Paul de Jong IF

From Temporary Residence:

Paul de Jong is best known as the co-founder, cellist and resident found sound savant of the beloved, defunct collage-pop duo, the Books. Five years after that band delivered their final album, The Way Out, to much acclaim, de Jong delivers his first solo album. IF sets the Books' early albums (particularly The Lemon of Pink) as a starting point, and elevates that beguiling sense of wonder and amazement to genuinely transcendent new heights. De Jong's ability to find the musical in the mundane has always been uncanny — it is part of what made the Books so magical – and that gift is what makes IF such a marvelous curiosity, and such a true pleasure to hear.

From Pitchfork:

Paul de Jong, formerly one half of The Books, has announced his debut solo album. It's called IF, and it's out April 28 via Temporary Residence.

Back in 2012, the Books split up after releasing their final album, The Way Out, in 2010. In 2012, their output was collected on the box set A Dot in Time. The other half of the duo, Nick Zammuto, has been making records under his last name.

01 “Auction Block”
02 “Hollywald”
03 “This Is Who I Am”
04 “IF”
05 “Golden Gate”
06 “Debt Free”
07 “Baxter @ 73″
08 “Snakes”
09 “Age Of The Sea”
10 “Purpose”
11 “The Art Of What”
12 “Troia”