The Flying Club Cup

Reseña del editor THE FLYING CLUB CUP is Beirut's homage to French culture, fashion history and music. Saoking up the likes of Francois Hardy, Charles Aznavour and most notably Jacques Brel. Tienda Beirut's second LP purportedly takes inspiration from French chanson of yesteryear (as opposed to the Balkan folk of yesteryear). Bandleader Zach Condon has found a new home in Paris, and a new muse as well, quickly absorbing fodder from the likes of Francois Hardy or Jacques Brel. The music remains quite recognizably Beirut--in all its oom-pa glory--but the production value is stepped up a notch. It's through the dense arrangements that it reaches new heights, this without question being the fullest offering yet. The band appeared on Owen Pallet's (Final Fantasy/Arcade Fire) new album in exchange for the use of Arcade Fire's Masonic church studio, along with the exotic pile of instruments within. Pallet ended up contributing several string arrangements and the band made full use of the studio. The result is a truly orchestral take on the simpler gypsy stomp of Gulag Orkestar or the straight-up eight-piece live band of the Lon Gisland EP. Opener "Nantes" features a perfectly broken organ and introduces the wealth of percussion that continues throughout the album, as well as some samples of French TV or radio (the most explicit Franco-features are these sampled tidbits). Waltzing glockenspiels give way to a celebratory, raucous chorus on "La Banlieu." "Un Dernier Verre" features a skittering, jazzy piano bit (in 3/4 time, natch). The Flying Club Cup lacks the immediate hits that made Gulag Orkestar explode (like "Postcards from Italy" or "Mount Wroclai"). It works as an album rather than just a collection of songs. It's a more pensive presentation--dare I say it: more mature. Beirut remains mind-boggling work for a 21-year-old, and it's exciting to watch Condon's musical palette expand as he gathers the life experience to match his voice. --Jason Pace

Detalles del producto Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 4,88 x 5,59 x 0,39 pulgadas; 2,75 Onzas Fabricante : Ba Da Bing Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2007 Producto en Tienda desde : Agosto 1, 2007 Etiqueta : Ba Da Bing ASIN : B000UJ48XG País de origen : EE. UU. Número de discos : 1 Clasificación en los más vendidos de Amazon: nº17,134 en CDs y Vinilo (Ver el Top 100 en CDs y Vinilo) nº209 en Folk Contemporánea (CDs y Vinilo) nº326 en Rock Indie nº346 en Alternativo Adulto (CDs y Vinilo) Opiniones de clientes: 4.7 4.7 de 5 estrellas 304 calificaciones Descatalogado por el fabricante : No Idioma : Inglés Dimensiones del producto : 4,88 x 5,59 x 0,39 pulgadas; 2,75 Onzas Fabricante : Ba Da Bing Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2007 Producto en Tienda desde : Agosto 1, 2007 Etiqueta : Ba Da Bing ASIN : B000UJ48XG País de origen : EE. UU. Número de discos : 1