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| origin = [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], U.S.
| origin = [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]], U.S.
| genre = {{hlist|[[Balkan music|Balkan folk]]|[[World music|world]]|[[indie folk]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jorgensen|first1=Chris|title=Off the Charts: DeVotchKa Employs Symphony to Fine, Subtle Effect|url=http://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/music/off-the-charts-devotchka-employs-symphony-to-fine-subtle-effect/article_691695a1-206b-541a-ab68-e6fac839ca56.html|website=[[Billings Gazette]]|access-date=7 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707011943/http://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/music/off-the-charts-devotchka-employs-symphony-to-fine-subtle-effect/article_691695a1-206b-541a-ab68-e6fac839ca56.html|archive-date=7 July 2017}}</ref>|[[electronica]]|[[baroque pop]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Balkan music|Balkan folk]]|[[World music|world]]|[[indie folk]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jorgensen|first1=Chris|title=Off the Charts: DeVotchKa Employs Symphony to Fine, Subtle Effect|url=http://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/music/off-the-charts-devotchka-employs-symphony-to-fine-subtle-effect/article_691695a1-206b-541a-ab68-e6fac839ca56.html|website=[[Billings Gazette]]|date=November 30, 2012 |access-date=7 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707011943/http://billingsgazette.com/entertainment/music/off-the-charts-devotchka-employs-symphony-to-fine-subtle-effect/article_691695a1-206b-541a-ab68-e6fac839ca56.html|archive-date=7 July 2017}}</ref>|[[electronica]]|[[baroque pop]]}}
| years_active = 2006–present
| years_active = 2006–present
| label = {{hlist|[[Ba Da Bing Records|Ba Da Bing]]|Pompeii|[[Arts & Crafts México]]|[[4AD]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Ba Da Bing Records|Ba Da Bing]]|Pompeii|[[Arts & Crafts México]]|[[4AD]]}}
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| website = {{URL|www.beirutband.com}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Alaska in Winter]]|Soft Landing|[[A Hawk and a Hacksaw]]|[[Beirutando]]|Kidcrash|[[Kocani Orkestar]]|[[LNZNDRF]]|[[Owen Pallett]]|[[The Silent League]]|[[Sharon Van Etten]]}}
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| website = {{url|www.beirutband.com}}
| current_members = Zach Condon<br/>Nick Petree<br/>Paul Collins<br/>Kyle Resnick<br/>Ben Lanz<br/>Aaron Arntz
| current_members = Zach Condon<br/>Nick Petree<br/>Paul Collins<br/>Kyle Resnick<br/>Ben Lanz<br/>Aaron Arntz
| past_members = [[Jeremy Barnes (musician)|Jeremy Barnes]]<br/>[[Heather Trost]]<br/>Jason Poranski<br/>Kristin Ferebee<br/>[[Jon Natchez]]<br/>Tracy Pratt<br/>Greg Paulus<br/>Jared van Fleet<br/>[[Kelly Pratt (musician)|Kelly Pratt]]<br/>Perrin Cloutier
| past_members = [[Jeremy Barnes (musician)|Jeremy Barnes]]<br/>[[Heather Trost]]<br/>Jason Poranski<br/>Kristin Ferebee<br/>[[Jon Natchez]]<br/>Tracy Pratt<br/>Greg Paulus<br/>Jared van Fleet<br/>[[Kelly Pratt (musician)|Kelly Pratt]]<br/>Perrin Cloutier
}}
}}


'''Beirut''' is an American band that was originally the solo musical project of Zach Condon. Beirut's music combines elements of [[indie rock]] and [[world music]]. The band's first performance with the full brass section was in New York, in May 2006, in support of their debut album ''[[Gulag Orkestar]]'',<ref name="pitchfork37080" /><ref name=":0">{{citation|first=Rachel |last=Syme |title=Beirut: The Band|date=August 6, 2006|url=http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/18856/|work=New York Magazine|access-date=December 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103170230/https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/18856/|archive-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> but performed their first show with Condon, Petree, and Collins at the College of Santa Fe earlier that year.
'''Beirut''' is an American band that was originally the solo musical project of Zach Condon. Beirut's music combines elements of [[indie rock]] and [[world music]]. The band's first performance with the full brass section was in New York, in May 2006, in support of their debut album ''[[Gulag Orkestar]]'',<ref name="pitchfork37080" /><ref name=":0">{{citation|first=Rachel |last=Syme |title=Beirut: The Band|date=August 6, 2006|url=http://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/18856/|work=New York Magazine|access-date=December 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103170230/https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/18856/|archive-date=2020-01-03}}</ref> though they performed their first show with Condon, Petree, and Collins at the College of Santa Fe earlier that year.


Condon named the band after [[Beirut|Lebanon's capital]], because of the city's history of conflict and as a place where cultures collide.<ref name=":0" /> Beirut performed in Lebanon for the first time in 2014, at the Byblos International Festival.
Condon named the band after [[Beirut|Lebanon's capital]], because of the city's [[Lebanese Civil War|history of conflict]] and as a place where cultures collide.<ref name=":0" /> Beirut performed in Lebanon for the first time in 2014, at the Byblos International Festival.


== History ==
== History ==


=== Early years ===
=== Early years ===
Zach Condon was born in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]] on February 13, 1986. He grew up in [[Newport News, Virginia]] and [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]].<ref name="Albuquerque tribune"/><ref>{{cite news | last=Roberts | first=Kathaleen | title=Musical Maven – Zach Condon Follows His Muse to E. Europe And France of the '40s | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | date=May 30, 2008}}</ref> Condon played trumpet in a jazz band as a teenager and cites jazz as a major influence.<ref>{{citation|title=Beirut: Zach Condon's Brass Band Blowout |url=http://www.shockhound.com/features/386-beirut--zach-condon-s-brass-band-blowout |date=February 24, 2009 |work=ShockHound |access-date=December 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308012441/http://www.shockhound.com/features/386-beirut--zach-condon-s-brass-band-blowout |archive-date=March 8, 2009 }}</ref>
Zach Condon was born in [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]] on February 13, 1986. He grew up in [[Newport News, Virginia]] and [[Santa Fe, New Mexico]].<ref name="Albuquerque tribune"/><ref>{{cite news | last=Roberts | first=Kathaleen | title=Musical Maven – Zach Condon Follows His Muse to E. Europe And France of the '40s | newspaper=Albuquerque Journal | date=May 30, 2008}}</ref> Condon played trumpet in a jazz band as a teenager and cites jazz as a major influence.<ref>{{citation|title=Beirut: Zach Condon's Brass Band Blowout |url=http://www.shockhound.com/features/386-beirut--zach-condon-s-brass-band-blowout |date=February 24, 2009 |work=ShockHound |access-date=December 14, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308012441/http://www.shockhound.com/features/386-beirut--zach-condon-s-brass-band-blowout |archive-date=March 8, 2009 }}</ref>


