Beirut

For the past year, Beirut has alternated between touring in support of 2007's much-lauded 'The Flying Club Cup' and writing a wealth of new material. With no sense of a release in mind, bandleader Zach Condon recorded in any style that struck his fancy. Some early discussions about recording materia...

Zach Condon's music often parallels the exotic mysteries of world travel. Since Beirut's last album, 2007's The Flying Club Cup, sang a love-letter to France (with a 2009 stop-off in Mexico for the March of the Zapotec EP), many asked where his songs would voyage next, but few predicted the inward j...

Zach Condon's music often parallels the exotic mysteries of world travel. Since Beirut's last album, 2007's The Flying Club Cup, sang a love-letter to France (with a 2009 stop-off in Mexico for the March of the Zapotec EP), many asked where his songs would voyage next, but few predicted the inward j...

The special Deluxe Limited Edition has a foil stamped material bound cover. Zach Condon's music often parallels the exotic mysteries of world travel. Since Beirut's last album, 2007's The Flying Club Cup, sang a love-letter to France (with a 2009 stop-off in Mexico for the March of the Zapotec EP...

Beirut: Zach Condon (vocals, mandolin, ukulele, conch shell, accordion, trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, euphonium, piano, Wurlitzer piano, organ, Farfisa, glockenspiel, percussion); Owen Pallett (vocals, violin, piano, celesta, harpsichord, organ, steel drum); Jason Poranski (guitar, mandolin, bac...

Lon Gisland EP is an EP by Beirut. It is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Gulag Orkestar. It is the first album Zach Condon recorded with his live band. "Scenic World" is a rerecording of the song that appears on Beirut's debut album.