Small Bay is, like it's name suggests, a small town, but for Bobby Jones it's just gotten a lot bigger. After his friends, including his girlfriend, Laura, leave for college, Bobby finds himself alone and living with his mom in their small run-down house. As his friends drift away, Bobby discovers a mysterious telephone number that provides him with the escape he desperately craves.

'Their Lost Sound' is a story about love, loss, and the uncertainty of growing up. For Tomas Hopper, these things are wrapped up in an indie pop song. As Tomas searches for his missing childhood sweetheart, Kat, he finds himself drifting between memories whilst the boundaries of reality begin to crumble around him. "Do you ever get the feeling, when you're so lost in a book that everything around you becomes a blur? 'Their Lost Sound' not only does that, but pulls you so far into its gloriously nostalgic and bittersweet prose that you won't want it to let go of you."

One of New York's many blackouts in the 1970s provide James Parker with an unusual opportunity to explore his past.