“Elephant Gun” by Beirut

"Elephant Gun" comes from Lon Gisland, the EP Beirut made as the follow-up to the acclaimed Gulag Orkestar, and it's the sound of Zach Condon with a full band behind him for the first time. That lineup came together after Gulag Orkestar came out, and Pitchfork's Brandon Stosuy called the switch a smart move.

Condon wrote the music, shares the words with Ryan Condon and sings it, and the credits read like a village parade: ukuleles from four players including Condon, mandolins from Jon Natchez and Jason Peranski, Kelly Pratt's trumpet, euphonium and flugelhorn next to Condon's own trumpet and piano, Natchez on baritone sax and clarinet, Kristin Ferebee on violin, Perrin Cloutier on accordion and Paul Collins on organ, with Collins and Nick Petree on percussion. The EP's odd title is simply a play on Long Island.

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