Condon attended [[Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)|Santa Fe High School]], until dropping out when he was 17.<ref name="Albuquerque tribune"/> Work at a cinema showing international films piqued his interest in [[Fellini]] arias, Sicilian funeral brass, and [[Balkan music]].<ref name="npr.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/11/07/140707452/beirut-on-world-cafe|title=Beirut On World Cafe : World Cafe|date=November 7, 2011|website=Npr.org|access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref>
Condon attended [[Santa Fe High School (New Mexico)|Santa Fe High School]], until dropping out when he was 17.<ref name="Albuquerque tribune"/> Work at a cinema showing international films piqued his interest in [[Fellini]] arias, Sicilian funeral brass, and [[Balkan music]].<ref name="npr.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/11/07/140707452/beirut-on-world-cafe|title=Beirut On World Cafe : World Cafe|date=November 7, 2011|website=Npr.org|access-date=January 14, 2014}}</ref>


Condon attended community college for a short period, then traveled to Europe at the age of 17 with his older brother, Ryan.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2006/06/an_interview_wi_3.html|title=An interview with Beirut|work=Brooklyn Vegan|access-date=December 11, 2009}}</ref> Condon's exploration of [[world music]] developed Beirut's melodic sound.<ref name="pitchfork37080" /> Zach's younger brother Ross Condon played in the band [[Total Slacker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/summerscreen-tonight-point-break-with-total-slacker-and-red-romans/|title=Summerscreen TONIGHT: Point Break with Total Slacker and Red Romans – Free Williamsburg|website=Freewilliamsburg.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.fr/Total-Slacker-pop-hallucinogene_1940.html Total Slacker : pop hallucinogène pour fins de soirées enfumées – Rolling Stone <!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313211900/http://www.rollingstone.fr/Total-Slacker-pop-hallucinogene_1940.html|date=March 13, 2012|title=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nypress.com/article-21241-dazed-and-amused.html|title=Dazed and Amused|last=Klimchak|first=Amre|date=May 19, 2010|website=New York Press|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815044137/http://www.nypress.com/article-21241-dazed-and-amused.html|archive-date=August 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/14581-crystal-necklace/|title="Crystal Necklace"|last=Fitzmaurice|first=Larry|date=July 6, 2010|website=Pitchfork.com|language=en}}</ref>
Condon attended community college for a short period, then traveled to Europe at the age of 17 with his older brother, Ryan.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2006/06/an_interview_wi_3.html|title=An interview with Beirut|work=Brooklyn Vegan|date=June 29, 2006 |access-date=December 11, 2009}}</ref> Condon's exploration of [[world music]] developed Beirut's melodic sound.<ref name="pitchfork37080" /> Zach's younger brother Ross Condon played in the band [[Total Slacker]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/summerscreen-tonight-point-break-with-total-slacker-and-red-romans/|title=Summerscreen TONIGHT: Point Break with Total Slacker and Red Romans – Free Williamsburg|website=Freewilliamsburg.com|language=en-US|access-date=October 18, 2010|archive-date=August 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818020527/http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/summerscreen-tonight-point-break-with-total-slacker-and-red-romans/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rollingstone.fr/Total-Slacker-pop-hallucinogene_1940.html Total Slacker : pop hallucinogène pour fins de soirées enfumées – Rolling Stone <!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313211900/http://www.rollingstone.fr/Total-Slacker-pop-hallucinogene_1940.html|date=March 13, 2012|title=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nypress.com/article-21241-dazed-and-amused.html|title=Dazed and Amused|last=Klimchak|first=Amre|date=May 19, 2010|website=New York Press|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100815044137/http://www.nypress.com/article-21241-dazed-and-amused.html|archive-date=August 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/14581-crystal-necklace/|title="Crystal Necklace"|last=Fitzmaurice|first=Larry|date=July 6, 2010|website=Pitchfork.com|language=en}}</ref>


=== ''Gulag Orkestar'' ===
=== ''Gulag Orkestar'' ===
Returning from Europe, Condon enrolled at the University of New Mexico, where he studied Portuguese and photography.<ref name="Albuquerque tribune">{{citation|url=http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/oct/19/zach-condon-returns-home-land-red-and-green/ |title=Zach Condon returns home to the land of red and green |work=Albuquerque Tribune |date=October 19, 2006 |access-date=December 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412051150/http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/oct/19/zach-condon-returns-home-land-red-and-green/ |archive-date=April 12, 2008 }}</ref> Condon recorded most of the material for ''[[Gulag Orkestar]]'' alone in his bedroom, finishing the album in a studio with [[Jeremy Barnes (musician)|Jeremy Barnes]] ([[Neutral Milk Hotel]], [[A Hawk and a Hacksaw]]) and [[Heather Trost]] ([[A Hawk and a Hacksaw]]), who became early contributors to the band.
Returning from Europe, Condon enrolled at the University of New Mexico, where he studied Portuguese and photography.<ref name="Albuquerque tribune">{{citation|url=http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/oct/19/zach-condon-returns-home-land-red-and-green/ |title=Zach Condon returns home to the land of red and green |work=Albuquerque Tribune |date=October 19, 2006 |access-date=December 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412051150/http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2006/oct/19/zach-condon-returns-home-land-red-and-green/ |archive-date=April 12, 2008 }}</ref> Condon recorded most of the material for ''[[Gulag Orkestar]]'' alone in his bedroom, finishing the album in a studio with [[Jeremy Barnes (musician)|Jeremy Barnes]] ([[Neutral Milk Hotel]], [[A Hawk and a Hacksaw]]) and [[Heather Trost]] ([[A Hawk and a Hacksaw]]), who became early contributors to the band.


[[Ba Da Bing Records]] signed Condon on the strength of the recordings. Condon recruited friends to play ''[[Gulag Orkestar]]'''s first live shows in New York in May 2006.
[[Ba Da Bing Records]] signed Condon on the strength of the recordings. Condon recruited friends to play ''[[Gulag Orkestar]]''{{'}}s first live shows in New York in May 2006.


Beirut's first music video was for ''[[Elephant Gun (EP)|Elephant Gun]]'', directed by Alma Har'el who also directed the band's second video "Postcards from Italy". ''[[Lon Gisland]]'' was the full band's first release in 2007.
Beirut's first music video was for ''[[Elephant Gun (EP)|Elephant Gun]]'', directed by Alma Har'el who also directed the band's second video "Postcards from Italy". ''[[Lon Gisland]]'' was the full band's first release in 2007.

