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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = The Way Out
| name = The Way Out
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[The Books]]
| artist = [[the Books]]
| Cover = Thewayout.png
| cover = Thewayout.png
| Released = July 20, 2010
| alt =
| released = {{start date|2010|07|20}}
| Recorded = Late 2008 - 2009
| recorded =
| Genre = [[Sound collage]], [[electronica]], [[Folk music|folk]]
| Length = 50:02
| venue =
| studio =
| Label = [[Temporary Residence Limited]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Folktronica]]<ref name="ADM"/>|[[post-rock]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oor.nl/albums/the_way_out/ |title=Books, The – The Way Out |website=[[OOR]] |date=July 15, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Linnemann |first=Matthijs |language=nl}}</ref>|[[sound collage]]<ref name="Independent" /><ref name="RA" />|[[musique concrète]]<ref name="Snapes" />}}
| Producer =
| length = {{duration|m=50|s=12}}
| Last album = ''[[Lost and Safe]]''<br />(2005)
| label = [[Temporary Residence Limited|Temporary Residence]]
| This album = '''''The Way Out'''''<br />(2010)
| producer = {{hlist|The Books|Drew Brown}}
| Next album =
| prev_title = [[Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities by the Books]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[A Dot in Time]]
| next_year = 2012
}}
{{Music ratings
| ADM = 7.5/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web |url=http://anydecentmusic.com/review/2002/The-Books-The-Way-Out.aspx |title=The Way Out by The Books reviews |publisher=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=February 3, 2021}}</ref>
| MC = 81/100<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-way-out/the-books |title=The Way Out by The Books Reviews and Tracks |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=February 27, 2021}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-way-out-mw0002003854 |title=The Way Out – The Books |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Hoffman |first=K. Ross}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]''
| rev2score = A<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-books-the-way-out-1798165523 |title=The Books: The Way Out |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=July 20, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Gordon |first=Scott}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://consequence.net/2010/07/22/album-review-the-books-the-way-out/ |title=Album Review: The Books – The Way Out |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence of Sound]] |date=July 22, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Cosores |first=Philip |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100728101921/https://consequence.net/2010/07/22/album-review-the-books-the-way-out/ |archive-date=July 28, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-books-the-way-out-temporary-residence-2027503.html |title=Album: The Books, The Way Out (Temporary Residence) |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=July 16, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Gill |first=Andy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719104947/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-the-books-the-way-out-temporary-residence-2027503.html |archive-date=July 19, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev5score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref>{{cite news |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/07/album-review-the-books-the-way-out.html |title=Album review: The Books' 'The Way Out' |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=July 19, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Wappler |first=Margaret}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Books: The Way Out |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=202 |date=September 2010 |last=Sheppard |first=David |page=97}}</ref>
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7score = 7.7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14459-the-way-out/ |title=The Books: The Way Out |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=July 20, 2010 |access-date=July 20, 2010 |last=Dahlen |first=Chris}}</ref>
| rev8 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev8score = 7/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/books-way-out-temporary-residence |title=The Books, 'The Way Out' (Temporary Residence) |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=July 12, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Powell |first=Mike |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107151229/http://www.spin.com/reviews/books-way-out-temporary-residence |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[Urb (magazine)|Urb]]''
| rev9score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.urb.com/2010/07/22/the-books-–-the-way-out/ |title=The Books – The Way Out |website=[[Urb (magazine)|Urb]] |date=July 22, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Levine |first=Noah |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009080038/http://www.urb.com/2010/07/22/the-books-%E2%80%93-the-way-out/ |archive-date=October 9, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| rev10 = ''[[XLR8R]]''
| rev10score = 9/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/books/way-out |title=The Books: The Way Out |website=[[XLR8R]] |date=August 10, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Fallon |first=Patric |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814195554/http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/books/way-out |archive-date=August 14, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1822258/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Way Out > Review |author=K. Ross Hoffman |date=2010-07-20 |work=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=22 July 2010}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Consequence of Sound]]
|rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://consequenceofsound.net/2010/07/22/album-review-the-books-the-way-out/ Consequence of Sound review]</ref>
|rev3 = [[Exclaim!]]
|rev3score = (Favourable)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/latestsub.aspx?csid1=145&csid2=870&fid1=48203 |title=Recently reviewed: The Books: The Way Out |author=Eric Hill |date=2010-07-20 |work=[[Exclaim!]] |publisher= |accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref>
|rev4 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
|rev4score = (7.7/10)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14459-the-way-out/ |title=Album reviews: The Books: The Way Out |author=Chris Dalen |date=2010-07-20 |work=[[Pitchfork Media]] |publisher= |accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref>
|rev5 = [[Tiny Mix Tapes]]
|rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/books-way-out |title=Music review: The Books: The Way Out |author=Evan Burrows |date=2010-07-20 |work=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |publisher= |accessdate=20 July 2010}}</ref>
|rev6 = [[Toro (magazine)|Toro]]
|rev6score = {{Rating|4.0|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.toromagazine.com/music/music-reviews/3dd0e951-a577-1194-b51e-c5ce8f3afd8a/The-Books-The-Way-Out-/index.html |title=The Books: The Way Out review |author=Jesse Skinner |date=2010-07-20 |work=[[Toro (magazine)|Toro]] |accessdate=22 July 2010}}</ref>
|rev7 = [[PopMatters]]
|rev7score = {{rating|7|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/128467-the-books-the-way-out/ |title=The Books: The Way Out |author=David Amidon |date=2010-07-21 |work=[[PopMatters]] |accessdate=28 July 2010}}</ref>
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'''''The Way Out''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by American music duo [[The Books]]. It is the first album The Books have released in five years, and their first album with [[Temporary Residence Limited]].
'''''The Way Out''''' is the fourth and final [[studio album]] by American musical duo [[the Books]]. It was released on July 20, 2010, by [[Temporary Residence Limited]], and was the duo's first album to be issued by the label.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/books_take_way_out_with_new_album |title=The Books Take The Way Out with New Album |website=[[Exclaim!]] |date=May 3, 2010 |access-date=February 3, 2021 |last=Hughes |first=Josiah}}</ref>
The album received mostly favourable reviews by critics, currently holding a rating of 81% on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-way-out |title=The Way Out reviews |work=[[Metacritic]] |accessdate=4 August 2010}}</ref>


