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Beirut takes us to Gibraltar

Beirut No no no

We can trust Zach Condon, the child faced (now hirsute) genius behind Beirut to transport us somewhere when we have itchy feet. His debut album Gulag Orkestar took us through a rose-tinted Eastern Europe while the follow up, The Flying Club Cup had us waltzing in Parisian cafes. With ‘Gibralter, the first track off new album No No No the feeling of Gypsy blues and French chanson has given way to pop laden piano with glimmers of cynicism (and a mountain of trash).

For this track, Condon was interested by the idea of a setting beside the sea and “the massive island of trash which is growing and floating out in the Pacific,” ‘Gibraltar’ follows Condon and fellow band members Paul Collins and Nick Petree picking their way through a fantasy Gibraltar. Bearing little resemblance to its real-life European namesake, the Gibraltar in this video is an abandoned, litter filled vision. At least the tune is sweet. If you still need to escape, there is always the pastel Tiki bar world of the title track to No No No, while the full album is set to be released September 11.

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