Cellist, songwriter, and electronic producer Paul de Jong was a co-founder of renowned indie electronic collagist duo <a href="spotify:artist:4UvhuGdFf75Cfan7lEU1J1">the Books</a>, working with guitarist/vocalist <a href="spotify:artist:2NPYeG0OjvRTOD6fRvCTQs">Nick Zammuto</a> to craft several brilliant albums of skittering, sample-heavy instrumental moods between 1999 and 2012. Several years after the release of <a href="spotify:artist:4UvhuGdFf75Cfan7lEU1J1">the Books</a>' final album, 2008's The Way Out, de Jong returned with his debut solo album, IF, a lively album built around the disparate elements of traditional folk arrangements, found-sound samples, and electronic textures. The album was released in April of 2015 on Brooklyn's <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Temporary+Residence+Ltd%22">Temporary Residence Ltd</a>. label. It was followed by the diverse, ambitious, and personal You Fucken Sucker, which was issued in 2018. ~ Fred Thomas, Rovi