45. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (2007)
A drunk American teenager went travelling around Europe and staggered into a Hungarian barn-dance and became instantly captivated. With a sore head in the morning, Zach Condon also realized that the whole culture of this historic continent was worth pouring into his art. Upon his Stateside return, he got to work and his sterling debut 'Gulag Orkestar' dropped in 2006, focusing its broad scope on Europe as a whole. In 2007 however, Zach released 'The Flying Club Cup, Gulag's French and more sophisticated cousin. Opener, 'Nantes' lilts luxuriously as the artist manages to thrill and comfort the listener in one neat little package. Then, 'A Sunday Smile' is even more refined with the brass coming out in one glorious folk, trademark ditty. And so it goes, harpsichords, trumpets, triangles follow before the gorgeous standout 'Cherbourg' arrives. So, you name it and Beirut has it. Oh! How it must feel to have it all!
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