Zammuto is the name of both a solo musical project of

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started in 1998, and later of an

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band that formed in

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, United States, in 2011. Nick Zammuto self-released the three disc album ''Solutiore Of Stareau'' on CD-R in 1998, and the albums ''Willscher'' in 2000 on the label Apartment B, and ''Solutiore Of Stareau: Disc One'' in 2001 on the label Infraction. Nick Zammuto then joined with Paul de Jong to form the group

The Books The Books were an American-Dutch duo, formed in New York City in 1999, consisting of guitarist and vocalist Nick Zammuto and cellist Paul de Jong. Their music typically incorporated samples of obscure sounds and speech. They released three cri ...

, producing several albums. After the duo The Books ended their collaboration in 2011, Nick Zammuto formed a band. In April 2012, the band Zammuto released their debut album, '' Zammuto'', with the

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-based

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. The band Zammuto has toured as a support act for Explosions in the Sky and

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, as well as headlining tours in the United States,

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, and

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with the bands AU, Snowblink, and Lymbyc Systym, among other acts.

History

Solo works

Nick Zammuto self-published ''Solutiore Of Stareau'' as a three

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album in 1998. The third CD was later reissued in 2000 as the album ''Willscher'' on the label Apartment B Records, with positive reviews. The first CD was reissued in 2001 as the album ''Solutiore of Stareau: Disc One'' on the label Infraction Records.

The Books

Nick Zammuto had been making critically acclaimed music starting in the year 2001 as a member of the band

. From 2001 through 2010, The Books released four studio albums. The albums are '' Thought for Food'' (2002), '' The Lemon of Pink'' (2003), '' Lost and Safe'' (2005), and '' The Way Out'' (2010). The first three albums were released under the Tomlab label, and the fourth album was released under Temporary Residence LTD. The Books also released 2 DVDs of videos, and an EP called '' Music for a French Elevator and Other Short Format Oddities by the Books'' during this time. Upon the dissolution of his first band, Nick Zammuto stated in an interview on ''

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'' that "it was a scramble for me to figure out what to do next. I seriously considered just stopping music since it's such an uncertain business and hard on my family, but my wife and close friends urged me to make another record right away. It definitely had a 'do or die' kind of feeling hanging over it."

''Idiom Wind EP''

While working on their first album in the year 2011, Zammuto released a three-song EP composed of songs which were to appear on their forthcoming album. This record was called the ''Idiom Wind EP'' and was released by a London-based record label called Make Mine Records. It contained the songs "Idiom Wind", "F U C-3PO", and "Weird Ceiling". "F U C-3PO" was named as "best new track" by Pitchfork Media.

First album

On April 3, 2012, Zammuto released their self-titled first full-length album, under Temporary Residence LTD. The album received a wide variety of critical response, scoring an overall rating of 76 on

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and a rating of 8.0 on

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Live show and touring

Immediately following the release of their first album, Zammuto toured extensively during 2012, playing more than 80 shows throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. They began touring as an opening act for their label-mate, Explosions in the Sky. In the fall of 2012, they began a nationwide headlining tour through North America, mixed in with a few opening acts for the Australian band

. They ended their intense touring in the spring of 2013 with a small North American tour with the Canadian band

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. Nick Zammuto did an interview explaining the process of preparing for their live shows. "My studio is a tractor garage that, from the outside, is just a shack but you go inside and it's state-of-the-art equipment and I love that tension. It's really funny and it's great because I have my band out from

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and they view it as a haven. We just work with total focus and get a lot done and then we can all go back to our normal lives afterwards. It's always a beautiful moment to have them up."

Second album

In the summer of 2013, Zammuto announced they were working on a second album. In order to generate funds for the completion of their second album, the band participated in a crowd funding effort on

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, which received overwhelming support by the fans, collecting 350% of their original goal. During the fundraiser, the band released three new songs, "Sinker", "Need Some Sun", and "Corduroys" The album, ''Anchor'', was released on September 2, 2014, under the label Temporary Residence Limited.

Band members

;Current *Nick Zammuto - vocals, electric guitar, Moog synth, laptop (2011–present) *Sean Dixon - drums, drum pad (2011–present) *Mikey Zammuto - bass (2011–present) *Nick Oddy - electric guitar, keyboards (2013–present) ;Former *Gene Back - electric guitar, keyboards (2011–2013)

Timeline

Discography

;Solo works * ''Solutiore Of Stareau'' (3 × CD-R) - 1998, self-released * ''Willscher'' - 2000, Apartment B * ''Solutiore Of Stareau: Disc One'' - 2001, Infraction Records ;Albums * '' Zammuto'' - 2012,

*''Anchor'' - 2014, Temporary Residence Limited ;EPs * ''Idiom Wind'' - 2011, Make Mine Records * ''Veryone'' - 2016, Temporary Residence Limited ;Soundtracks * ''We The Animals: An Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' - 2018, Soundtrack for the 2018 film ''

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Films

A short documentary about the band entitled ''The Shape of Things to Come'' was directed and released by Wondermind Pictures, spotlighting the band. This documentary received wide critical acclaim, appearing in numerous film festivals around the United States.

Tours

;2012 *Three-show tour including

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, New York City, and Boston shows *United States supporting tour with Explosions in the Sky *United States and Canada supporting tour with

*United States headlining tour with

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*West Coast headlining tour with AU *European headlining tour ;;Festival appearances :*

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:*Mission Creek Festival :*Le Guess Who Festival :*Autumn Falls Festival :*Transmusicales Festival ;2013 *United States and Canada headlining tour with

Snowblink Snowblink is an indie pop band based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Indie rock musical groups from Vermont American electronic music groups Temporary Residence Limited artists