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Friday, February 6, 2009

Beirut on Letterman Tonight

Posted by on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:59 PM

I've been listening to the new Beirut (well, Beirut and Realpeople—both Zach Condon, basically) double EP March of the Zapotec/Holland all day to prepare for a review, and I just noticed this press release from BaDaBing Records:

Hey Everyone!
Cancel those exciting Friday night plans, because Beirut is performing as the musical guest on Letterman tonight! Ok, maybe that's not cancel-worthy, but if you happen to find yourself at home and conscious around 12:30 tonight, we highly recommend tuning in, as it's their network television debut. No need to tune in any earlier as the guests are Dakota Fanning and a not-terribly-funny comedian. Sigh...

Which of course begs the question, what the fuck's your problem with Dakota Fanning, BaDaBing?!

In any case, here is the inarguably best song from the new EPs, "My Night With the Prostitute from Marseilles":

 

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