The album cover is a take on that of early 1970s editions of ''The Way'', an [[illustration|illustrated]] version of [[The Living Bible]].<ref>{{cite book |title= The Way: The Living Bible Illustrated|author=Youth For Christ International|year= 1973|publisher=Tyndale House Publishers |location= |isbn= 0-8423-2220-5|accessdate=27 November 2010}}</ref>
''The Way Out'' received mostly positive reviews from critics.<ref name="MC"/> The album's cover is a take on that of early 1970s editions of ''The Way'', an [[illustration|illustrated]] version of [[The Living Bible]].<ref>{{cite book |title=The Way: The Living Bible Illustrated |author=Youth for Christ International |author-link=Youth for Christ |publisher=[[Tyndale House|Tyndale House Publishers]] |year=1973 |isbn=0-8423-2220-5}}</ref>

==Composition==
''The Way Out'' has been called a [[sound collage]].<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |title=Most blogged artists: Sleigh Bells, Kelis, The Books |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/most-blogged-artists-sleigh-bells-kelis-the-books-5538549.html |website=The Independent |access-date=April 26, 2023 |date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Resident Advisor]]'' said that similarly to the duo's earlier album ''[[Lost and Safe]]'' (2005), ''The Way Out'' "consists of bright collages, some of which have pop or folk-style vocals."<ref name="RA">{{cite web |title=The sound collage duo will release their next full-length this summer. |url=https://ra.co/news/12109 |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=26 April 2023 |date=May 3, 2010}}</ref> ''[[Paste Magazine]]'' called it the duo's "most dazzling work to date" in which they "[strike] an ideal balance between found-sound collage and original vocalizations", with a greater emphasis on soundbytes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lee |first1=Christina |title=The Books: The Way Out |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-books-the-way-out |website=Paste |access-date=April 26, 2023 |date=July 26, 2010}}</ref>

