zach condon

"...it sounds of no particular origin, the anonymous and unsymbolic blat of mouths on mouthpieces. This is, in one way, a simple, potential critique of Condon's music: the pilfering of international motifs and siphoning of them through a naive palette into a narrativeness, puddle-jumping amalgam. But Beirut's music benefits from an open borders world. In the unworldly way that a college-age-kid can question the inherent language of sound and centuries deep weavings of a geographically-specific culture, Condon has fused nations through his singular, absorbant quest for rich sounds. It's not a small task for anyone, but maybe it's not an impossible one for someone who doesn't have enough experience with life's failures to stop him from trying."

-fader

me vs. you

oil
water
light
dark
me
you
blue
yellow
pain
pleasure
narrow
wide
stop
go
now
later
big
small
hard
easy
joy
sorrow
head
toe
morning
night
love
hate
death
life
beginning
end

djww

what if...
everytime we thought
everytime we spoke
everytime we acted
we asked ourselves... what would jesus do?

...every result would be perfect.

monsieur genius

dust to dust, ashes to

hedi

loudc nein

in the storm with Jesus

Faithful one, so unchanging
Ageless one, you're my rock of peace
Lord of all I depend on you
I call out to you, again and again
I call out to you, again and again

You are my rock in times of trouble
you lift me up when I fall down
All through the storm
Your love is, the anchor
My hope is in You alone

Faithful one, so unchanging
Ageless one, you're my rock of peace
Lord of all I depend on you
I call out to you, again and again
I call out to you, again and again

You are my rock in times of trouble
you lift me up when I fall down
All through the storm
Your love is, the anchor
My hope is in You alone

I call out to you, again and again
I call out to you, again and again

You are my rock in times of trouble
you lift me up when I fall down
All through the storm
Your love is, the anchor
My hope is in You alone

push and pull

beauty for ashes

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me,
because the LORD has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners,
to proclaim the year of the LORD's favor
and the day of vengeance of our God,
to comfort all who mourn,
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair. isaiah 61:1-3