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- Summary: The follow-up album from the trio headed by Zach Condon.
- Record Label: Ba Da Bing!
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative, Folk
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Top Track
Nantes | |
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Well it's been a long time, long time now since I've seen you smile And I'll gamble away my fright and I'll gamble away my time And in a year, a year... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 27 out of 31
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Mixed: 4 out of 31
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Negative: 0 out of 31
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The debut album was good, but this is better. Much, much better; the kind of record I will happily and willingly return to long after this review is dead and buried.
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MagnetThis album, like its predecessor, is stunning. [Fall 2007, p.91]
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Condon's theatrical croon and rich string arrangements hold the album together while it tells a musical story about the acculturation of the boozy.
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Q MagazineAny charges of cultural tourism are rebuffed by the magnificence of the music. [Nov 2007, p.142]
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Like a feral Arcade Fire making whoopee in the Third Republic, The Flying Cup Club is an often magical listen and deserving of a wider audience than it will probably reach.
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It's difficult at times, though, to pick out one song against another and some tracks are too same-y or too heavy-eyed for a second glance.
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On this disc, Beirut is a one trick pony, albeit one with a pretty good trick.
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Positive: 12 out of 12
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Mixed: 0 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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Aug 3, 2014
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Sep 4, 2010
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TiagoF.Oct 14, 2007One of the best albums this year by far.
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Nov 3, 2010
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EricC.Nov 29, 2007
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Jul 24, 2015
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mattaOct 16, 2007Not quite as gorgeous as his debut but still mostly wonderful. It's currently hovering right outside my top twenty of the year.
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