Beirut is back with “The Tern,” a new look at his upcoming album Hadsel. Listen to the track below.
Thanks to a buzzing synth line and Zach Condon’s operatic vocals, “The Tern” feels like a new age hymn of sorts. The artist explained how he wrote the song in a statement, from its electronic instrumental to its “It’s not so easy” refrain.
“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,” Condon shared. “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,...
Thanks to a buzzing synth line and Zach Condon’s operatic vocals, “The Tern” feels like a new age hymn of sorts. The artist explained how he wrote the song in a statement, from its electronic instrumental to its “It’s not so easy” refrain.
“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,” Condon shared. “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,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
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