“Plastic is that rarest of publishing experiences, a story released in prose and music.”
About the Album:
Out now from Sony Music and North Street Records, Plastic: The Album tells the story of the novel through a cycle of dynamic art-pop songs, featuring lyrics from the musical numbers in the book. The artist Stranger Cat (a frequent collaborator of Sufjan Stevens) stars on the album, singing in the voice of Erin James, the novel’s plastic protagonist.
The album grew out of a collaboration between Scott and the visionary artist Cindertalk (My Brightest Diamond, Son Lux), as well as the Grammy-winning producer Peter Katis (The National, Sharon Van Etten, Interpol). In his twenties, Scott was the lead songwriter/guitarist for the art-pop band New Collisions, which toured with the B-52s, opened for Blondie, and collaborated with Greg Hawkes of The Cars.
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Praise for Plastic: The Album
“Scott Guild has created something fascinating here...as if his great novel isn’t enough, he has made Plastic: The Album.” - NPR
“[An] epic music/novel project…a futuristic electronic sound based in classic emotive pop.” - The Boston Herald
“Scott Guild’s first solo album, Plastic, is a dark and entertaining saga.” - The Los Angeles Times
“Musical numbers written specifically for the book enhance the novel’s sense of unreality and playfulness.” - Library Journal (starred review)
Featured by NPR Music, Fader, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, and Bob Boilen, creator of Tiny Desk Concerts
