On April 28, Paul de Jong will drop his debut LP, IF, via Temporary Residence. Pre-orders are ongoing here. De Jong, who was one half of experimental duo The Books back in the 2000s, can work his cello through and through with ease, digging the bow into its strings to pull out some silver, liquid magic that feels […]
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Hear Paul de Jong’s New Single “This Is Who I Am”
March 9th, 2015 
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February 10th, 2015 Nina Corcoran When The Books broke up in 2012, an era came to an end. The collage-pop duo of guitarist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong had invented a magical, comforting, mashup of strings and found sounds, creating the type of music that is as perplexing as it is educational. Since then, Zammuto has gone on […]
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Hear Sufjan Stevens Cover Arthur Russell’s “A Little Lost”
July 29th, 2014 Nina Corcoran For years, Red Hot Organization has been putting out incredibly stacked compilations with the proceeds going to AIDS research. Fittingly, their newest record is a tribute to musical mastermind Arthur Russell, who passed away from AIDS in 1992. The tribute compilation, titled Master Mix: Red Hot + Arthur Russell, is out October 21 via Yep Roc […]
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REVIEW: Nat Baldwin – ‘In The Hollows’
May 8th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Artist: Nat Baldwin Album: In The Hollows Genre: Chamber Pop Label: Western Vinyl Nat Baldwin is a careful man. It’s difficult to imagine the Dirty Projectors bassist being anything but after growing up in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, surrounded by trees and the type of community that rids politeness of stiff formalities. He forgoes beer onstage […]
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