For a fellow who's barely aged 23 years,
Zach Condon's fallen to the bottom of a pigeonhole an astonishing number of times - with good reason. The
Beirut mastermind's impressive recording career has spawned, thus far, two critically heralded albums (
Gulag Orkestar and
The Flying Club Cup) and two tiding EPs (
Lon Gisland and
Elephant Gun EP); all teeming with an indie-tinged variety of old world extravagance and well-learned European fare. He's done well, this Condon, and his desire to keep doing well may just produce a lifetime of memorable music if he keeps it up. Still, four years of similar global ramblings must dare a fellow to dream, which no doubt explains Condon's most recent release. Packaged together as a two CD set, the
March of the Zapotec and
Holland EPs effectively aim to usher Condon's legacy in the making in to two very new directions.
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