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The Flying Club Cup (Vinyl)

By: Beirut (Artist)

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for The Flying Club Cup (Vinyl) Album By Beirut (Artist)
1   Call To Arms, A  
2   Nantes  
3   Sunday Smile, A  
4   Guyamas Sonora  
5   Le Banlieu  
6   Cliquot  
7   Penalty, The  
8   Forks And Knives (La Fete)  
9   In The Mausoleum  
10   Un Dernier Verre (Por La Route)  
11   Cherbourg  
12   St. Apollonia  
13   Flying Club Cup, The  
 

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Review

Spin (p.114) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A]n unironic homage to France, intending to evoke a different city on each song....It adds up to great fun..."
Uncut (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Condon coos these heart-broken serenades and intoxicated ballads in a liquid vibrato moan somewhere between Thom Yorke and Antony Hegarty."
Alternative Press (p.130) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Condon's] vocals are more pronounced when he's joined by a chorus of fellow believers, making this band of sonic gypsies seem communal rather than individual..."
Magnet (p.91) - "The album serves as a musical travelogue through various French cities and deals with the country's rich tradition of music, fashion and culture.....Stunning."
CMJ (p.10) - "Condon is freed up to write some of his best melodies yet -- like the wine-stained waltz 'Forks And Knives' -- and his newly mature, melodramatic croon is in fine form throughout."
Q (Magazine) (p.80) - Ranked #26 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2007."

Title Note

Beirut: Zach Condon.

On THE FLYING CLUB CUP, Beirut's highly anticipated second full-length album, youthful musical mastermind Zach Condon outshines his lauded debut, GULAG ORKESTAR, by presenting elegant and dramatic songs that seem more at home in their vintage European accoutrements. While some tunes sound straight out of Yann Tiersen's AMELIE soundtrack, in particular the swaying "Forks and Knives (La Fete)," others carry a dramatic flair that nods to fellow indie-pop wunderkind Patrick Wolf, most notably the urgent "Guyamas Sonora."

Despite these and other comparisons (Calexico, Magnetic Fields, etc.), however, Condon manages to make CUP's swooning Francophilia both unique and timeless, burying his New Mexico roots so deep it would seem that he has to be from somewhere in the Old World. Although the record generally lacks snappy singles, the exception being the dynamic "Nantes," it works remarkably well as a whole, resulting in an engaging and enveloping listening experience that giddily soars over a mythical Europa.

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