March of the Zapotec/Holland is a double EP by Beirut. March of the Zapotec contains music influenced by Zach Condon's then recent trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.[5] The Jimenez Band, a 19-piece band from Teotitlán del Valle, backs Condon on this EP.[6] March of the Zapotec also features one of Condon's favorite works, "The Shrew".[7] Holland contains electronic music, credited to "Realpeople", one of Condon's pre-Beirut pseudonyms.[8]
| March of the Zapotec/Realpeople-Holland | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | February 17, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie folk, Balkan folk, electronica | |||
| Length | 34:47 | |||
| Label | Pompeii Records | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[1] |
| NME | (8/10)[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10)[3] |
| Rolling Stone |    [4] |
Leak and early release
editOn January 23, 2009, the EPs leaked to file-sharing networks,[9] and four days later, on January 27, the iTunes US and UK stores made the album available for purchase.
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Zach Condon, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "El Zócalo" | 0:29 | |
| 2. | "La Llorona" | 3:34 | |
| 3. | "My Wife" | 2:11 | |
| 4. | "The Akara" | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "On a Bayonet" | 1:41 | |
| 6. | "The Shrew" | 3:44 | |
| Total length: | 15:33 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "My Night with the Prostitute from Marseille" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "My Wife, Lost in the Wild" | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Venice" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "The Concubine" | 3:28 |
| 5. | "No Dice" | 5:24 |
| Total length: | 19:14 | |
Music videos
editOwen Cook animated and directed the official video for "La Llorona", which is thematically related to the legend of La Llorona, a popular story from Mexico also famous in other places in Central America.[10]
References
edit- ^ Drowned in Sound review
- ^ NME review
- ^ Pitchfork Media review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ Beirut's Zach Condon Discusses New EPs, Time Off Archived 2009-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FORTE Music Distribution Press Release
- ^ Exclusive Interview with Beirut[usurped]
- ^ Beirut Announce EP/Solo Project Package Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Did It Leak
- ^ New Beirut Video - "La Llorona" (Stereogum Premiere)
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