Beirut: The Flying Club Cup, and Elephant Gun single

Beirut is releasing The Flying Club Cup Monday, October 8, through their new European label, 4AD Records. The US release will arrive October 9 on Ba Da Bing. Zach Condon and band began recording The Flying Club Cup in April, relocating the sonic scape from the Balkans to France. The album is promising to be, “just as captivating as its predecessor.”

“Although the new album is closer in spirit to France than the Balkans – combining lyrical orchestral arrangements with romantic vocals like the chansonniers of yore – its confidence and melodic grace prove beyond doubt that Zach Condon is a prolific and unique talent.” (4AD Records)

Recorded in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in A Hawk and a Hacksaw’s practice room, Griffin Rodriguez (A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Man Man) was brought in to produce and engineer most of the album. Owen Pallet (Final Fantasy) at Arcade Fire’s Masonic recording studio. Zach Condon and his eight piece band recorded the instruments, and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw) added violin on several songs. (Amazon)

Beirut – The Flying Club Cup track listing:
1. A Call To Arms
2. Nantes
3. A Sunday Smile
4. Guyamas Sonora
5. Le Banlieu
6. Cliquot
7. The Penalty
8. Forks and Knives (La Fete)
9. In The Mausoleum
10. Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route)
11. Cherbourg
12. St. Apollonia
13. The Flying Club Cup

Beirut quietly released Elephant Gun single with two b-sides, Transatlantique and Le Moribond. Ba Da Bing released the single without any mention on their website, nor have they announced the new full-length album, but fans can purchase the three song single on Emusic. Transatlantique and Le Moribond gives us a glimpse of what to expect from his new album. Sung in French, Le Moribond is a Jacques Brel cover, written in 1961, that closes with the band breaking into My Family’s Role In The World Revolution.

November will find the eight-piece band traveling through Western Europe: UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. No word yet on a North American tour, but one can only expect the announcement will be coming soon.

Beirut – Le Moribond (Jacques Brel)

Download Beirut at Emusic for free with a trial subscription.

Nov 06 UK, Manchester: Club Academy
Nov 07 UK, Glasgow: The Arches
Nov 08 UK, Leeds: Irish Centre
Nov 09 UK, Cardiff: The Point
Nov 10 UK, London: The Roundhouse
Nov 12 France, Paris: Olympia (Inrocks Festival)
Nov 13 France, Strasbourg: La Laiterie (Inrocks festival)
Nov 14 Belgium, Brussels: Botanique
Nov 15 Netherlands, Amsterdam: Paradiso
Nov 16 France, Lille: Grand Mix
Nov 18 Denmark, Copenhagen: Vega
Nov 19 Germany, Hamburg: Fabrik
Nov 20 Germany, Koln: Kulturkirche
Nov 21 Germany, Munchen: Elserhalle
Nov 22 Germany, Schorndorf: Manufaktur
Nov 24 France, Lyon: Ninkashi
Nov 25 Switzerland, Zurich: Mascotte

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