“Wild Goosechase Expedition,” their first album in three years, is nothing short of remarkable, and after a dozen or more spins is guaranteed a spot on my year-end list of favorite albums. It’s that good. Continue reading →

Beirut, the band born out of the bedroom of Santa Fe teenager Zach Condon in the early 2000s, has come a long way fast. The night after I spoke with Condon by phone from his hotel in Belgium, where he was situated for a European press junket, Beirut played a show with Arcade Fire in London’s Hyde Park. Continue reading →