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April 26, 2005
the books :: lost and safe
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With Lost and Safe, their third album, The Books take a small shift in direction that results in a less remarkable album than the previous two. However, they're still a remarkable duo doing remarkable things.
The Books, now of North Adams, MA, started out as organic sound collagists interested in the possibilities of stringed, bowed and plucked instruments, from banjo (lots of banjo) and acoustic guitar to violin, combined with pieces of spoken word and found dialogue that created a vaguely unsettling sense of dreamy fragmentation. They create motion out of splices and edits, but there is always plenty of continuity and melody to what they do. Their last disc, The Lemon of Pink, had a wonderful balance of unexpected and comforting, lulling aspects.
In the name of progress, they've streamlined their compositional approach somewhat and begun experimenting with singing actual vocal parts (while still using plenty of found voice). The attempt to be more songlike has a bit of a dulling effect, and in combination with musical ideas that don't significantly expand upon their previous innovations, the disc becomes inessential. But, as in so many cases, it's all about your own path: if you've never heard the Books before, this disc might be the ground floor to get in on. And there are plenty of wonderful moments for all of us, stretches of pure beauty. I particularly love "If Not Now, Whenever", with its samples of those short-range walkie-talkies that skiers and snowboarders like to use. "Smells Like Content" is the closest they've come to a regular pop song.
The critics generally agree - Pitchfork says:
Though the Books do a nice job here bending lyrics to fit the open-ended tone of their compositional style, the original vocals wind up draining their sound of mystery, and Lost and Safe seems by far more conventional than their previous two records.
although Almost Cool reminds us that it contains some of the best songs they've ever done.
Smells Like Content (mp3)
If Not Now, Whenever (mp3)
It Never Changes to Stop (mp3) (at Salon Audiofile; may require site pass or membership)
Posted by borrowed_tunes at April 26, 2005 11:13 PM
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