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How the 2020 Beirut Explosion Inspired This Beautiful New Single from Postcards (KEXP Premiere)

The Beirut-based dream-pop band survived the deadly disaster, expressing their grief through their new single.

Beirut Live on KEXP - recorded August 11, 2015

Indie-folk group Beirut perform songs from their super-cool new record ‘No No No’ live from The Cutting Room Studios in New York City with John Richards.

Thursday Music News

After a tumultuous four years (in which frontman Zach Condon went through an ugly divorce and was later hospitalized), it's great to see Beirut being silly and having a good time again. Check out the playful video for "No No No" (directed by Brother Willis) below. Will skunks and baguettes be used…

Monday Music News

It's been four long years, but folk-rock band Beirut will return with their fourth album, titled No No No, on September 11th via 4AD. Founding member and frontman Zach Condon reveals in a press release that the past years of touring and a messy divorce resulted in his hospitalization in Australia …

Beirut Share The Instrumental Second Single Off Gallipoli

"Corfu" steps away from the band's signature sound

Beirut Share Ian Beattie-Starring Video for New Song "Landslide"

The Game of Thrones star has a rough go of it in the Eoin Glaister-directed video.

Beirut Perform "Gallipoli" on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Zach Condon-led band perform the title track from their recently-released fifth studio album

Beirut Announce New Album Gallipoli

The record will be the band's fourth studio album and first since 2015's No No No

Beirut Announce Release Date for Gallipoli and Share Title Track

Following last week's letter from Zach Condon, Gallipoli now release date, tracklist, and lead single have been shared

POP Montreal Live Video: Wake Island

The very first band we had in during our residency at Breakglass Studios for POP Montreal was Montreal-via-Beirut duo Wake Island. Comprised of Philippe Manasseh and Nadim Maghzal, the two grew up in war-torn Beirut before coming to Montreal where they ended up meeting in college and bonding over t…

Live Video: Firewater

In the late 90's, few bands were like Firewater. The NYC band was mixing Balkan folk with contemporary post-punk for sound that would eventually inspire others like Gogol Bordello, Balkan Beat Box, Devotchka and even Beirut. Led by former Cop Shoot Cop frontman Tod A, Firewater became musical world…

KEXP Album Premiere: Indians - Somewhere Else

This summer we were treated to an early look at Indians, a new one-man project by Denmark’s Søren Løkke Juul, who dropped by KEXP to preview four new songs during a recent in-studio session. Already, with just a rough demo, the Copenhagen-based artist had thrilled so many with his wholly accessible…

Album Review: Suuns and Jerusalem In My Heart

The best collaboration projects seem to happen effortlessly. When two masters of their craft come together, both bringing all their respective elements to the table and begin mixing them, oftentimes, they end up with a heterogenous mixture, swinging unevenly between two opposing poles. Some pieces …

How One Lebanese Band Reacted to the Beirut Explosion

KEXP's Owen Murphy catches up with Postcards' lead singer and co-songwriter Julia Sabra to discuss what happened that day.


 
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