Zammuto and de Jong began the recording of The Lemon of Pink around this time. Shortly after the release of Thought for Food, the band relocated to North Adams, Massachusetts, where Zammuto had graduated at Williams College in 1999, studying chemistry and visual arts. Praised by critics for its distinctive sound, it featured extensive sampling from obscure sources coupled with mostly acoustic instrumentation. Thought for Food was released on October 22 nd, 2002. Zammuto and de Jong moved locations constantly during this time, recording in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and finally in the basement of a hostel in North Carolina where Zammuto worked for a while after hiking the Appalachian Trail. In 2000, The Books started work on what would become their début album Thought for Food. Zammuto said of their meeting that "we both kind of knew at that moment that we listened (to music) in interesting ways and had similar approaches to music." Soon after they began playing what they considered to be pop music, in comparison to their own works, under the name The Books. De Jong invited Zammuto to dinner at his apartment, where he played him some of his collection of audio and video samples, including a Shooby Taylor record. Zammuto and de Jong first met in New York City in 1999 as they shared the same apartment building. 1.4 2006-present: Break, upcoming studio album.
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