�Neither a leap forward nor a troubling stagnation, ?The Rip Tide,? the third full-length album from Beirut, is a solidifying of the band?s unique blend of influences. Leader Zach Condon gently de-emphasizes the Eastern European and Gypsy folk strains that were dominant on previous recordings and pulls forward a sweeping pop melancholia.
The album?s charms are encapsulated in the lead single, ?East Harlem,? which sways gracefully atop a framework of martial bass drum and piano. But it?s the song?s instantly resonating hook and Condon?s wistful vocal that define it ? and sets down a signature that the record?s eight other songs echo in some form.
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