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Flying Club Cup by Beirut (CD, 2007)

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13 The Flying Club Cup. But as a listening experience, The Flying Club Cup is a bit too much like reading your pretentious younger brother's rather uninspiring, incident-free diary. What is likable about the project is the sheer sepia-tinged conviction with which it is executed.

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Product Identifiers

Record Label4ad/Beggars Group

EAN0652637273229

eBay Product ID (ePID)20052241601

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

Era2000s

FormatCD

Release Year2007

FeaturesStudio Recording

GenrePop, Alternative, Rock, Folk

StyleIndie Folk

TypeAlbum

ArtistBeirut

Release TitleFlying Club Cup

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

DistributionIntegral/Cinram Novum

Number of Tracks13

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States

ReviewsRanked #26 in Q's "The 50 Best Albums of 2007.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Condon coos these heart-broken serenades and intoxicated ballads in a liquid vibrato moan somewhere between Thom Yorke and Antony Hegarty.", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "An unironic homage to France, intending to evoke a different city on each song....It adds up to great fun...", "The album serves as a musical travelogue through various French cities and deals with the country's rich tradition of music, fashion and culture.....Stunning.", "Condon is freed up to write some of his best melodies yet -- like the wine-stained waltz 'Forks And Knives' -- and his newly mature, melodramatic croon is in fine form throughout.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "Condon's vocals are more pronounced when he's joined by a chorus of fellow believers, making this band of sonic gypsies seem communal rather than individual..."