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Zammuto Paul De Jong

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Dan Deacon

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Animal Collective

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Akron/Family

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Avey Tare

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Dirty Projectors

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Music videos by The Books

Music videos

The Books — The Books - Thought For Food (full album)

The Books - Thought For Food (full album)

The Books — The Books - "An Owl With Knees" (official video)

The Books - "An Owl With Knees" (official video)

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Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities by the Books

2006

Lost And Safe

2005

The Lemon Of Pink

2003

Thought For Food

2002

Tracks by The Books

42 tracks in our catalogue

A Cold Freezin' NightThe Way Out

A Dead Fish Gains The Power Of ObservationThought For Food

A Little Longing Goes AwayLost and Safe (Remastered)

A Little Longing Goes AwayLost And Safe

A True Story Of A Story Of True LoveThe Lemon Of Pink

A Cold Freezin' NightThe Way Out
3:22
A Little Longing Goes AwayLost and Safe (Remastered)
3:31
All Bad Ends All
Cello SongDark Was The Night (Red Hot Compilation)
3:54
Cello SongDark Was the Night
Group Autogenics IThe Way Out
3:44
A Dead Fish Gains The Power Of ObservationThought For Food
1:07
A Little Longing Goes AwayLost And Safe
3:30
A True Story Of A Story Of True LoveThe Lemon Of Pink
4:25
All Bad Ends AllThought For Food
2:42

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All Bad Ends All

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The Books — The Books - Enjoy your worries you may never have them again

The Books - Enjoy your worries you may never have them again

The Books — An Animated Description of Mr. Maps

An Animated Description of Mr. Maps

The Books — Be Good To Them Always

Be Good To Them Always

The Books — The Books - Tokyo - The Lemon of Pink

The Books - Tokyo - The Lemon of Pink

The Books — It Never Changes To Stop

It Never Changes To Stop

The Books — The Books - Thought For Food (FULL ALBUM)

The Books - Thought For Food (FULL ALBUM)

All Bad Ends AllThought For Food

All Bad Ends All

All Our Base Are Belong To ThemThought For Food

An Animated Description Of Mr. Maps.Lost And Safe

An Owl With KneesLost And Safe

Be Good To Them AlwaysLost And Safe

BonanzaThe Lemon Of Pink

Cello SongDark Was The Night (Red Hot Compilation)

Cello SongDark Was the Night

ContemptThought For Food

DeafkidsThought For Food

Don't Even Sing About ItThe Lemon Of Pink

Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them AgainThought For Food

Excess StraussessThought For Food

Explanation MarkThe Lemon Of Pink

Getting The Done JobThought For Food

Group Autogenics IThe Way Out

If Not Now, WheneverLost And Safe

It Never Changes To StopLost And Safe

Mikey BassThought For Food

Motherless BastardThought For Food

None But Shining HoursLost And Safe

PSThe Lemon Of Pink

Read, Eat, SleepThought For Food

S Is For EvrysingThe Lemon Of Pink

Smells Like ContentLost And Safe

Take TimeThe Lemon Of Pink

ThankyoubranchThought For Food

That Right Ain't ShitThe Lemon Of Pink

The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice?The Lemon Of Pink

The Lemon Of PinkThe Lemon Of Pink

The Lemon Of PinkThe Lemon Of Pink

There Is No ThereThe Lemon Of Pink

TokyoThe Lemon Of Pink

Twelve Fold ChainLost And Safe

VeniceLost And Safe

Vogt Dig For KloppervokLost And Safe