Plastic Letters

Rock · 1977 · 8 tracks

Plastic Letters

Sharp new wave hooks meeting gritty Bowery attitude. A bridge between 60s pop melodies and the cool, detached energy of the late 70s New York underground.

It's the sound of the coolest girl in New York singing pop songs about snipers and the Bermuda Triangle.

A sophisticated blend of street-smart confidence and eerie, late-night mystery.

Plastic Letters · vs · Blondie

Self Examination+1.2σ

The writing leans notably further into self examination than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks

01

Fan Mail

2:43

03

Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)

2:53

04

Youth Nabbed as Sniper

3:06

08

I Didn’t Have the Nerve to Say No

2:58

09

Love at the Pier

2:32

10

No Imagination

3:00

11

Kidnapper

2:42

13

Cautious Lip

4:27

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the frantic punk energy of the opening tracks into the eerie, organ-drenched mystery of Bermuda Triangle Blues.

Debbie Harry's sudden shift from a playful coo to a commanding, sharp-edged shout during the bridge of Fan Mail.

The slow, atmospheric crawl of Cautious Lip where the instruments seem to melt into a hazy, late-night fever dream.

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