This was the first album I heard by Beirut, which is Zach Condon, and really it's not an album, it's two EPs in one package, and they couldn't be more different. March of The Zapotec features a 19 piece brass band from Oaxaca, Mexico. This part of the album spirits you away to another realm, and another time. The other part of the album, Real People of Holland EP, is light and whimsical and electronic. The old and the modern living hand in hand.
The Riptide: (2011)
This is my favorite Beirut album. This one feels fully realized. The atmosphere on this record is excellent as well, giving each song a wonderful lift. For me the key tracks here are: Payne's Bay, and East Harlem.
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