The story of The Books began in 2000, when Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong met through a friend in New York City. Sharing similar interests but different backgrounds in acoustic musi...read more on Last.fm →
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Jason Grishkoff
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Apr 29, 2010
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I got all sorts of excited this morning when I saw The Books leaked a single off their upcoming album, The Way Out. When I say there isn't any other band out there like these guys, I really mean it. Using a slew of random vocal samples and diverse in...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Dec 16, 2009
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A rootless sound that defies the urge to trace its origins, The Books' woozy collage style lends electronic manipulation the air of an organic rustle. Banjos and fiddles have been put through the laptop wringer before, but few records make a humble...
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