Alternative
United States
Beirut
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About Beirut
Hometown
Brooklyn, NY, United States
Formed
2006
Genre
Alternative
Beirutās Zach Condon started making lo-fi synthesizer recordings as a teenager, inspired by The Magnetic Fields, The Smiths, and Neutral Milk Hotel.
ā After dropping out of his New Mexico high school to travel around Europe, Condon became fascinated with Balkan brass music.
ā He enlisted former Neutral Milk Hotel accordion player/percussionist Jeremy Barnes as his chief collaborator for Beirutās debut album, 2006ās Gulag Orkestar.
ā Condon says that he named the band after Lebanonās capital city because āitās seen a lot of conflictā and āitās a place where things collide.ā
ā The bandās second album, The Flying Club Cup, draws upon Condonās interest in French music and culture and was partly recorded at Arcade Fireās Quebec studio.
ā In addition to singing, Condon plays trumpet, ukulele, keyboards, accordion, synthesizers, flugelhorn, and French horn.
ā He recorded 2019ās Gallipoli in Italyāhaving written the title song thereāas well as in New York City, and his adopted home of Berlin.
Members of Beirut include, or have included, Zach Condon, Greg Paulus, Heather Trost, LANZ, Perrin Cloutier, Jon Natchez, Kyle Resnick, and Kelly Pratt.
Musical InfluencesBeirut's musical influences include KoÄani Orkestar, DeVotchKa, Fanfare CiocÄrlia and more.
Influenced by BeirutBeirut has influenced the music of JĆ³sean Log, Moontalk, David William and more.
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