Sixty Metonymies is the debut studio album

Studio album

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 of New York City

New York City

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-based avant-garde

Avant-garde music

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 band Tartar Lamb

Tartar Lamb (band)

Tartar Lamb is an experimental avant-garde band, consisting of Toby Driver and Mia Matsumiya, both leading members of the experimental band Kayo Dot. The band originally was formed in 2006 as a means for Toby Driver to experiment with his ideas for a guitar-violin duo. The duo released their first...

. The album is essentially one 40-minute composition for a guitar

Guitar

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-violin

Violin

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 duo.

Track Listing

1. "Incensing the Malediction Is a Lamb" (11:47)
2. "A Lamb in Hand's Worth Two in the Ewe" (3:13)
3. "Trumpet Twine the Lamb Unhyne" (9:36)
4. "The Lamb, the Ma'am, and the Holy Shim-Sham" (16:38)

Reception

Reception for the album was generally positive. Sputnikmusic

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 gave the album a rating of 4 out of 5, while the blog Culture & Pleasure stated that Toby

Toby Driver

Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and artist, best known for his work as the frontman of the experimental bands maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot....

had "finally reached the full sound he has been hinting at since his solo release almost two years ago."