Beirut | The Flying Club Cup | Album

Beirut "The Flying Club Cup" (2007)

LP (NEW) - Vinyl, Pompeii Records, US, 2019, POMP006, 656605365411, Reissue

Flying Club Cup is the second studio album by American indie folk band Beirut, originally released in 2007. Zach Condon, aka Beirut, made quite a splash with his Eastern European-influenced debut long-player Gulag Orkestar back in May 2006. For his much-anticipated follow-up, Condon has changed tack and headed westwards and back in time to the Paris of a century ago to turn in another artfully crafted example of musical fetishism. What is likable about the project is the sheer sepia-tinged conviction with which it is executed. Condon has obviously immersed himself in the world of the Parisian café, the French chanson and its most recent musical champion Jacques Brel, all of which feeds and fuels these eleven hymnals to lost love. The album features string arrangements by Arcade Fire contributor Owen Pallett, also known by his former stage name, Final Fantasy.

Artist Website: beirutband.com

More by Artist: Beirut

Related Artists: Zach Condon, Real People