''[[NME]]'' included it in their list of the "Most Underrated Albums of 2010"; writer Chris Parkin called it "[a] pathologically precise album from NYC's spoddiest duo, who've leavened their clever-clever [[musique concrete]] with rib-tickling funnies in a seamless fusion of [[polyrhythm]]s, sampled [[hypnotherapy]] tapes and perfectly skewiff melodies."<ref name="Snapes">{{cite web |last1=Snapes |first1=Laura |title=Most Underrated Albums of 2010 – What's Yours? |url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/most-underrated-albums-of-2010-whats-yours-38323 |website=NME |date=3 December 2010 |access-date=April 26, 2023}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
# "Group Autogenics I" - 3:44
| all_writing = The Books (Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto)
# "IDKT" - 1:42
| title1 = Group Autogenics I
# "I Didn't Know That" - 3:38
| length1 = 3:44
# "A Cold Freezin' Night" - 3:22
| title2 = IDKT
# "Beautiful People" - 2:53
| length2 = 1:42
# "I Am Who I Am" - 3:02
| title3 = I Didn't Know That
# "Chain of Missing Links" - 4:31
| length3 = 3:38
# "All You Need is a Wall" - 3:45
| title4 = A Cold Freezin' Night
# "Thirty Incoming" - 4:57
| length4 = 3:22
# "A Wonderful Phrase by Gandhi" - 0:22
| title5 = Beautiful People
# "We Bought the Flood" - 5:04
| length5 = 2:53
# "The Story of Hip Hop" - 4:30
| title6 = I Am Who I Am
# "Free Translator" - 3:50
| length6 = 3:02
# "Group Autogenics II" - 4:52
| title7 = Chain of Missing Links
| length7 = 4:31
| title8 = All You Need Is a Wall
| length8 = 3:45
| title9 = Thirty Incoming
| length9 = 4:57
| title10 = A Wonderful Phrase by Gandhi
| length10 = 0:22
| title11 = We Bought the Flood
| length11 = 5:04
| title12 = The Story of Hip Hop
| length12 = 4:30
| title13 = Free Translator
| length13 = 3:50
| title14 = Group Autogenics II
| length14 = 4:52
| total_length = 50:12
}}

==Personnel==
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=The Way Out |others=[[The Books]] |publisher=[[Temporary Residence Limited]] |year=2010 |id=TRR183CD |type=liner notes}}</ref>

'''The Books'''
* Paul de Jong – [[mastering (audio)|mastering]], [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], [[record producer|production]], [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]]
* Nick Zammuto – mastering, mixing, production, recording

'''Additional personnel'''
* Drew Brown – additional production and [[audio engineer|engineering]]
* Brendon Downey – mastering, mixing

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart (2010)
!scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{Album chart|Billboard200|165|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2010-08-07|title=''Billboard'' 200|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 7, 2010|access-date=February 3, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|5|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/heatseekers-albums/2010-08-07|title=Heatseekers Albums|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 7, 2010|access-date=February 3, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardIndependent|22|M|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2010-08-07|title=Independent Albums|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=August 7, 2010|access-date=February 3, 2021|rowheader=true}}
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 15:30, 3 December 2024

The Way Out
Studio album by
the Books
ReleasedJuly 20, 2010 (2010-07-20)
Genre
Length50:12
LabelTemporary Residence
Producer
  • The Books
  • Drew Brown
The Books chronology
Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities by the Books
(2006) 		The Way Out
(2010) 		A Dot in Time
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[1]
Metacritic81/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
The A.V. ClubA[8]
Consequence[9]
The Independent[10]
Los Angeles Times[11]
Mojo[12]
Pitchfork7.7/10[13]
Spin7/10[14]
Urb[15]
XLR8R9/10[16]

