Beirut (aka Zach Condon and his band) has announced a new album, A Study of Losses, recorded for a Swedish circus, and shared a new song from it, “Guericke’s Unicorn,” via a music video. A Study of ...

My first introduction to Beirut was when a good friend slid me the album Gulag Orkestar (2006) after I complained of having too much work to catch up on. I hesitantly popped the disc in to my computer ...

When you talk about Beirut, you’re really talking about Zach Condon. The 25-year-old is the lead singer, sole songwriter and main musical force behind the critically acclaimed six-member outfit that ...

I noticed the swelling of the double bass first, quickly followed by the fluttering of brushed cymbals. A saxophone pushing against the edges of a melody swiftly married the notes together, chords ...

Indie outfit Beirut has announced its latest project, a new album entitled A Study Of Losses debuting April 18. The record has an interesting backstory: Zach Condon was commissioned by the Swedish ...

Last fall, Beirut aka Zach Condon released Hadsel, his first new album in more than four years. In March of this year, Condon contributed trumpet to Efterklang's "Getting Reminders." Today, ...

Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival is a borough-wide celebration of Brooklyn’s musical talent, comprising mainstage events at BAM (performances by Beirut, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Kaki King, and ...

Hadsel is a small town way up in the northern part of Norway with a population of just over 8,000—a place where vast, snow-tipped mountains are reflected in calm, slate-black waters. It’s just the ...

Zach Condon's veteran blog-rock project Beirut released their album Hadsel late in 2023, and he's getting ready to head out on the first Beirut tour in six years. (It's just a few European dates; ...

With a blend of indie rock and traditional Eastern European folk music, Beirut has always stood out as a highly original and unusual band. Now, with their sixth studio album, Hadsel (out November 10 ...

Beirut, the nom de plume of indie-folk singer-songwriter Zach Condon, travels to remote Norway and returns with Hadsel, his first new album in four years. The LP, due out Nov. 10 via Beirut’s own ...

It was almost two years ago that Beirut played in the venue that occupied the same space that they played last night (May 18, 2008). I don’t know what my point is. Last night’s last-minute Brooklyn ...