Beirut Slump: Shut Up And Bleed

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Total Tracks: 29   Total Length: 51:14

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this kinda of music might be kinda new to all of you kids. hell... i was only 2 or 3 years old myself when this band and the awesome short lived no-wave scene was in full swing in New York. its bands like this that you may not get totally, BUT for sure this band and other no-wave bands had a profound affect upon the post-punk, post-punk genres to come. There's an awesome documentary called Kill Your Idols and it features this band and many others. You may not realize, but this band IS an important piece of music history.

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