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iron_and_beer
 Post subject: Beirut (the band)
PostPosted: Mon May 08, 2006 12:14 pm 
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CD comes out tomorrow. I've heard a couple songs from this (including "Postcards from Italy," reviewed on Pitchfork last week), and I'm thinking about picking it up. Has anyone heard this? Thoughts?
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I stick with Tangiers to satisfy my "need a band named after a middle-eastern/nort African city" fix.
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I like Postcards from Italy.
Isn't somebody from Neutral Milk Hotel playing on this record or part of the band?
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Bartholomew Cubbins Wrote:
I like Postcards from Italy.
Isn't somebody from Neutral Milk Hotel playing on this record or part of the band?


Yeah...something Barnes (I'm not up on the NMH band members :? ). This reminds me of NMH with the use of trumpets and other instruments to make interesting folky music with life. And his voice really sounds like Stephin Merrit and Jens Lekman.
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I prefer these:

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So far the "i-know-other-bands-named-after-places" posts are outnumbering the real posts. I expect you people hear this and give me feedback stat! :x
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Kiev Wrote:
Downloaded a few songs.
Hated then deleted.
Bloggers were jizzing themselves so I repeated above cycle.
Still hated it - deleted again.
Despite my limitations I can still form my own opinion :D


Yeah, the bloggers really have been jizzing themselves (plus all thinking they found this band).
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what do they sound like?
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HaqDiesel Wrote:
what do they sound like?


voice=Magnetic Fields/Jens Lekman
music=trumpets, other weird instruments, no guitars, kind of gypsyish (which sounds like it should be terrible, but it works in the songs i've heard)
There are also hints of Neutral Milk Hotel without guitars (and one of the band members was in NMH)

Track here: http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/tracks/06-05-04.shtml

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Thanks. No need to [code] links from magazine sites.
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HaqDiesel Wrote:
Thanks. No need to [code] links from magazine sites.


Okay. I figure better safe than sorry.
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Resurrecting thread because I'm always late to the party...I've downloaded these three songs and find them seriously gorgeous:

Beirut - Postcards from Italy
http://www.beirutband.com/mp3/Beruit_Po ... 0Italy.mp3

Beirut - Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
http://www.beirutband.com/mp3/Beirut_Mo ... dle%20Days).mp3

Beirut - Interior of a Dutch House
http://www.beirutband.com/mp3/Beirut_in ... 0house.mp3

I've got a $9 reward from Plan 9 and am seriously considering getting this. Has anyone bought this?

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i love this album. ordered it from Insound.
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i love this album. ordered it from Insound.
Based on your good mixing skills, I should say I trust ya, heh (though I'm really sold on the three songs I heard...I should stop being so cheap...well, I'm poor not cheap).

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I'm trying to decide whether my next purchase should be the new Kelley Stoltz, the Earlies, Sparrow, or Beirut...hrmmm....eventually I want ALL!

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MiceElf Wrote:
I'm trying to decide whether my next purchase should be the new Kelley Stoltz, the Earlies, Sparrow, or Beirut...hrmmm....eventually I want ALL!


ahhh! go with the Kelley Stoltz and Beirut albums :wink:
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fuck this, the new Boris record is out.

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fuck this, the new Boris record is out.


new?
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boris & beirut = emu

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Yes, I got beirut from emusic. I guess it reminds me of Blue Nile somewhat. Sort of background-musicy.

Good though.
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Dalen Wrote:
shiv Wrote:
fuck this, the new Boris record is out.


new?


well new release in the US at least.

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