Most people go to Mexico to drink Tequila, but Zach Condon’s recent trip was less about knocking back Cuervo and more about laying down tracks. The result of his Mexican sessions will be released as a pair of EPs in February of ‘09. Packaged together will be the six-song March of the Zapotec as Beirut, and a five-track solo offering called Holland, under the moniker RealPeople.

Here’s what you can look forward to in February:

Beirut: March of the Zapotec
01. El Zocalo
02. La Llorna
03. My Wife
04. The Akara
05. On a Bayonet
06. The Shrew

RealPeople: Holland
01. My Night with a Prostitute from Marseille
02. My Wife, Lost in the Wild
03. Venice
04. The Concubine
05. No Dice

For more, check out the Stereogum story on the releases.

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