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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
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Jun 28, 2010
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The ballsiest song in The Books"˜ catalog, which is filled with ballsy songs, is "Motherless Bastard." The song opens with a horrifying field recording of a father denying that he is his little girl's dad. The upsetting dialogue suddenly gives way...
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May 23, 2010
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"Cello Song" was originally recorded by the late, great Nick Drake in 1969 for his album Five Leaves Left. In 2009 The Books, an synth-cello band (yep, synth-cello), and Jose Gonzalez, a Singer-Songwriter cover that song for an compilation album, Dar...
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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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