In a review on [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]], Brandon Stosuy called the album "an impressive and precocious debut."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pitchfork |title=Gulag Orkestar - Beirut - Review |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/1204-gulag-orkestar/ }}</ref>


=== ''The Flying Club Cup'' ===
=== ''The Flying Club Cup'' ===
Beirut's second album, ''[[The Flying Club Cup]],'' was recorded largely at a makeshift studio in Albuquerque and completed at [[Arcade Fire]]'s studio in [[Quebec]]. The music on the album has a French influence due to Condon's interest in French chanson during its recording.<ref>{{citation|title=Beirut's Zach Condon: young success 'fucked with a lot of things'|date=October 8, 2007|url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2007/10/beiruts_zach_condon_young_succ.php|work=All Shook Down: SF weekly|access-date=December 11, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091226221851/http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2007/10/beiruts_zach_condon_young_succ.php| archive-date= 26 December 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> Condon has cited Francophone singers [[Jacques Brel]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]] and [[Yves Montand]] as influences.<ref>{{citation|title=Beirut|url=http://www.myspace.com/beruit|work=Myspace|access-date=December 11, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091210090707/http://www.myspace.com/beruit| archive-date= 10 December 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> He also expressed interest in French film and culture, claiming this was his original reason for traveling to Europe.<ref>{{citation|title=Exclusive interview with Beirut|url=http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/exclusive-interview-with-beirut-1.1312698#.UYL9RoKeF1M|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220050001/http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/exclusive-interview-with-beirut-1.1312698#.UYL9RoKeF1M|archive-date=2012-02-20|work=The Miscellany News| date = January 26, 2009|access-date=December 11, 2009}}</ref> The Flying Club Cup was officially released in October 2007. In September 2007 they did a Take-Away Show acoustic video session shot by [[Vincent Moon]]. The DVD ''Cheap Magic Inside'' was shot but quickly sold out; in December 2010, Beirut, Ba Da Bing, and La Blogothèque authorized its dissemination via digital download.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpeterson.org/2010/12/15/beirut-giving-away-movies-or-why-i-love-indie-labels-against-my-better-judgment/ |title=Beirut Giving Away Movies: Or, Why I Love Indie Labels Against My Better Judgment - Chris Peterson |publisher=Cpeterson.org |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref>
Beirut's second album, ''[[The Flying Club Cup]],'' was recorded largely at a makeshift studio in Albuquerque and completed at [[Arcade Fire]]'s studio in [[Quebec]]. The music on the album has a French influence due to Condon's interest in French chanson during its recording.<ref>{{citation|title=Beirut's Zach Condon: young success 'fucked with a lot of things'|date=October 8, 2007|url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2007/10/beiruts_zach_condon_young_succ.php|work=All Shook Down: SF weekly|access-date=December 11, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091226221851/http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2007/10/beiruts_zach_condon_young_succ.php| archive-date= 26 December 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> Condon has cited Francophone singers [[Jacques Brel]], [[Serge Gainsbourg]], and [[Yves Montand]] as influences.<ref>{{citation|title=Beirut|url=http://www.myspace.com/beruit|work=Myspace|access-date=December 11, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091210090707/http://www.myspace.com/beruit| archive-date= 10 December 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> He also expressed interest in French film and culture, claiming this was his original reason for traveling to Europe.<ref>{{citation|title=Exclusive interview with Beirut|url=http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/exclusive-interview-with-beirut-1.1312698#.UYL9RoKeF1M|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220050001/http://www.miscellanynews.com/2.1579/exclusive-interview-with-beirut-1.1312698#.UYL9RoKeF1M|archive-date=2012-02-20|work=The Miscellany News| date = January 26, 2009|access-date=December 11, 2009}}</ref> The Flying Club Cup was officially released in October 2007. In September 2007 they did a Take-Away Show acoustic video session shot by [[Vincent Moon]]. The DVD ''Cheap Magic Inside'' was shot but quickly sold out; in December 2010, Beirut, Ba Da Bing, and La Blogothèque authorized its dissemination via digital download<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpeterson.org/2010/12/15/beirut-giving-away-movies-or-why-i-love-indie-labels-against-my-better-judgment/ |title=Beirut Giving Away Movies: Or, Why I Love Indie Labels Against My Better Judgment - Chris Peterson |publisher=Cpeterson.org |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref>

''[[The Flying Club Cup]]'' has a score of 80 on Metacritic, meaning it is received generally favorable reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Metacritic |title=The Flying Club Cup - Metacritic Score |website=[[Metacritic]] |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-flying-club-cup/beirut}}</ref>


=== ''March of the Zapotec'' ===
=== ''March of the Zapotec'' ===


On April 3, 2008, Beirut canceled a previously announced summer European tour.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/42061/Beirut-Cancel-All-European-Tour-Plans|title=Beirut cancel all European tour plans|date=April 3, 2008|access-date=December 11, 2009|work=Gigwise}}</ref> Already in 2006, Beirut canceled the European leg of the tour due in the fall because after two months of the US tour, Condon stated that after two months of touring, he was suffering from exhaustion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2007/10/beiruts_zach_condon_young_succ.php|title=Beirut's Zach Condon: Young Success 'Fucked With a Lot of Things' – Interview – San Francisco Music – All Shook Down<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref> Zach Condon explained the cancellations in a post on the official Beirut website, stating that he wanted to put the effort into ensuring that any shows would be "as good as humanly possible".<ref>{{citation|url=http://beirutband.com|title=Beirut's official website|access-date = December 11, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091216012553/http://www.beirutband.com/| archive-date= 16 December 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> In January 2009 the double EP ''[[March of the Zapotec/Holland EP]]'' was released, containing an official Beirut release based on Condon's recent trip to Oaxaca (''March of the [[Zapotec peoples|Zapotec]]''), and [[electronic music]] under the "Realpeople" name (''Holland'').<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146890-beiruts-zach-condon-discusses-new-eps-time-off|title=Beirut's Zach Condon discusses new EPs, time off|access-date=December 11, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102012554/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146890-beiruts-zach-condon-discusses-new-eps-time-off|archive-date=November 2, 2008}}</ref>
On April 3, 2008, Beirut canceled a previously announced summer European tour.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/42061/Beirut-Cancel-All-European-Tour-Plans|title=Beirut cancel all European tour plans|date=April 3, 2008|access-date=December 11, 2009|work=Gigwise}}</ref> Already in 2006, Beirut canceled the European leg of the tour due in the fall because after two months of the US tour, Condon stated that after two months of touring, he was exhausted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2007/10/beiruts_zach_condon_young_succ.php|title=Beirut's Zach Condon: Young Success 'Fucked With a Lot of Things' – Interview – San Francisco Music – All Shook Down<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref> Zach Condon explained the cancellations in a post on the official Beirut website, stating that he wanted to put the effort into ensuring that any shows would be "as good as humanly possible".<ref>{{citation|url=http://beirutband.com|title=Beirut's official website|access-date = December 11, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091216012553/http://www.beirutband.com/| archive-date= 16 December 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> In January 2009 the double EP ''[[March of the Zapotec/Holland EP]]'' was released, containing an official Beirut release based on Condon's recent trip to Oaxaca (''March of the [[Zapotec peoples|Zapotec]]''), and [[electronic music]] under the "Realpeople" name (''Holland'').<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146890-beiruts-zach-condon-discusses-new-eps-time-off|title=Beirut's Zach Condon discusses new EPs, time off|access-date=December 11, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081102012554/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/146890-beiruts-zach-condon-discusses-new-eps-time-off|archive-date=November 2, 2008}}</ref>
On February 6, 2009 Beirut made their debut television performance in the United States on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', performing "A Sunday Smile".
On February 6, 2009 Beirut made their debut television performance in the United States on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', performing "A Sunday Smile".


