The Flying Club Cup

by Beirut

The Flying Club Cup cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 8 October 2007
  • Label: Ba Da Bing!
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 38:34
  • Community rating: 3.6/5 from 9 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Inspired by old French cinema and photography, Zach Condon's second album is a romantic, Francophile fantasy. Moving from Balkan brass to orchestral chanson, it features sweeping arrangements and Condon's distinctive croon. It is a nostalgic, sepia-toned journey through a Europe of the imagination.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, french, orchestral, chamber, acoustic, triple-metre, grand

Tracklist

  1. A Call to Arms (0:18)
  2. Nantes (3:50)
  3. A Sunday Smile (3:35)
  4. Guyamas Sonora (3:31)
  5. La Banlieue (1:57)
  6. Cliquot (3:51)
  7. The Penalty (2:22)
  8. Forks and Knives (La F锚te) (3:33)
  9. In the Mausoleum (3:10)
  10. Un Dernier Verre (Pour La Route) (2:51)
  11. Cherbourg (3:33)
  12. St. Apollonia (2:58)
  13. The Flying Club Cup (2:22)

Credits

  • Kristianna Smith - design [lp]
  • Ryan Condon - sleeve notes [stories by]
  • Beirut - Primary Artist

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