Paul De Jong - If (Black Vinyl) Vinyl Record Hitting the ground with a

Hitting the ground with a shockingly realized stride

Nothing is held back or toned down

shake and snake

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and Buscrates is here to serve it up

Paul De Jong - If (Black Vinyl) Vinyl Record Hitting the ground with aPaul de Jong is best known as the cofounder, 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