===''The Rip Tide''===
===''The Rip Tide''===
In early June 2011, amidst touring the US, Beirut announced that their newest album, ''[[The Rip Tide]]'', which had been recorded the previous winter in upstate New York,<ref name="consequenceofsound.net">{{cite magazine|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/06/beirut-announces-new-album-the-rip-tide/ |title=Beirut announces new album, The Rip Tide |magazine=Consequence of Sound |date=2011-06-07 |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://world-music-instruments-happen.com/beirut-side-project-soft-landing-new-beirut-album-in-the-works.html |title=Beirut: side-project Soft Landing; New Beirut album in the works |publisher=World Music Instruments Happen |date=2010-12-23 |access-date=2014-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902152643/http://world-music-instruments-happen.com/beirut-side-project-soft-landing-new-beirut-album-in-the-works.html |archive-date=September 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> was to be released on August 30.<ref name="consequenceofsound.net"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/721582/beirut-the-rip-tide-details/mp3s/ |title=Beirut The Rip Tide Details |date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=Stereogum |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> The band simultaneously released the single "[[East Harlem (song)|East Harlem]]" (first recorded on ''Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg''), with the [[B-side]] "Goshen". The album was recorded, managed, and released under Condon's own Pompeii Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://personasauna.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-album-beirut-rip-tide.html |title=Persona Sauna: New Album: Beirut - The Rip Tide |publisher=Personasauna.blogspot.com |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref>
In early June 2011, amid touring the US, Beirut announced that their newest album, ''[[The Rip Tide]]'', which had been recorded the previous winter in upstate New York,<ref name="consequenceofsound.net">{{cite magazine|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2011/06/beirut-announces-new-album-the-rip-tide/ |title=Beirut announces new album, The Rip Tide |magazine=Consequence of Sound |date=2011-06-07 |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://world-music-instruments-happen.com/beirut-side-project-soft-landing-new-beirut-album-in-the-works.html |title=Beirut: side-project Soft Landing; New Beirut album in the works |publisher=World Music Instruments Happen |date=2010-12-23 |access-date=2014-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902152643/http://world-music-instruments-happen.com/beirut-side-project-soft-landing-new-beirut-album-in-the-works.html |archive-date=September 2, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> was to be released on August 30.<ref name="consequenceofsound.net"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://stereogum.com/721582/beirut-the-rip-tide-details/mp3s/ |title=Beirut The Rip Tide Details |date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=Stereogum |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> The band simultaneously released the single "[[East Harlem (song)|East Harlem]]" (first recorded on ''Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg''), with the [[B-side]] "Goshen". The album was recorded, managed, and released under Condon's own Pompeii Records.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://personasauna.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-album-beirut-rip-tide.html |title=Persona Sauna: New Album: Beirut - The Rip Tide |publisher=Personasauna.blogspot.com |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref>
Reviewers and fellow musicians have noted that, unlike the prior albums which drew heavily on foreign music from Mexico, France, the Balkans, etc., this one has shown Beirut with its own, more pop-oriented sound; saying, "what emerges [on The Rip Tide] is a style that belongs uniquely and distinctly to Beirut, one that has actually been there all along."<ref>[http://www.nialler9.com/10449-beirut-east-harlem-rip-tide/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610041019/http://www.nialler9.com/10449-beirut-east-harlem-rip-tide/|date=June 10, 2011|title=Beirut – 'East Harlem' / The Rip Tide}}</ref> One reviewer noted that "the Euro influences [of Beirut's previous albums] are still there, but the presiding spirit is old-fashioned American pop."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frontpsych.com/2011/08/15/less-is-more-a-review-of-the-rip-tide/|title=Less Is More – A Review of Beirut's The Rip Tide|last=Meatto|first=Keith|date=August 15, 2011|publisher=Frontier Psychiatrist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531085605/http://frontpsych.com/2011/08/15/less-is-more-a-review-of-the-rip-tide/|archive-date=May 31, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-14|df=mdy-all}}</ref> This album also differs from Beirut's previous albums in that the music was recorded as a band playing together rather than laying down individual tracks one at a time, though the lyrics were only added by Condon after all the music had been recorded.<ref name="npr.org"/>
Reviewers and fellow musicians have noted that, unlike the prior albums which drew heavily on foreign music from Mexico, France, the Balkans, etc., this one has shown Beirut with its own, more pop-oriented sound; saying, "what emerges [on The Rip Tide] is a style that belongs uniquely and distinctly to Beirut, one that has actually been there all along."<ref>[http://www.nialler9.com/10449-beirut-east-harlem-rip-tide/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610041019/http://www.nialler9.com/10449-beirut-east-harlem-rip-tide/|date=June 10, 2011|title=Beirut – 'East Harlem' / The Rip Tide}}</ref> One reviewer noted that "the Euro influences [of Beirut's previous albums] are still there, but the presiding spirit is old-fashioned American pop."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://frontpsych.com/2011/08/15/less-is-more-a-review-of-the-rip-tide/|title=Less Is More – A Review of Beirut's The Rip Tide|last=Meatto|first=Keith|date=August 15, 2011|publisher=Frontier Psychiatrist|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531085605/http://frontpsych.com/2011/08/15/less-is-more-a-review-of-the-rip-tide/|archive-date=May 31, 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-01-14|df=mdy-all}}</ref> This album also differs from Beirut's previous albums in that the music was recorded as a band playing together rather than laying down individual tracks one at a time, though the lyrics were only added by Condon after all the music had been recorded.<ref name="npr.org"/>


