In an unsurprising fashion, Beirut continue their infatuation with geography on “Fener.” As the penultimate track on Beirut’s fourth LP No No No, “Fener” takes its name from a neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey where frontman Zach Condon stayed with his Turkish girlfriend for a summer.
Following a di...
Certainly I do recall
Staring down sunrise to sun fall
Don't forget why
Don't forget waiting for it all
We were then old
Telling the sickness to take hold
I had to know
I had to know
Where you had gone
I had to know
I had to know
Where you had gone
I had to know
I had to know
Where you had gone
Fener was written by Zach Condon.
Fener was produced by Gabe Wax & Zach Condon.
“That’s right, that’s where we [Condon and the woman who started his songwriting rehab] stayed. I mean, I’m not involved in the politics but it was an exciting way to see Istanbul react [with the Gezi Park protests] to something and to feel remotely involved in some way. We had this beautiful little...