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Jason Grishkoff
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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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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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Apr 5, 2010
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Is dreamwave a saturated musical market yet? Maybe it's headed that way, but the original sound of The Depreciation Guild managed to blow my mind within 30 seconds of tuning in. Perhaps it's because they're not simply following the latest dreamwave t...
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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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Jason Grishkoff
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Nov 3, 2009
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Shoegaze is a genre of alternative rock that emerged from the united kingdom in the late 1980s. The British music press called this genre "shoegazing" because the musicians in these bands often maintained a motionless performing style, standing on st...
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