Published
Mon, May 3, 2010, 16:30
- The sound collage duo will release their next full-length this summer.
Sample-twisting virtuosos The Books are set to release their next full-length, The Way Out, this summer on Temporary Residence Limited.
Much like their 2005 effort Lost and Safe, the new record consists of bright collages, some of which have pop or folk-style vocals. "The working concept for the sound of The Way Out was pretty simple: Every track needs to sound like it comes from its own universe," says the band. It will be their first album in almost five years, a stretch of time that can be partly attributed to the incredible amount of cutting and splicing that went into each song.
"We started collecting audio tapes and video tapes on our last tour and we came home with a mountain of stuff, around 4000 tapes," Zammuto told Pitchfork last summer. "There's an unbelievable amount of treasure to go through, and that's what we've been up to over the past few years."
The Way Out will be The Books' first release on Temporary Residence Limited, a Brooklyn-based label that houses artists like Mono, Low and Eluvium. If you're looking for a sneak peek of the record, check out this stream of the first single, "Beautiful People."
Tracklist
01. Group Autogenics I
02. IDKT
03. I Didn't Know That
04. A Cold Freezin' Night
05. Beautiful People
06. I Am Who I Am
07. Chain of Missing Links
08. All You Need Is A Wall
09. Thirty Incoming
10. A Wonderful Phrase By Gandhi
11. We Bought The Flood
12. The Story of Hip Hop
13. Free Translator
14. Group Autogenics II
Temporary Residence will release The Way Out on July 20th, 2010.