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Updated Apr 19, 2008

From BaDaBing! Records:

The highly anticipated follow up to Gulag Orkestar does not disappoint. Recorded by Zach Condon with a full band, guest stars like Final Fantasy's Owen Pallet (who added lush string arrangements), and at a variety of locations, The Flying Club Cup is an expanse, glorious and enrapturing album which takes a nod towards the finest of France's musical culture.

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One of my most favourite albums of 2007, if not the top pick, The Flying Club Cup gives off a feel of sepia-toned Western European holidays and haunts, mimicking subconscious collective memories of an earlier time and an earlier sincerity. Zach Condon's voice is soaring over the melodies he performs with the proper Beirut band, who were minted with the EP Lon Gisland. It's gorgeous, enthralling and amazing beyond words and comprehension.