15th
Beirut - Postcards From Italy
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The first time I heard this song, I was driving, at the corner of Sherbrooke and Victoria, going to my bank in Montreal. And, to be honest, I didn’t find it all that great. But I remembered it.
My *real* first experience with this track, and where my appreciation of Beirut comes from, was my “first” drive from Montreal to Toronto, with my mother and grandmother, to go visit the University of Toronto. It was Mother’s Day weekend, and the two of them went to visit my aunt and to let me tour the University.
I remember listening to this album (Gulag Orkestar) and The Cold War Kids’ EP. My mom hated them both on principle of their pretentious names.
Now, in spite of listening to Beirut since the spring of 2006, I’ve never seen the guy (or his band) live. Which is why I can’t wait for Pitchfork this weekend.
Postcards From Italy, Elephant Gun, Scenic World, and The Penalty are four songs that have been more important to me these past 3 years than most others. This is going to be epic.
