Blog: Prefixmag.com

For Beirut fans, next week is going to be like [insert preferred holiday of choice] in August. Bandleader Zach Condon has chosen to drop the band's new album, The Rip Tide , on digital outlets next Tuesday. It's coming four weeks ahead of the physical release, which is still due out at the end of August. Consider this a gift from Condon and company, who perhaps want you to be familiar with their new material when they hit the road . Or, more likely, they just want to avoid any album leaks. Yeah, it's probably the latter. [...]