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I think I’ve found the new Van Morrison

The lush rusty soundworld of Beirut. Plus: why Dove Ellis is one to watch

Michael Hann
Zach Condon, lead singer of Beirut, at the O2 Brixton Academy.  IMAGE: JUSTIN NG / AVALON
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 17 May 2025
issue 17 May 2025

Young male singers won the right to be sensitive in 1963, when The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan was released. And in the 63 years since, being young and vulnerable and questing has been one of the great default settings. I’d say you can’t go far wrong singing sadly about your feelings, but of course you can, as the great mountain of discarded troubadours proves.

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