Beirut: The Rip Tide
When listening to indie folk/pop outfit Beirut, one had quite a lot to take in. Zach Condon -- the brainchild behind the band -- meticulously crafts his melodies with violins, horns and even some ukelele -- or "uke," as the kids call it. The Rip Tide, the third album from Beirut, finds Condon at his most mature -- with both his instrumentation and his songwriting. Due out on August 30, The Rip Tide is quite a sight to behold, if you will -- a journey through baroque-filled, Balkan-inspired melodies.
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The two song arc of the titular "The Rip Tide" and "Vagabond" is easily an album highlight -- the former song's mellow moodiness segues tidily into the latter's jangly, upbeat pianos and brazen horns. It's a subtle dichotomy that Condon has since mastered at this point in his rather celebrated career.
02 Santa Fe
03 East Harlem
04 Goshen
05 Payne's Bay
06 The Rip Tide
07 Vagabond
08 The Peacock
09 Port of Call
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