Bronx-based collective Planta Industrial sits down with Mornings With Mero to talk about their new album Punk Wave Sin Barreras Vol. 2, their genre-defying blend of punk, bachata, merengue, reggaetón, and alt-rock, and what it means to be Dominican kids from the Bronx carving out a lane no one expected.
The crew breaks down how growing up between the Bronx and Santo Domingo shaped their sound — from discovering My Chemical Romance and System of a Down alongside hip-hop and dembow — to why they believe real musicianship is making a comeback in the age of AI music. They also get into their viral rise through organic word-of-mouth, their Ross Dress for Less Christmas commercial sync, opening for Cypress Hill, dream collaborations (Cardi B, Toño Rosario, Omega), and their bigger vision beyond music — art shows, a festival, web series, and building a creative ecosystem.
Plus: Mero and the crew discuss Dominican and Haitian identity, anti-Haitianism, the NYC alt scene, fashion as self-expression, and why “life is dangerous.”
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