And then there were three. When multi-instrumentalists and sound enthusiasts Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto first came together, they certainly could not have foreseen their debut album, Thought For Food, marking the beginning of a celebrated career that has spawned four genre-defying masterworks across a decade, collecting countless Albums of the Decade accolades.

Their third album, Lost and Safe, maintained the Books' reputation as a pioneering musical force, even as they flirted with traditional song structures more than ever before.

It would go on to be named Album of the Year by the highly influential music magazine, The Wire.