The Books
The Books were an American-Dutch duo that formed in New York City in 1999. It
consisted of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong, who
described their sound as "new folk music". They met while sharing the same
apartment building and began collaborating after discovering similar approaches
to music. Their debut album, Thought for Food, was released in 2002 on Tomlab.
The duo's subsequent albums, including The Lemon of Pink (2003) and Lost and
Safe (2005), were well received, though Zammuto's change in sound in the latter
album was criticized. The Books releas...
