You can find the Beirut boy’s never released, recorded when he was 15, child prodigious affiriming album The Joys of Losing Weight at Kitsune Noir. Recorded under the name The Real People, it blows the socks off most 15 year old’s lo-fi bedroom recordings with his command of synthesized arrangements and melody.
Dowload at Kitsune Noir.
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They’re not bad actually! Strange hearing him backed by synths rather than horns, but still, its pretty good. Thanks for the tip!