from-the-road-with-plush/)
13. [The Primal Rage of Moriah Formica and Plush, RadioRadioX (October 5, 2026)](https://radioradiox.com/2026/10/05/the-primal-rage-of-moriah-formica-and-plush/)
14. [Plush Concert & Tour History, Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/plush)
15. [Plush (Liam Hayes) on Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/plush/1285553237)
16. [Plush – Biography, Discography & Albums, Coda Music](https://codamusic.me/artists/plush/)
17. [Pllush on Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/artist/pllush/1354010329)
18. [Plush: Your Premier Live Music Band for Classic Rock, About Us](https://plushband.com/about)
19. [How Stone Temple Pilots created one of the great alternative rock anthems, MusicRadar](https://www.musicradar.com/artists/we-didnt-want-to-be-the-kind-of-band-that-came-out-with-a-big-song-and-then-went-away-but-when-that-song-came-out-it-changed-everything-how-stone-temple-pilots-created-one-of-the-great-alternative-rock-anthems)
20. [Moriah Formica, About](https://www.moriahformica.com/about.html)
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