The Rip Tide is Beirut's third album and while each is different they all bear a vintage patina... all mixed up in a territory between new songs by an old soul and old songs by a new soul. Bandleader Zach Condon croons in a high murky vibrato, a voice that would sound highly misplaced singing anything but music with significant ties to the past such as that of Beirut.
Listen to The Rip Tide (out on August 30th) courtesy of NPR.
There is a free download album called Stroked: A Tribute To Is This It, now available at Stereogum. With contributions from Owen Pallett, Peter Bjorn & John , Austra, Frankie Rose, Wise Blood, the morning benders, Heems, Computer Magic, and more.