New BEIRUT Video - Concubine

Beautiful. "Concubine" is taken from Beirut's recent double ep March of the Zapotec/Holland.

New BEIRUT - March of the Zapotec

Beirut is on the verge of releasing the new two EP package of March of the Zapotec and Holland, two sonically diverse discs that display the range of Zach Condon's varying musical styles. The first disc (Zapotec) was recorded in Oaxaca, Mexico with a 19-piece band. The second disc (Holland) is credited to Condon's other monikor Realpeople, an electronic counterpoint to Beirut. Holland also features an old Condon favorite, the beautiful and lush "Venice".

The double ep is released February 17th via Ba Da Bing! Check out the new video for the track "La Llorona"...



tracklist:

Beirut: March of the Zapotec:

01 El Zocalo
02 La Llorona
03 My Wife
04 The Akara
05 On a Bayonet
06 The Shrew

Realpeople: Holland:

01 My Night With a Prostitute From Marseille
02 My Wife, Lost in the Wild
03 Venice
04 The Concubine
05 No Dice

GRIZZLY BEAR - "Friend"

Today Grizzly Bear are releasing "Friend", an EP of "new, reworked, and re-recorded material (including covers and collaborations)". To be more specific, here you'll find the band's takes on classics like The Crystals' 'He Hit Me (And It Felt Like A Kiss)', covers of Grizzly Bear by CSS, Band of Horses, and Atlas Sound, as well as collaborations with Dirty Projectors and Zach Condon (of Beirut).

Unfortunately, Grizzly Bear's appearance on Conan O'Brien tonight has been cancelled due to the Writer's Guild strike, but the band will be doing a free show at the Virgin Megastore (Union Square) on Wednesday. Grizzly Bear will take the stage in the cafe at 7:00 pm, but it is a good idea to get there early.

"Friend" tracklist:

01 Alligator (Choir Version) (w/ Zach Condon and Dirty Projectors)
02 He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)
03 Little Brother (Electric)
04 Shift (Alternate Version)
05 Plans (Terrible vs. Nonhorse: Sounds Edit)
06 Granny Diner
07 Knife (CSS)
08 Plans (Band of Horses)
09 Knife (Atlas Sound)
10 Deep Blue Sea (Daniel Rossen Home Recording)

BEIRUT - "The Flying Club Cup"

BEIRUT's new album "The Flying Club Cup" hits stores on October 9th and the amazing La Blogothèque have filmed every track in Brooklyn. The clip for 'Cliquot' features Ed Droste of GRIZZLY BEAR on lead vocals and it is stunning. Also, check out 'Nantes', performed by the whole band as they descend a stairwell into a gritty Brooklyn basement. This is profound stuff.

Beirut w/ Ed Droste (of Grizzly Bear) - Cliquot (filmed by La Blogotheque)

BEIRUT -Cliquot - From the FLYING CLUB CUP
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Beirut - Nantes (filmed by La Blogotheque)

BEIRUT - Nantes - from The Flying Club Cup
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You can pre-order the album here. Check out more of these videos at flyingclubcup.com.

ZACH CONDON - 'Venice'

A new song has surfaced from ZACH CONDON, the forefront of theskyreport favorite BEIRUT. And solo, it's more of an electro affair. But all glory is not lost, as horns (a signature Beirut sound) deliver a profound punch on the second half of this track.

The song, a gorgeous electro refrain titled 'Venice', appears on a new compilation for The Believer (Magazine), compiled by Pitchfork Media's Brandon Stosuy. The collection also features rare tracks from GRIZZLY BEAR, DEERHUNTER, OF MONTREAL, YACHT, THE BLOW, THE TWILIGHT SAD, SUFJAN STEVENS, EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY and I'M FROM BARCELONA.

Read more on Zach Condon in earlier posts on I Guess I'm Floating and Nialler9.

In other Zach Condon news, he recently joined Ed Droste and GRIZZLY BEAR onstage at the recent Primavera Sound Festival in Spain. I would have died to be there.

DOWNLOAD - Zach Condon - Venice (mp3)