Beirut's Back!

Yes, just in time for my newest song obsession ["Scenic World" off Lon Gisland] Beirut has announced a release date for his new, still untitled album, October 9th. The album will be released by Ba Da Bing! Records and features strings and guest vocals by Owen Pallett [aka Final Fantasy].

P4K clues us in to Zach's frame of mind while writing this new album:

Just don't expect Beirut's beloved Balkanisms on this one. As Condon told us last month, "I was listening to a lot of Jacques Brel and French chanson music-- pop songs shrouded in big, glorious, over-the-top arrangements and all this drama...very much throwing myself in the world of classical pop music" while writing and recording the latest LP.

Beirut will also be doing a mini-tour through Europe and major cities in the States. They'll be in New York on September 24th at the Society for Ethical Culture for the Wordless Music Series and on September 26th at the Delacorte Theater. Is this a Summerstage show?

Head to P4K for the full tracklist and Fall tour dates.

Below is a video of "Scenic World" live at a Spin event: