“Plastic is that rarest of publishing experiences, a story released in prose and music.”
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Out now from Sony Music and North Street Records, Plastic: The Album tells the story of the novel through a cycle of art-pop songs, featuring lyrics from Plastic’s surrealist musical numbers.
The artist Cindertalk (My Brightest Diamond, Son Lux) sets these lyrics to music both urgent and meditative on the album, co-produced by Grammy-winner Peter Katis (The National, Hozier). Starring on the album is the artist Stranger Cat (a frequent collaborator of Sufjan Stevens), singing in the voice of main character Erin James, leading listeners through a broken plastic world much like our own.
Press:
“Guild has created something fascinating...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
“[The] album, Plastic, is a dark and entertaining saga.” - The Los Angeles Times
“A dream-pop melodrama with surprising hooks, the album feels less like an aside or addition to the novel and more like its other half.” - Chicago Review of Books
“Musical numbers written specifically for the book enhance the novel’s sense of unreality and playfulness.” - Library Journal (starred review)
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