Beirut

Beirut is the name of the band of 22-year-old Santa Fe native Zach Condon. The first official release under the Beirut name was assisted by Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk and a Hacksaw) and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw); it combines elements of Eastern European and folk sounds.

Live, Beirut's shifting roster generally consists of Condon accompanied by Perrin Cloutier (cello/accordion), Jason Poranski (guitar/mandolin/ukulele), Nick Petree (drums), Kristin Ferebee (violin), Paul Collins (organ/keys/tambourine/ukulele), Jon Natchez (baritone sax/mandolin/glockenspiel), and Kelly Pratt (trumpet/euphonium).

-wikipedia.org

website: www.beirutband.com



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They're great,you must should hear them

I've heard of Beirut so much, and I've been meaning to check them (or "him", I should say?) out for ages, but I've stil not gotten around to it.

...sooooooo worthy of bumping. almost three years later >.>

Discovered Beirut a few months ago; my friend at college intoduced me. Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyy God.
they give me hope for humanity. no joke. and I want a ukulele now like no other.

aforementioned friend sent me this video the night he introduced me. brought us both near tears, it's so...inexplicably gorgeous.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZG-GonoG-s

Yes! Beirut is the epitome of win!
Ever since some of their tracks appeared on a series here in Brazil (an artsy adaptation of a realist romance) I fell in love with the band, and so did a good portion of the country.
Their tracks are the kind of stuff you lister while thinking over life.