Final Fantasy in Paris (Beirut cover)

[nuvahk]

ahaha awesome interview. sounds like he was just trying to make owen look bad pretty aggressively. that's cool about it being a co-write, I should have figured since it's common knowledge you've done work on the new beirut. any idea when it comes out?? I'm dying for it, and yeah I'm confused as whether or not you sing it on the record.

[suburbanmyth]

nuvahk said:

ahaha awesome interview. sounds like he was just trying to make owen look bad pretty aggressively.

ummm.... wellllll....
Ed = Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear = Owen's Good Friend
Sooo... actually, no, he wasn't trying to make owen look bad, it'll make sense if you read it in context. Very funny interview!!

& oooooohhh yes!! looks like the beirut album is coming out this october. yay!!!
indieblogheaven.typepad.com/indieblogheaven/2007/08/beirut-to-relea.html

[Deleted]

I agree with Owens thoughts on depreciating his work. His albums are not so reflective of his full potential and true talents (IMO). I like them and would certainly not call them shit but i've always thought his recordings are not the best examples of his talent as a composer.

[jules]

suburbanmyth said:

nuvahk said:

ahaha awesome interview. sounds like he was just trying to make owen look bad pretty aggressively.

ummm.... wellllll....
Ed = Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear = Owen's Good Friend
Sooo... actually, no, he wasn't trying to make owen look bad, it'll make sense if you read it in context. Very funny interview!!

& oooooohhh yes!! looks like the beirut album is coming out this october. yay!!!
indieblogheaven.typepad.com/indieblogheaven/2007/08/beirut-to-relea.html

Yeah



From puddlegum.net:
Beirut is releasing The Flying Club Cup Monday, October 8, through their new European label, 4AD Records. The US release will arrive October 9 on Ba Da Bing. Zach Condon and band began recording The Flying Club Cup in April, relocating the sonic scape from the Balkans to France. The album is promising to be, “just as captivating as its predecessor.”

“Although the new album is closer in spirit to France than the Balkans - combining lyrical orchestral arrangements with romantic vocals like the chansonniers of yore - its confidence and melodic grace prove beyond doubt that Zach Condon is a prolific and unique talent.” (4AD Records)

Recorded in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in A Hawk and a Hacksaw’s practice room, Griffin Rodriguez (A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Man Man) was brought in to produce and engineer most of the album. Owen Pallet (Final Fantasy) at Arcade Fire’s Masonic recording studio. Zach Condon and his eight piece band recorded the instruments, and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw) added violin on several songs. (Amazon)

Beirut - The Flying Club Cup track listing:
00 "A Call to Arms"
01 "Nantes"
02 "A Sunday Smile"
03 "Guyamas Sonora"
04 "La Banlieu"
05 "Cliquot"
06 "The Penalty"
07 "Forks and Knives (La Fête)"
08 "In the Mausoleum"
09 "Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route)"
10 "Cherbourg"
11 "St. Apollonia"
12 "The Flying Club Cup"

Note: track 00 appears on the official track listing.

November will find the eight-piece band traveling through Western Europe: UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. No word yet on a North American tour, but one can only expect the announcement will be coming soon.

Nov 06 UK, Manchester: Club Academy
Nov 07 UK, Glasgow: The Arches
Nov 08 UK, Leeds: Irish Centre
Nov 09 UK, Cardiff: The Point
Nov 10 UK, London: The Roundhouse
Nov 12 France, Paris: Olympia (Inrocks Festival)
Nov 13 France, Strasbourg: La Laiterie (Inrocks festival)
Nov 14 Belgium, Brussels: Botanique
Nov 15 Netherlands, Amsterdam: Paradiso
Nov 16 France, Lille: Grand Mix
Nov 18 Denmark, Copenhagen: Vega
Nov 19 Germany, Hamburg: Fabrik
Nov 20 Germany, Koln: Kulturkirche
Nov 21 Germany, Munchen: Elserhalle
Nov 22 Germany, Schorndorf: Manufaktur
Nov 24 France, Lyon: Ninkashi
Nov 25 Switzerland, Zurich: Mascotte

[Ren]

mhmm said:

I agree with Owens thoughts on depreciating his work. His albums are not so reflective of his full potential and true talents (IMO). I like them and would certainly not call them shit but i've always thought his recordings are not the best examples of his talent as a composer.

This is why I'd like to hear some of the other stuff. What about those two operas? Or the mysterious Tafelmusik commission? (I think I might be being annoying about that. I'm going to stop now.)

[Deleted]

Maybe he just doesn't have the chops : P




just kidding owen.

[weirdear]

So apparently it leaked today? anyone get there hands on it? if so, is it the actual album, or some fake?

Edit: it's real, and awesome. You all need to find it, and get it, then buy it when it comes out.

[nuvahk]

I've got it, really liking so far!

[karpe]

i really like it minus cliquot, which frankly got owned by the live version in this thread. OWNED.

it's an instrumental on the album and it doesn't really go anywhere. I keep waiting for someone to come in.

and it doesn't happen. the live version is x50 the actual version.

My bad.

[karpe]

OH SHIT MINE IS MISTAGGED

[karpe]

THIS IS AWESOME

[karpe]

The moral of the story kids:

leaks can be inaccurate. especially when there is a track zero. let's check these things before making further confusing the hell out of everyone.

THE END.

[flo]

...well after listening to the leak of the album, i'm now confused about the song title. my source is quite reliable though, so i dunno.

the studio version of cliquotorthepenalty is great no matter what, though i think i *may actually prefer owen's live version

[edit: okay i've decided that i was right and that the leaked version had a fucked up tracklisting]

[fiona]

this album is sounding great. the string arrangements are especially standing out. nice work owen!

[karpe]

this is a good album but the second half is way restrained for my tastes.

still, i like.