Beirut

zach Condon’s most vibrant & spirited record to date is full of Jaunty orchestral flourishes & off-kilter percussive folk.

recorded during one of the coldest New York winters - with blizzard after blizzard raging outside – 'No No No' is surprisingly warm & delightful.....poppy in fact. other than condon's distinctive vocal, the defining beirut factors (i.e. balkan brass & celebratory horns) are toned right down to reveal a lighter, more beaty & melodic core. "The tracks sound low-key, but in fact, they’re cleverly taut compositions - the album runs just short of 30 minutes, and not a second goes to waste" 8/10 - drowned in sound, "truly beguiling" - music ohm.