===''No No No''===
===''No No No''===
On June 1, 2015, Beirut announced their fourth album, ''[[No No No (Beirut album)|No No No]]'', released on September 11, 2015.<ref name="consequenceofsound.net2">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/06/beirut-announces-new-album-shares-title-track-no-no-no-listen/|title=Beirut announces new album, shares title track No No No|date=June 1, 2015|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> On the same day, the title track "No No No" was released for streaming. The album was recorded following a period of turmoil in Condon's life, facing a divorce and having been admitted into a hospital in Australia for exhaustion following extensive touring. However, Condon recovered fully thanks to a new relationship and his return to New York. Beirut also announced a tour for the album.<ref name="consequenceofsound.net2"/>
On June 1, 2015, Beirut announced their fourth album, ''[[No No No (Beirut album)|No No No]]'', released on September 11, 2015.<ref name="consequenceofsound.net2">{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/06/beirut-announces-new-album-shares-title-track-no-no-no-listen/|title=Beirut announces new album, shares title track No No No|date=June 1, 2015|work=Consequence of Sound|access-date=June 1, 2015}}</ref> On the same day, the title track "No No No" was released for streaming. The album was recorded following a period of turmoil in Condon's life, facing a divorce and having been admitted into a hospital in Australia for exhaustion following extensive touring. Beirut also announced a tour for the album.<ref name="consequenceofsound.net2"/>


===''Gallipoli''===
===''Gallipoli''===
On October 22, 2018, Condon announced Beirut's next album, ''[[Gallipoli (Beirut album)|Gallipoli]]'', released on February 1, 2019. The album is named after [[Gallipoli, Apulia|the Italian town]] where Condon wrote the title track.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beirut-announce-new-album-gallipoli/|title=Beirut Announce New Album Gallipoli|work=Pitchfork|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=October 20, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref> On January 10, 2019, the music video for Beirut's new song "Landslide" was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCVB5zjwdzE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/GCVB5zjwdzE |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=Beirut - Landslide (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|access-date=February 1, 2019|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On October 22, 2018, Condon announced Beirut's next album, ''[[Gallipoli (Beirut album)|Gallipoli]]'', released on February 1, 2019. The album is named after [[Gallipoli, Apulia|the Italian town]] where Condon wrote the title track.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/beirut-announce-new-album-gallipoli/|title=Beirut Announce New Album Gallipoli|work=Pitchfork|last=Yoo|first=Noah|date=October 20, 2018|access-date=October 21, 2018}}</ref> On January 10, 2019, the music video for Beirut's new song "Landslide" was released.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCVB5zjwdzE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/GCVB5zjwdzE |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|title=Beirut - Landslide (OFFICIAL VIDEO)|access-date=February 1, 2019|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
On February 9, 2019, Beirut appeared on the "Saturday Sessions" segment of CBS This Morning's Saturday program, playing selections from "Gallipoli."
On February 9, 2019, Beirut appeared on the "Saturday Sessions" segment of CBS This Morning's Saturday program, playing selections from "Gallipoli."


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===''Artifacts''===
===''Artifacts''===
On October 20, 2021, Beirut announced their next album, ''[[Artifacts (Beirut album)|Artifacts]],'' to be released January 28, 2022, via the release of the single "Fisher Island Sound" on the band's official YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beirut |title=Beirut - Fisher Island Sound (OFFICIAL AUDIO) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EenQuqpVllA&ab_channel=Beirut |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/EenQuqpVllA |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=Beirut |access-date=20 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album is a compilation of "collected EPs, singles, B-sides and early work,"<ref>{{cite web |title=Beirut - Artifacts |url=https://www.beirutband.com/ |website=Beirut |publisher=Beirut |access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> including a re-release of the ''[[Lon Gisland]]'' EP.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Everhart |first1=John |title=Beirut's Artifacts digs up the spirit of early-aughts indie experimentation |url=https://www.avclub.com/beirut-artifacts-album-review-1848410915 |access-date=4 February 2022 |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=4 February 2022}}</ref>
On October 20, 2021, Beirut announced their next album, ''[[Artifacts (Beirut album)|Artifacts]],'' to be released January 28, 2022, via the release of the single "Fisher Island Sound" on the band's official YouTube channel.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beirut |title=Beirut - Fisher Island Sound (OFFICIAL AUDIO) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EenQuqpVllA&ab_channel=Beirut |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/EenQuqpVllA |archive-date=2021-12-14 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=Beirut |access-date=20 October 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album is a compilation of "collected EPs, singles, B-sides and early work,"<ref>{{cite web |title=Beirut - Artifacts |url=https://www.beirutband.com/ |website=Beirut |access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> including a re-release of the ''[[Lon Gisland]]'' EP.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Everhart |first1=John |title=Beirut's Artifacts digs up the spirit of early-aughts indie experimentation |url=https://www.avclub.com/beirut-artifacts-album-review-1848410915 |access-date=4 February 2022 |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=4 February 2022}}</ref> The album was released via Pompeii Records on January 28, 2022.


===''Hadsel''===
===''Hadsel''===
On August 30, 2023, Beirut announced their next album, 'Hadsel,' to be released on Pompeii Records on November 10, 2023, and released the first single "So Many Plans" on the band's official YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvSUMXU5ziU/|title=
"Beirut - So Many Plans (Official Audio)”}}</ref> The album is "named for the Northern Norwegian island where the performer spent time in 2020". <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2234610/beirut-so-many-plans/music/|title="Beirut – “So Many Plans”|website=Stereogum.com|access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>
On August 30, 2023, Beirut announced their next album, ''[[Hadsel (album)|Hadsel]]'', and released the first single "So Many Plans" on the band's official YouTube channel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvSUMXU5ziU/|title="Beirut - So Many Plans (Official Audio)"|website=youtube.com|access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref> The album was released via Pompeii Records on November 10, 2023. The album is "named for the Northern Norwegian island where the performer spent time in 2020".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2234610/beirut-so-many-plans/music/|title="Beirut – "So Many Plans"|website=Stereogum.com|date=August 30, 2023 |access-date=August 30, 2023}}</ref> In a 4/5 star review in [[The Guardian]] ''Hadsel'' was described by reviewer Dave Simpson as "a triumphant celebration of life".<ref>{{Cite news |last=The Guardian |title=Beirut: Hadsel review – joyously positive healing hymns |newspaper=The Guardian |date=November 10, 2023 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/10/beirut-hadsel-review-joyously-healing-hymns}}</ref>


