The follow-up to the highly acclaimed album, Thought for Food. The Lemon of Pink makes for an interesting contrast with Thought for Food, in part because the two records have so much in common. Several of this record's tracks that closely follow the Thought for Food template are even better than their forbears, with more dynamic range and a greater sense of development. The way the sample of a flight attendant from a Japanese airline forms the centerpiece of "Tokyo" is absolutely   [ read more ]

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Virtual Indie-Rock? Tom & Jerry haunted by the ghosts of post-rock? Post-laptop glitch and Clicks & Cuts? An attempt to outdo everything or simply another candidate for the nonsense album of 2002? "Thought for Food" explores the limits of instrumental trickery on top of careful sample-database management. They are obsessed with their respective autobiography of sound and create a work rich in reference to TV, vintage newscasts, redneck evangelists, and hippie gurus. The result is energetic, idealistic, feet   [ read more ]

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#93 Seller of 2005! A few deep breaths after finishing their acclaimed record The Lemon of Pink, The Books set out to make their third album, Lost and Safe. Still based in North Adams, MA, The Books moved their studio across town from a freezing cold pantry in a ramshackle tenement into a moderately sized bedroom in the attic of a historic Victorian, heat included. They busied themselves buying up unmarked audio tapes at Salvation Armies across the east coast, expanding their notorious library   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. A few deep breaths after finishing their acclaimed record The Lemon of Pink, The Books set out to make their third album, Lost and Safe. Still based in North Adams, MA, The Books moved their studio across town from a freezing cold pantry in a ramshackle tenement into a moderately sized bedroom in the attic of a historic Victorian, heat included. They busied themselves buying up unmarked audio tapes at Salvation Armies across the east coast, expanding their notorious library of fo   [ read more ]

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Virtual Indie-Rock? Tom & Jerry haunted by the ghosts of post-rock? Post-laptop glitch and Clicks & Cuts? An attempt to outdo everything or simply another candidate for the nonsense album of 2002? 'Thought for Food' explores the limits of instrumental trickery on top of careful sample-database management. They are obsessed with their respective autobiography of sound and create a work rich in reference to TV, vintage newscasts, redneck evangelists, and hippie gurus. The result is energetic, idealistic, feet   [ read more ]

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The follow-up to the highly acclaimed album, Thought for Food. The Lemon of Pink makes for an interesting contrast with Thought for Food, in part because the two records have so much in common. Several of this record's tracks that closely follow the Thought for Food template are even better than their forbears, with more dynamic range and a greater sense of development. The way the sample of a flight attendant from a Japanese airline forms the centerpiece of 'Tokyo' is absolutely   [ read more ]

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