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Retrospective of rarities and b-sides spanning the entirety of Beriut’s catalogue. 17 of the Artifact’s 26 songs have not been previously released. Artifacts began humbly as a mean s of compiling a few early Beirut EPs for a proper physical release. However, as Zach Condon explains in album’s excellent liner notes, reconnecting with old recordings through fresh ears turned a simple re-issue project into something much more expansive. “When the decision came to re-release this collection, I found myself digging through hard drives looking for something extra to add to the compilation. What started as a few extra unreleased tracks from my formative recording years quickly grew into an entire extra records-worth of music from my past, and a larger project of remixing and remastering everything I found for good measure.”Artifacts is a phylogenetic tree. A double-LP’s worth music that traces the evolution of Beirut from a 14-year old Condon’s first attempts at bringing the music he heard in his mind to life, to the fully formed Beirut we know today. Released: April 2022Cat: POMP009Label: Pompeii Listen Tracklist SIDE A01 - Elephant Gun02 - My Family's Role In The World Revolution03 - Scenic World04 - The Long Island Sound05 - Carousels06 - Transatantique07 - O LeãozinhoSIDE B08 - Autumn Tall Tales09 - Fyodor Dormant10 - Poisoning Claude11 - Bercy12 - Your Sails13 - IrrlichterSIDE C14 - Sicily15 - Now I'm Gone16 - Napoleon On The Bellerophon17 - Interior of a Dutch House18 - Fountains and Tramways19 - Hot Air BalloonSIDE D20 - Fisher Island Sound21 - So Slowly22 - Die Treue zum Ursprung23 - The Crossing24 - Zagora25 - Le Phare Du Cap Bon26 - Babylon Show more