The Way Out is the fourth and final studio album by American musical duo the Books. It was released on July 20, 2010, by Temporary Residence Limited, and was the duo's first album to be issued by the label.[17]

The Way Out received mostly positive reviews from critics.[6] The album's cover is a take on that of early 1970s editions of The Way, an illustrated version of The Living Bible.[18]

Composition

[edit]

The Way Out has been called a sound collage.[3] Resident Advisor said that similarly to the duo's earlier album Lost and Safe (2005), The Way Out "consists of bright collages, some of which have pop or folk-style vocals."[4] Paste Magazine called it the duo's "most dazzling work to date" in which they "[strike] an ideal balance between found-sound collage and original vocalizations", with a greater emphasis on soundbytes.[19]

NME included it in their list of the "Most Underrated Albums of 2010"; writer Chris Parkin called it "[a] pathologically precise album from NYC's spoddiest duo, who've leavened their clever-clever musique concrete with rib-tickling funnies in a seamless fusion of polyrhythms, sampled hypnotherapy tapes and perfectly skewiff melodies."[5]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by The Books (Paul de Jong and Nick Zammuto)

No.TitleLength
1."Group Autogenics I"3:44
2."IDKT"1:42
3."I Didn't Know That"3:38
4."A Cold Freezin' Night"3:22
5."Beautiful People"2:53
6."I Am Who I Am"3:02
7."Chain of Missing Links"4:31
8."All You Need Is a Wall"3:45
9."Thirty Incoming"4:57
10."A Wonderful Phrase by Gandhi"0:22
11."We Bought the Flood"5:04
12."The Story of Hip Hop"4:30
13."Free Translator"3:50
14."Group Autogenics II"4:52
Total length:50:12

Personnel

[edit]

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[20]

The Books

Additional personnel

  • Drew Brown – additional production and engineering
  • Brendon Downey – mastering, mixing

Charts

[edit]
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[21] 165
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[22] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[23] 22

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Way Out by The Books reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Linnemann, Matthijs (July 15, 2010). "Books, The – The Way Out". OOR (in Dutch). Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Most blogged artists: Sleigh Bells, Kelis, The Books". The Independent. May 3, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "The sound collage duo will release their next full-length this summer". Resident Advisor. May 3, 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b Snapes, Laura (3 December 2010). "Most Underrated Albums of 2010 – What's Yours?". NME. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "The Way Out by The Books Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Hoffman, K. Ross. "The Way Out – The Books". AllMusic. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Gordon, Scott (July 20, 2010). "The Books: The Way Out". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  9. ^ Cosores, Philip (July 22, 2010). "Album Review: The Books – The Way Out". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on July 28, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. ^ Gill, Andy (July 16, 2010). "Album: The Books, The Way Out (Temporary Residence)". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 19, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  11. ^ Wappler, Margaret (July 19, 2010). "Album review: The Books' 'The Way Out'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  12. ^ Sheppard, David (September 2010). "The Books: The Way Out". Mojo. No. 202. p. 97.
  13. ^ Dahlen, Chris (July 20, 2010). "The Books: The Way Out". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  14. ^ Powell, Mike (July 12, 2010). "The Books, 'The Way Out' (Temporary Residence)". Spin. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  15. ^ Levine, Noah (July 22, 2010). "The Books – The Way Out". Urb. Archived from the original on October 9, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  16. ^ Fallon, Patric (August 10, 2010). "The Books: The Way Out". XLR8R. Archived from the original on August 14, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  17. ^ Hughes, Josiah (May 3, 2010). "The Books Take The Way Out with New Album". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  18. ^ Youth for Christ International (1973). The Way: The Living Bible Illustrated. Tyndale House Publishers. ISBN 0-8423-2220-5.
  19. ^ Lee, Christina (July 26, 2010). "The Books: The Way Out". Paste. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  20. ^ The Way Out (liner notes). The Books. Temporary Residence Limited. 2010. TRR183CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard. August 7, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  22. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. August 7, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  23. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. August 7, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
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