Lost and Safe

Lost and Safe

Infobox Album |
Name = Lost and Safe
Type = Album
Artist = The Books


Released = 2005-04-05
Recorded =
Genre = Electronic, folk
Length = 42:04
Label = Tomlab
Producer =
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:efjv7ia5g74r link]
*Pitchfork (7.0/10) [http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15591/The_Books_Lost_and_Safe 4/5/2005]
*Play Louder Rating|4|5 [http://www.playlouder.com/review/+lostandsafe/ link]
*"Prefix Magazine" (9.0/10) [http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/cds/T/the-books-lost-and-safe/lost-and-safe/1266 link]
*"Stylus Magazine" (B) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=2901 link]
*Tiny Mix Tapes Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.tinymixtapes.com/musicreviews/b/books.htm link]
*"Village Voice" (A) [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0529,christgau,65963,22.html link]
Last album = "The Lemon of Pink"
(2003)
This album = "Lost and Safe"
(2005)
Next album = "Music for a French Elevator"
(2006)

"Lost and Safe" is a 2005 album by The Books. It is in the same style of their previous albums, continuing their rich use of samples as diverse as Raymond Baxter ("That's the picture. You s-you see it for yourself."), W. H. Auden ("This great society is going smash / A culture is no better than its woods", from his poem "Bucolics: II, Woods"), and a reading of Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky". On "If Not Now, Whenever" Mal Sharpe asks a passerby "How're you doin' today?" Some of the sampled passages are either accompanied or performed elsewhere by guitarist/bassist Nick Zammuto in Sprechstimme. Some of the eclecticism of the samples is owed to their origins in Salvation Army shops. [http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/2006-04-06/music/music.html]

Critical Reception

"Lost and Safe" has received very positive reviews from numerous critics and music publications. Allmusic awarded the album 4 1/2 stars out of 5, saying "From the songwriting to the production to the performance, the whole package that the Books present with Lost and Safe works wonderfully and makes for a very rewarding listen." [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:efjv7ia5g74r] "Lost and Safe" currently holds a rating of 84 out of a possible 100 (indicating universal acclaim) on Metacritic.com. [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/books/lostandsafe?q=lost%20and%20safe]

Track listing

# "A Little Longing Goes Away" – 3:30
# "Be Good to Them Always" – 4:51
# "Vogt Dig for Kloppervok" – 3:54
# "Smells Like Content" – 3:41
# "It Never Changes to Stop" – 4:01
# "An Animated Description of Mr. Maps" – 4:38
# "Venice" – 1:42
# "None But Shining Hours" – 2:42
# "If Not Now, Whenever" – 3:35
# "An Owl With Knees" – 4:41
# "Twelve Fold Chain" – 4:44

External links

* [http://www.thebooksmusic.com The Books official web site] which contains full-length streaming versions of all songs on this album.
* " [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/books/lostandsafe Lost and Safe] " at Metacritic


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