Features
Friday, December 21 2007
The Best Albums of 2007
From tech house to Radiohead and Americana to indie and everything in between, PopMatters picks the best 60 albums of 2007.
Friday, January 12 2007
Slipped Discs 2006
PopMatters' writers share their favorite albums that no one else, including their colleagues, noticed.
Monday, October 16 2006
The Triumph of Musical Tourists
Under the name Beirut, Zach Condon released an album of Balkan-style songs he recorded in his bedroom and became an Internet-driven sensation. Though his music gestures nostalgically toward a gypsy old world, Condon’s casual appropriations suggest something much grimmer for the future.
Reviews
Monday, November 21 2011
Beirut: 29 October 2011 - Austin, TX
Zach Condon listens to his bandmates with the keen ear of a conductor.
Friday, September 2 2011
Beirut: The Rip Tide
By removing many of the worldly influences that made its early efforts so unique and refreshing, Beirut has fallen into a generic and uninspiring funk.
Monday, August 3 2009
Beirut: Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg
Zach Condon and his merry band keep on getting better and better.
Tuesday, June 23 2009
Beirut: 6 May 2009 - Brussels, Belgium
Zach Condon and his cohorts approach these songs like they’re playing musical Risk, not just invading countries, but soaking in their sounds.
Thursday, February 12 2009
Beirut / Realpeople: March of the Zapotec / Holland
Billed as a double EP between Beirut and Zach Condon's solo moniker Realpeople, this album-length release should be taken very seriously.
