Beirut Shares New Song The Tern From Upcoming Album 'Hadsel'
Wednesday, 11 October 2023
Written by Laura Johnson
Photo: Lina Gaißer
Beirut has released a new single, The Tern.
The track is the latest to be lifted from Zach Condon's new album, 'Hadsel', following the first single, So Many Plans. He explained how it came together:
“The base of this song comes from an old Roland synthesizer and drum machine part which I had lying around from a previous Berlin session. The lyrics I improvised on the spot and finished the song off by adding layers of church organs and hand percussion. I stacked the parts high despite always being afraid of overdoing it. In the end I was confused how I had written such a seemingly positive and even hopeful song, but once I took a closer look at the lyrics, I saw the real nature of the hidden defeat and triumph of caution rather than of hope.”
Condon wrote, performed and recorded the follow-up to 2019's 'Gallipoli' himself. It's due for release on November 10 through his own Pompeii Records.
He'll celebrate the record by playing two Beirut shows in his current home city of Berlin at Tempodrom on February 16 and 17. He'll be joined by Aaron Arntz (piano), Ben Lanz (trombone/sousaphone/piano), Clarice Jensen (cello), Griffin Rodriguez (bass), Kyle Resnick (trumpet), Nick Petree (drums/percussion) and Yuki Numata (violin). Tickets go on general sale at 10am CEST this Friday (October 13).
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