Beirut frontman Zach Condon has shared another new single, “The Tern,” ahead of his new album “Hadsel”. Out November 10th on his own Pompeii Records, the LP is the project’s first in nearly five long years, named after the life-changing Norwegian location that inspired its creation.
Regarding the track, Condon explained, “The base of this song comes from an old Roland synthesizer and drum machine part which I had lying around from a previous Berlin session. The lyrics I improvised on the spot and finished the song off by adding layers of church organs and hand percussion. I stacked the parts high despite always being afraid of overdoing it.
In the end I was confused how I had written such a seemingly positive and even hopeful song, but once I took a closer look at the lyrics, I saw the real nature of the hidden defeat and triumph of caution rather than of hope.”
The Fat Angel Sings 