Beirut - No No No (2015) Hi-Res

After four years of silence, Zach Condon puts the wheels in motion once again for his Beirut project. This time, the multi-instrumentalist delivers another slice of immaculate, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink pop in the form of his new record: No No No. On this, Beirut’s fourth album, the American continues to transform his knowledge of Hispanic folklore into his own, highly distinctive, high-flying pop. Condon pushes the template forward in a few areas, though, putting some of Beirut’s winsome folksiness on hold in favour of ramshackle, raucous mischief. Renewal is, indeed, a major concern of the record, and on No No No Condon manages to renew himself, and his music, while still maintaining the magical singularity of his musical universe. Brass and percussion are still (happily) dominant. A cheap joke, but one that is too hard to resist: we say ‘Yes Yes Yes’ to No No No!