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Beirut bangs out new album, tour plans

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Beirut bangs out new album, tour plans
September and October will bring a flurry of activity from boy wonder Zach Condon and the rest of his Beirut band. Beirut has a string of North American Tour Dates that start in late September. And October 9 is the slated release date for the band's second full-length. It was recorded in the studios of a Hawk and Hacksaw and Arcade Fire, and features help from Owen Pallett. To be released, as with Gulag Orkestar, on Ba Da Bing!, the sophomore set doesn't have a name yet. The songs do, though. Check the tracklist after the jump, as well as Beirut's fall tour schedule, which will feature chamber pop chanteuse Colleen opening...
Tracklist:
0. A Call To Arms
1. Nantes
2. A Sunday Smile
3. Guyamas Sonora
4. La Banlieu
5. Cliquot
6. The Penalty
7. Forks and Knives(La Fête)
8. In The Mausoleum
9. Un Dernier Verre (Pour la Route)
10. Cherbourg
11. St. Apollonia
12. The Flying Club Cup
Tour Dates:
9/23 Princeton, NJ - Terrace F Club
9/24 New York, NY - Wordless Music Series
9/26 New York, NY - Delacorte Theater
9/30 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
10/2 Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall
10/4 Chicago, IL - Portage Theater
10/8-9 San Francisco, CA - Herbst Theater
10/10 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
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