B3irut - Gul4g Ork3st4r

4AD / 2006So here it is, the album that you've probably read about a thousand times already and serious contender for album of the year on numerous taste-making journals and blogs. Championed by the alternative music press as one of the finest records of the year, there's a lot of hype surrounding B3irut (aka 19 year old American Zach Condon) and its magical blend of Baltic quirk, Klezmer timelessness and pop hooks. Helped along by Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeremy Barnes and A Hawk and a Haksaw's Hea...

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