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
Condon plays a rotary-valve trumpet and the [[ukulele]] as his main instruments. He bought the ukulele as a joke stage prop, but found he liked the sound and was able to play it despite a wrist injury that inhibited him from playing guitar. Condon also plays the piston trumpet, [[euphonium]], mandolin, accordion, various keyboard instruments, and a modified conch shell that appears on ''[[The Flying Club Cup]]''.<ref name="pitchfork37080">{{citation|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/37080-interview-beirut |title=Beirut Interview |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218062923/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/37080-interview-beirut |archive-date=December 18, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Gazette">{{citation|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Montreal+International+Jazz+Festival+Beirut+conversation/1779539/story.html|title=Montreal International Jazz Festival: Beirut in conversation| work=The Gazette| date = July 10, 2009|access-date = December 14, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Beirut Myspace">{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/beruit|title=Edward Peckham (beruit) on Myspace|website=Myspace.com|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txzDZitF20M |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523023339/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txzDZitF20M |archive-date=2014-05-23 |url-status=dead|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>
Condon plays a rotary-valve trumpet and the [[ukulele]] as his main instruments. He bought the ukulele as a joke stage prop, but found he liked the sound and was able to play it despite a wrist injury that inhibited him from playing guitar. Condon also plays the piston trumpet, [[euphonium]], mandolin, accordion, various keyboard instruments, and a modified conch shell that appears on ''[[The Flying Club Cup]]''.<ref name="pitchfork37080">{{citation|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/37080-interview-beirut |title=Beirut Interview |work=Pitchfork |access-date=December 11, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218062923/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/37080-interview-beirut |archive-date=December 18, 2008}}</ref><ref name="Gazette">{{citation|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Montreal+International+Jazz+Festival+Beirut+conversation/1779539/story.html|title=Montreal International Jazz Festival: Beirut in conversation|work=The Gazette|date=July 10, 2009|access-date=December 14, 2009|archive-date=March 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323105325/http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Montreal+International+Jazz+Festival+Beirut+conversation/1779539/story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Beirut Myspace">{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/beruit|title=Edward Peckham (beruit) on Myspace|website=Myspace.com|date=October 23, 2015 |access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txzDZitF20M |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523023339/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txzDZitF20M |archive-date=2014-05-23 |url-status=dead|title=YouTube|website=Youtube.com|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>


Live, Beirut's roster generally consists of:
Live, Beirut's roster generally consists of:
*Zach Condon – [[trumpet]]/[[flugelhorn]]/[[ukulele]]
*Zach Condon – trumpet/[[flugelhorn]]/ukulele/vocals
*Nick Petree – [[Drum kit|drums]]/[[percussion]]/[[melodica]]
*Nick Petree – drums/percussion/[[melodica]]
*Paul Collins – [[electric bass]]/[[upright bass]]
*Paul Collins – electric bass/[[upright bass]]
*Kyle Resnick - [[trumpet]]
*Kyle Resnick – trumpet
*Ben Lanz – [[trombone]]/[[sousaphone]]/[[glockenspiel]]
*Ben Lanz – trombone/[[sousaphone]]/[[glockenspiel]]
*Aaron Arntz - [[piano]]/[[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*Aaron Arntz – piano/keyboards
Past members include:
Past members include:
*Kristin Ferebee – [[violin]]
*Kristin Ferebee – violin
*Jason Poranski – [[guitar]]/[[mandolin]]/[[ukulele]]
*Jason Poranski – guitar/mandolin/ukulele
*[[Heather Trost]] – [[violin]]/[[viola]]
*[[Heather Trost]] – violin/viola
*Jon Natchez – [[baritone sax]]/[[mandolin]]/[[glockenspiel]]/[[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*Jon Natchez – [[baritone sax]]/mandolin/glockenspiel/keyboards
*Tracy Pratt – [[trumpet]]/[[euphonium]]/[[flugelhorn]]
*Tracy Pratt – trumpet/[[euphonium]]/[[flugelhorn]]
*Greg Paulus – [[trumpet]]
*Greg Paulus – trumpet
*[[Kelly Pratt (musician)|Kelly Pratt]] – [[trumpet]]/[[french horn]]/[[glockenspiel]]/[[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*[[Kelly Pratt (musician)|Kelly Pratt]] – trumpet/French horn/glockenspiel/keyboards
*Jared van Fleet – [[piano]]
*Jared van Fleet – piano
*Perrin Cloutier – [[accordion]]/[[cello]]
*Perrin Cloutier – accordion/cello
*[[Sharon Van Etten]], who contributes vocals to two tracks on ''The Rip Tide''
*[[Sharon Van Etten]], who contributes vocals to two tracks on ''The Rip Tide''


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===Soft Landing===
===Soft Landing===
Soft Landing was a project started by Beirut members Paul Collins (bass) and Perrin Cloutier (accordion) and Mike Lawless.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunn |first=Ryan |url=http://www.liftingfaces.com/2010/07/beyond-beirut-a-soft-landing/ |title=Beyond Beirut, a Soft Landing |publisher=Liftingfaces |date=2010-07-02 |access-date=2014-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123080753/http://www.liftingfaces.com/2010/07/beyond-beirut-a-soft-landing/ |archive-date=November 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their eponymous debut album was released on October 12, 2010 on Ba Da Bing records,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badabingrecords.com/products-page/soft-landing/ |title=Soft Landing November 2010 Tour &#124; BA DA BING |publisher=Badabingrecords.com |date=2010-11-11 |access-date=2014-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316081700/http://www.badabingrecords.com/products-page/soft-landing/ |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref> and has been described as "a pop version of Beirut"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://puddlegum.net/beirut-side-project-soft-landing-new-beirut-album-in-the-works/ |title=Beirut: side-project Soft Landing; New Beirut album in the works |publisher=Puddlegum |access-date=2014-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013132335/http://puddlegum.net/beirut-side-project-soft-landing-new-beirut-album-in-the-works/ |archive-date=October 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[freak-folk]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Reidy |first=Julia |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/soft-landing-soft-landing |title=Soft Landing - Soft Landing &#124; Music Review |publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> with a heavy emphasis on dance beats and sheer energy.<ref>[http://www.badabingrecords.com/products-page/soft-landing/soft-landing-st1/ ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928063503/http://www.badabingrecords.com/products-page/soft-landing/soft-landing-st1/ |date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref>
Soft Landing was a project started by Beirut members Paul Collins (bass) and Perrin Cloutier (accordion) and Mike Lawless.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dunn |first=Ryan |url=http://www.liftingfaces.com/2010/07/beyond-beirut-a-soft-landing/ |title=Beyond Beirut, a Soft Landing |publisher=Liftingfaces |date=2010-07-02 |access-date=2014-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123080753/http://www.liftingfaces.com/2010/07/beyond-beirut-a-soft-landing/ |archive-date=November 23, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Their eponymous debut album was released on October 12, 2010 on Ba Da Bing records,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.badabingrecords.com/products-page/soft-landing/ |title=Soft Landing November 2010 Tour &#124; BA DA BING |publisher=Badabingrecords.com |date=2010-11-11 |access-date=2014-01-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316081700/http://www.badabingrecords.com/products-page/soft-landing/ |archive-date=2012-03-16 }}</ref> and has been described as "a pop version of Beirut"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://puddlegum.net/beirut-side-project-soft-landing-new-beirut-album-in-the-works/ |title=Beirut: side-project Soft Landing; New Beirut album in the works |publisher=Puddlegum |access-date=2014-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111013132335/http://puddlegum.net/beirut-side-project-soft-landing-new-beirut-album-in-the-works/ |archive-date=October 13, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[freak-folk]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Reidy |first=Julia |url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/soft-landing-soft-landing |title=Soft Landing - Soft Landing &#124; Music Review |publisher=Tiny Mix Tapes |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> with a heavy emphasis on dance beats and sheer energy.<ref>[http://www.badabingrecords.com/products-page/soft-landing/soft-landing-st1/] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928063503/http://www.badabingrecords.com/products-page/soft-landing/soft-landing-st1/|date=September 28, 2011}}</ref>


