I was turned on to these guys a few months ago. They combine live instrumentation (guitar, bass, cello, piano, banjo, mandolin, & more) with samples of speech, percussion, and other interesting electronic effects. I've heard it called "electronic-folk" and "folktronica" which isn't a bad description, but still doesn't capture the uniqueness of it all. Sweet, poignant, funny, and frenetic. Very accessible for such an originally unconventional mash-up of styles.
I saw them Friday on the packed-house first show of their first tour--- and they brought the house down. I had wondered how they would perform live, as so much of their tracks sounded so finely produced. They played instruments to simply but well-managed prerecorded samples. My description sounds much less impressive than the performance actually was. Best show I've seen in a year.
Their website. (//http://www.thebooksmusic.com)
Anyway, I highly recommend catching them if they come to your town--- they're touring all this month. If you decide to get an album, I'd recommend starting with "Thought for Food".
Anyone else here like 'em?
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