An Artist Per Day

I had the idea today to start introducing you to an artist a day for 365 days (except when I'm camping, etc.) It's a pretty ambitious idea and I don't think anyone reads this, but I'm going to give it a try. I'm going to try my best to refrain from reading the wiki pages of these artists before I write about them.

The Books are an American band whose music is perfect for listening to while walking through the heart of a city in the middle of a heavy snowstorm. That's what I did in Helena this past winter and The Books' sound accompanied by heavy snow, emergency vehicles, and car accidents created one of the most surreal moments of my life. The Books music is largely acoustic guitar with soundbites of people talking. This creates an extremely unique sound. There is no singing, per se, but the music (which would be great without the random sounds and people talking) and the sound bites included provide the most interesting and surreal sounds I have heard in a long time.
Best album: The Lemon of Pink