=== Pompeii Records ===
=== Pompeii Records ===
Pompeii Records is the record label founded in 2009 by Zach Condon<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/beirut-prepare-seven-inch |title=Beirut Prepare Seven Inch &#124; News &#124; Clash Magazine |date=June 3, 2011 |publisher=Clashmusic.com |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> in order to give the band and himself full control over their music. The first recordings released on the label were the band's double EP, '' [[March of the Zapotec/Holland EP]].
Pompeii Records is the record label founded in 2009 by Zach Condon<ref name=clash>{{cite web|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/news/beirut-prepare-seven-inch |title=Beirut Prepare Seven Inch &#124; News &#124; Clash Magazine |date=June 3, 2011 |publisher=Clashmusic.com |access-date=2014-01-14}}</ref> in order to give the band and himself full control over their music. The first recordings released on the label were the band's double EP, '' [[March of the Zapotec/Holland EP]].


=== Guest appearances ===
=== Guest appearances ===
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Beirut
Beirut performing at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles in 2019
Beirut performing at The Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles in 2019
Background information
OriginSanta Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
Genres
Years active2006–present
Labels
MitgliederZach Condon
Nick Petree
Paul Collins
Kyle Resnick
Ben Lanz
Aaron Arntz
Past membersJeremy Barnes
Heather Trost
Jason Poranski
Kristin Ferebee
Jon Natchez
Tracy Pratt
Greg Paulus
Jared van Fleet
Kelly Pratt
Perrin Cloutier
Websitewww.beirutband.com

Beirut is an American band that was originally the solo musical project of Zach Condon. Beirut's music combines elements of indie rock and world music. The band's first performance with the full brass section was in New York, in May 2006, in support of their debut album Gulag Orkestar,[2][3] though they performed their first show with Condon, Petree, and Collins at the College of Santa Fe earlier that year.

Condon named the band after Lebanon's capital, because of the city's history of conflict and as a place where cultures collide.[3] Beirut performed in Lebanon for the first time in 2014, at the Byblos International Festival.

History

Early years

Zach Condon was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico on February 13, 1986. He grew up in Newport News, Virginia and Santa Fe, New Mexico.[4][5] Condon played trumpet in a jazz band as a teenager and cites jazz as a major influence.[6]

Condon attended Santa Fe High School, until dropping out when he was 17.[4] Work at a cinema showing international films piqued his interest in Fellini arias, Sicilian funeral brass, and Balkan music.[7]

Condon attended community college for a short period, then traveled to Europe at the age of 17 with his older brother, Ryan.[8] Condon's exploration of world music developed Beirut's melodic sound.[2] Zach's younger brother Ross Condon played in the band Total Slacker.[9][10][11][12]

Gulag Orkestar

Returning from Europe, Condon enrolled at the University of New Mexico, where he studied Portuguese and photography.[4] Condon recorded most of the material for Gulag Orkestar alone in his bedroom, finishing the album in a studio with Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk and a Hacksaw) and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw), who became early contributors to the band.

Ba Da Bing Records signed Condon on the strength of the recordings. Condon recruited friends to play Gulag Orkestar's first live shows in New York in May 2006.

Beirut's first music video was for Elephant Gun, directed by Alma Har'el who also directed the band's second video "Postcards from Italy". Lon Gisland was the full band's first release in 2007.

In a review on Pitchfork, Brandon Stosuy called the album "an impressive and precocious debut."[13]

The Flying Club Cup

Beirut's second album, The Flying Club Cup, was recorded largely at a makeshift studio in Albuquerque and completed at Arcade Fire's studio in Quebec. The music on the album has a French influence due to Condon's interest in French chanson during its recording.[14] Condon has cited Francophone singers Jacques Brel, Serge Gainsbourg, and Yves Montand as influences.[15] He also expressed interest in French film and culture, claiming this was his original reason for traveling to Europe.[16] The Flying Club Cup was officially released in October 2007. In September 2007 they did a Take-Away Show acoustic video session shot by Vincent Moon. The DVD Cheap Magic Inside was shot but quickly sold out; in December 2010, Beirut, Ba Da Bing, and La Blogothèque authorized its dissemination via digital download[17]

The Flying Club Cup has a score of 80 on Metacritic, meaning it is received generally favorable reviews.[18]

March of the Zapotec

On April 3, 2008, Beirut canceled a previously announced summer European tour.[19] Already in 2006, Beirut canceled the European leg of the tour due in the fall because after two months of the US tour, Condon stated that after two months of touring, he was exhausted.[20] Zach Condon explained the cancellations in a post on the official Beirut website, stating that he wanted to put the effort into ensuring that any shows would be "as good as humanly possible".[21] In January 2009 the double EP March of the Zapotec/Holland EP was released, containing an official Beirut release based on Condon's recent trip to Oaxaca (March of the Zapotec), and electronic music under the "Realpeople" name (Holland).[22] On February 6, 2009 Beirut made their debut television performance in the United States on the Late Show with David Letterman, performing "A Sunday Smile".

The Rip Tide

In early June 2011, amid touring the US, Beirut announced that their newest album, The Rip Tide, which had been recorded the previous winter in upstate New York,[23][24] was to be released on August 30.[23][25] The band simultaneously released the single "East Harlem" (first recorded on Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg), with the B-side "Goshen". The album was recorded, managed, and released under Condon's own Pompeii Records.[26] Reviewers and fellow musicians have noted that, unlike the prior albums which drew heavily on foreign music from Mexico, France, the Balkans, etc., this one has shown Beirut with its own, more pop-oriented sound; saying, "what emerges [on The Rip Tide] is a style that belongs uniquely and distinctly to Beirut, one that has actually been there all along."[27] One reviewer noted that "the Euro influences [of Beirut's previous albums] are still there, but the presiding spirit is old-fashioned American pop."[28] This album also differs from Beirut's previous albums in that the music was recorded as a band playing together rather than laying down individual tracks one at a time, though the lyrics were only added by Condon after all the music had been recorded.[7]

No No No

On June 1, 2015, Beirut announced their fourth album, No No No, released on September 11, 2015.[29] On the same day, the title track "No No No" was released for streaming. The album was recorded following a period of turmoil in Condon's life, facing a divorce and having been admitted into a hospital in Australia for exhaustion following extensive touring. Beirut also announced a tour for the album.[29]

Gallipoli

On October 22, 2018, Condon announced Beirut's next album, Gallipoli, released on February 1, 2019. The album is named after the Italian town where Condon wrote the title track.[30] On January 10, 2019, the music video for Beirut's new song "Landslide" was released.[31] On February 9, 2019, Beirut appeared on the "Saturday Sessions" segment of CBS This Morning's Saturday program, playing selections from "Gallipoli."

