Beirut concerts are sold out in Washington, DC flying all the way to Sydney, Australia’s Sydney Opera House. This worldwide traveler brings in fans from all different parts of the world who speak all types of languages. It’s no surprise that Beirut’s leader, Zach Condon, is currently flying around the world in support of his latest addition to success, his album The Rip Tide.
What is now a successful band started out in a typical teenager’s bedroom in New Mexico. After quitting college, Condon came up with Gulag Orkestar with other local artists. The album was drawing attention immediately. Beirut was flying into success and recording many more albums, songs and EPs such as Lon Gisland EP, March of the Zapotec/Holland EP, and the famous album The Flying Club Cup. It’s clear that the band, made up of accordions, drums, pianos, trombones, trumpets, tubas, ukuleles, etc, orchestrates music that is not so ordinary. The addition of these many instruments creates a unique sound that can only be described as folk to French chansons with some Hispanic sounds mixed in.
The Flying Club Cup captivates the notes and sounds of something familiar, but different. It is the type of enchanting music that dances in your ear and takes you back to a simpler time. That was exactly the inspiration for this incredible invention he called The Flying Club Cup. He came up with the title after discovering a photo from 1910 that shows hot air balloons taking flight just a few steps from the Eiffel Tower. The French feel reminds one of young love and adventure and resonates the effervescent feeling to being young and free to fly away to another distant land.
The success of this dreamlike album can be attributed to the ever popular “take away shows” on YouTube. Other bands that have such shows are Bon Iver, Andrew Bird, and Local Natives. Like the other artists, Beirut creates a live video in the streets of Europe such as “Nantes” in Oberkamf, Paris, France. Other videos like the one for “St Apollonia” feature what looks like the various members playing together overlooking the nighttime scenery of a city covered in lights. These take away shows cast an artistic appeal like no other and truly take an audience to another place and time.
The artistic attributes that Condon holds is infinite. This young artist is only beginning to make a big impact on the world of music and it is this band that keeps fans all over waiting for him to fly to where they live and to experience what it’s like to be at a live concert. Fans can be sure to expect excellence from Condon in upcoming album and song debuts.
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