The Lemon of Pink is the second album by The Books

The Books

The Books are an American duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. Their releases typically incorporate samples of obscure sounds and speech...

, released October 7, 2003 on the Tomlab

Tomlab

Tomlab is a German record label based in Köln. It has released works by bands such as The Books, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Deerhoof, Thee Oh Sees, Les Georges Leningrad, and acts associated with Blocks Recording Club, such as Final Fantasy, Ninja High School, and The Hank...

 record label.

Reception

Initial critical response to The Lemon of Pink was very positive. At Metacritic

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, which assigns a normalized

Standard score

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 rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average

Weighted mean

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 score of 86, based on 9 reviews.

Track listing

1. "The Lemon of Pink" – 4:40
2. "The Lemon of Pink" – 1:34
3. "Tokyo" – 3:43
4. "Bonanza" – 0:52
5. "S Is for Evrysing" – 3:32
6. "Explanation Mark" – 0:19
7. "There Is No There" – 3:36
8. "Take Time" – 3:36
9. "Don't Even Sing About It" – 4:09
10. "The Future, Wouldn't That Be Nice?" – 3:15
11. "A True Story of a Story of True Love" – 4:25
12. "That Right Ain't Shit" – 2:44
13. "PS" – 0:55

Presence in pop culture

"That Right Ain't Shit" was used as the soundtrack in an advertisement for a Hummer vehicle.

"Tokyo" was used in a commercial for spreading awareness of HIV

HIV

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.

External links

• The Books official website which contains samples of songs on this album