(Producer Laura Kwerel) Less a band than an experiment in sound, The Books, create an emotional collage of music, found sound, and documentary. Much of their work is stitched together from recordings that seem strangely familiar--old television shows, home movies, outdoor sounds-- making their songs feel like a nostalgic trip through our own memories.

This year the band, composed of Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong, finally came out of the studio for a national tour. Their first stop was at Bostonâs Musuem of Fine Arts, where I talked to them before the show.