Beirut
Label: Ba Da Bing!Genre: Other, Pop
Zach Condon is an A-student from Albuquerque who bummed around Europe for a few months and came back with a head full of Balkan harmonies just begging for a pop reawakening. With the help of Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeremy Barnes, who lends lovely layers of percussion, they've gotten just that. Condon's melancholic, lazy-tongued crooning owes more than a little to the Magnetic Fields' Stephin Merritt, as does his ability to turn the oddest mix of melodies into an aural box of chocolates. From a hodgepodge of musical traditions, and without a single traditional pop rhythm, Beirut creates little gems that will stick in your mind as much more than just quaint novelties from faraway locales.
Postcards from Italy [MP3, 5MB, 160kbps]
Mount Wroclai (Idle Days) [MP3, 3.8MB, 160kbps]
Interior of a Dutch House [MP3, 4.7MB, 160kbps]
www.beirutband.com
www.badabingrecords.com
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