Beirut

About

Beirut is an American indie folk and chamber pop project founded in 2006 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zach Condon, now based in Berlin. The band's sound weaves Balkan folk, Mediterranean brass and ukulele into intimate orchestral arrangements - a style that won international acclaim from the very first album, Gulag Orkestar. Over seven studio albums Condon has kept pushing the project into new territory, most recently with A Study of Losses (2025), an 18-track commission for a Swedish contemporary circus company.

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Spotify streams for 'Nantes'

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Spotify streams for 'Elephant Gun'

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2025-04
Beirut released A Study of Losses, an 18-track album commissioned by Swedish circus company Kompani Giraff, described by MOJO as Condon's 'most beautiful record to date'.
2025-05
Beirut completed their first European tour since 2019, playing Utrecht, Brussels and London with Kompani Giraff joining the Netherlands and Belgium dates.
2024-11
Beirut released the single 'Caspian Tiger', composed as part of the soundtrack for Kompani Giraff's stage production A Study of Losses, and announced their first tour dates in six years.
2024-02
Beirut performed three sold-out concerts at Berlin's Tempodrom - their first live shows since Condon was forced to cancel his 2019 tour due to persistent throat issues.
2023-11
Beirut released Hadsel, their first album in four years, self-written, self-recorded and self-produced by Condon during a period of recovery on a remote island in northern Norway.