Beirut Confirm New Album
‘The Rip Tide’ will be out August 29....
It's the first new release from the outfit in four years and fans are being told to expect a "dramatic shift" from 2007's 'The Flying Club Cup' and 2009's 'March of the Zapotec EP'.
The album's being released independently by mainman Zach Condon's Pompeii Records, which we're told has "NO (sic) large label affiliation whatsoever, so as to keep creative control."
It features track 'East Harlem' which is out now to download and fully released on July 18.
Full tracklisting for 'The Rip Tide':
01 A Candle's Fire
02 Santa Fe
03 East Harlem
04 Goshen
05 Payne's Bay
06 The Rip Tide
07 Vagabond
08 The Peacock
09 Port of Call
Beirut will be on tour in Europe throughout June and September:
30-Jun London Hyde Park w/ Arcade Fire
02-Sep Dorset End of the Road
04-Sep Stradballyr, IRE Electric Picnic
06-Sep Manchester Academy
16-Sep London Brixton Academy
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