Beirut's Official Site
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Get tour dates, music, t-shirts and a bit of background on the band.
Matt Fink, "Zach Condon: Found In Translation," Under the Radar (2007)
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This interview with Condon gets personal and stays interesting, providing a powerful image of a very young Zach Condon handling a load of intense transitions with grace.
Will Hermes, "Rock's Balkanized Root to the Indies," The New York Times (2007)
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Hermes explores the growing international fusion trend in pop rock, focusing on Beirut's brilliant mash-ups. Beirut, alongside bands like DeVotchka and A Hawk and a Hacksaw, draws from Eastern European cultures without necessarily imitating the musical styles closely. The Times asks why this tendency is becoming an indie trend.
Rachel Syme, "Beirut: The Band," New York Magazine
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Here's another personal dive into Zach Condon's transformation into Beirut.