The inspiration for Gallipoli started with an old Farfisa organ that Condon had shipped to New York from his parents' home in New Mexico. He acquired the organ in High School when a traveling circus left it in the warehouse of his old workplace. The organ had broken keys and functions, but he managed to write most of his first (Gulag Orkestar) and large parts of his second (The Flying Club Cup) records on it.[32] Condon started writing the first songs of Gallipoli on this organ sometime in late 2016 at his home in Brooklyn. As songwriting progressed to the studio, Gabe Wax (the producer of No No No) was brought in to help usher in the particular sonic qualities of Gallipoli, which consisted of pushing every instrument and sound to its "near breaking point" (much as he did years ago with the old, broken Farisa organ), by channeling instruments through broken amplifiers, tape machines and PA systems.[33] Recording commenced in Fall of 2017, after travels through Europe, at Sudestudio in Guagnano, Italy, with the help of studio owner Stefano Manca. Gallipoli was completed with final vocals, mixing and mastering happening at both Condon's apartment and Vox Ton studios in Berlin, Germany.[34]

Artifacts

On October 20, 2021, Beirut announced their next album, Artifacts, to be released January 28, 2022, via the release of the single "Fisher Island Sound" on the band's official YouTube channel.[35] The album is a compilation of "collected EPs, singles, B-sides and early work,"[36] including a re-release of the Lon Gisland EP.[37] The album was released via Pompeii Records on January 28, 2022.

Hadsel

On August 30, 2023, Beirut announced their next album, Hadsel, and released the first single "So Many Plans" on the band's official YouTube channel.[38] The album was released via Pompeii Records on November 10, 2023. The album is "named for the Northern Norwegian island where the performer spent time in 2020".[39] In a 4/5 star review in The Guardian Hadsel was described by reviewer Dave Simpson as "a triumphant celebration of life".[40]

Personnel

Condon plays a rotary-valve trumpet and the ukulele as his main instruments. He bought the ukulele as a joke stage prop, but found he liked the sound and was able to play it despite a wrist injury that inhibited him from playing guitar. Condon also plays the piston trumpet, euphonium, mandolin, accordion, various keyboard instruments, and a modified conch shell that appears on The Flying Club Cup.[2][41][42][43]

Live, Beirut's roster generally consists of:

Past members include:

  • Kristin Ferebee – violin
  • Jason Poranski – guitar/mandolin/ukulele
  • Heather Trost – violin/viola
  • Jon Natchez – baritone sax/mandolin/glockenspiel/keyboards
  • Tracy Pratt – trumpet/euphonium/flugelhorn
  • Greg Paulus – trumpet
  • Kelly Pratt – trumpet/French horn/glockenspiel/keyboards
  • Jared van Fleet – piano
  • Perrin Cloutier – accordion/cello
  • Sharon Van Etten, who contributes vocals to two tracks on The Rip Tide

The majority of the members of Beirut have performed live as well as appeared on recorded material.

Side projects

Realpeople

Realpeople is Zach Condon's electronic side-project. It was under this name that Condon made his first (unreleased) album, The Joys of Losing Weight, and the name to which the Holland EP is credited. The Joys of Losing Weight, which was made when Condon was fifteen, has never been released officially, but has been leaked on the internet.

1971

Condon has also released an EP, Small-Time American Bats, under the name "1971". The EP was recorded with his friend Alex Gaziano on guitar and vocals, when they were both around 16 years old (2002). Gaziano is a founding member of Kidcrash, another band from Santa Fe.

Soft Landing

Soft Landing was a project started by Beirut members Paul Collins (bass) and Perrin Cloutier (accordion) and Mike Lawless.[44] Their eponymous debut album was released on October 12, 2010 on Ba Da Bing records,[45] and has been described as "a pop version of Beirut"[46] and freak-folk,[47] with a heavy emphasis on dance beats and sheer energy.[48]

Pompeii Records

Pompeii Records is the record label founded in 2009 by Zach Condon[49] in order to give the band and himself full control over their music. The first recordings released on the label were the band's double EP, March of the Zapotec/Holland EP.

Guest appearances

Condon plays the mandolin, trumpet and ukulele on A Hawk and a Hacksaw's album A Hawk and a Hacksaw and the Hun Hangár Ensemble, and trumpet and ukulele on Alaska in Winter's album Dance Party in the Balkans. He appears on Get Him Eat Him's album Arms Down on the song "2×2".

Condon is featured on the song "Found Too Low RMX" by fellow Santa Fe-native Pictureplane and appears on the first and last tracks of the Grizzly Bear EP Friend.

Condon also appeared on The New Pornographers' fifth album Together.[50]

Rock group Blondie's 2011 album Panic of Girls features a ska cover of "A Sunday Smile" on which Condon plays trumpet. He also plays on "Le Bleu".[51][52]

On the benefit album Red Hot + Rio 2, Beirut performed a cover of the Portuguese-language song "O Leãozinho", written by Brazilian composer and singer Caetano Veloso.

Condon is featured singing on the track "We Are Fine" on indie rocker Sharon Van Etten's 2012 album Tramp.

Condon also contributed to four songs on Mouse on Mars' 2018 album Dimensional People.

Discography

Studio albums

Titel Details Peak chart positions Verkauf
US
[53] 		US
Rock
[54] 		AUT
[55] 		FRA
[56] 		GER
[57] 		IRE
[58] 		NLD
[59] 		NZ
[60] 		SWE
[61] 		SWI
[62] 		UK
[63]
Gulag Orkestar — — — — — — — — — — —
The Flying Club Cup
  • Release date: October 9, 2007
  • Label: Ba Da Bing
 118 — — 64 — 51 54 — — 94 69
The Rip Tide
  • Release date: August 30, 2011
  • Label: Pompeii Records
 80 15 20 42 69 89 28 26 52 29 49
No No No
  • Release date: September 11, 2015
  • Label: 4AD
 46 10 12 24 38 62 13 39 — 38 37
Gallipoli
  • Release date: February 1, 2019
  • Label: 4AD
 — 42 10 75
[66] 		21 — 36 — — 21 61
Hadsel
  • Release date: November 10, 2023
  • Label: Pompeii Records
 — — 40
[67] 		— 68
[68] 		— — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

  • Artifacts (January 28, 2022 - digital, April 1, 2022 - physical)

EPs

Compilations

Again in 2011, they contributed a cover of Caetano Veloso's song "O Leãozinho" to the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album Red Hot+Rio 2. The album is a follow-up to the 1996 Red Hot+Rio. Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.

DVDs

  • Cheap Magic Inside (2007)
  • Beirut: Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (2009)[71]

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