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Like a college junior fresh off a semester abroad in Prague, Beirut's Zach Condon continues to relish his Euro fetish. Not only is the Balkan-inspired tunesmith scheduled to make a trek across the pond for a string of summer dates, but he'll issue the UK-only 7" for the Lon Gisland EP's leadoff track "Elephant Gun" June 25 on 4AD. And it features a take on Jacques Brel's "Le Moribond" on the B-side. (Makes sense-- Condon was big-upping Brel in our recent interview with him.)

Could the other trappings of a Euro-fixation-- a Union Jack flag above the bed, a parade of Oasis records, and an inexplicable fascination with Stella Artois-- be next for Young Master Condon?

Busy at the helm of his upcoming LP The Flying Club Cup, Mr. Condon is letting up a bit on the constant touring that left him winded last spring, with only a few U.S. dates-- all, presently, attached to the Wordless Music Series-- on the docket for September.

"Elephant Gun" 7":

01 Elephant Gun
02 Transatlantique
03 Le Moribond / My Family's Role in the Revolution

"Elephant Gun" download:

01 Elephant Gun
02 Transatlantique
03 Le Moribond

Bayroot:

06-01 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Forum (Primavera Sound)
06-22 Dublin, Ireland - Tripod
06-24 Pilton, England - Jazz World Stage (Glastonbury Festival)
06-26 London, England - KOKO
06-28 Malta, Poland - Malta Festival
06-30 Istanbul, Turkey - Radar Festival
07-03 Paris, France - Café de la Danse
07-05 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
07-08 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-10 Athens, Greece - Vrahon Theater
09-24 New York, NY - New York Society for Ethical Culture *
09-25 New York, NY - New York Society for Ethical Culture *
09-26 New York, NY - New York Society for Ethical Culture *

* with Colleen