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Goodbye, Balkan beats

Beirut
'The Flying Club Cup' (Ba Da Bing)

October 23, 2007

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Don't let the gypsy-brass strings on "St. Apollonia" fool you: Beirut mastermind Zach Condon has completely lost interest in the Balkans. Like backpackers traipsing across the continent, content anywhere there might be a warm bed and a hot meal, Beirut has already forgotten entirely about the places and sounds that once nourished the band on its debut, 2006's "Gulag Orkestar." ... (Full article: 207 words)