Artifacts (Beirut album) explained

Artifacts
Type:compilation
Artist:Beirut
Cover:Beirut Artifacts 2022 Album Cover.jpg
Released:January 28, 2022
Studio:Various
Genre:Indie rock, indie folk
Length:86:34
Label:Pompeii
Prev Title:Gallipoli
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Hadsel
Next Year:2023

Artifacts is a compilation album by American indie rock band Beirut. It was released digitally on January 28, 2022, through Pompeii Records, and was released on vinyl and CD on April 1, 2022.[1] The double album includes unreleased tracks, B-sides, some of Zach Condon's earliest recordings at age 14, and a re-release of the band's 2007 Lon Gisland EP.[2]

It was announced on October 20, 2021, with the release of the previously unreleased track "Fisher Island Sound".[3] The second single, "So Slowly", was released on November 17, 2021,[4] followed by the single "Fyodor Dormant" on January 6, 2022.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cubas . Ana . Beirut Announce Artifacts Compilation, Share Unreleased Track . 28 February 2022 . . 20 October 2021.
  2. News: Everhart . John . Beirut's Artifacts digs up the spirit of early-aughts indie experimentation . 4 February 2022 . . 4 February 2022.
  3. News: Bloom . Madison . Beirut Announce Artifacts Compilation, Share "Fisher Island Sound" . 24 February 2022 . . 20 October 2021.
  4. News: Pappis . Konstantinos . Beirut Unveils Previously Unreleased Song 'So Slowly' . 24 February 2022 . Our Culture . 17 November 2021.
  5. News: Moore . Sam . Listen to Beirut's 'Fyodor Dormant' from upcoming new compilation Artifacts . 24 February 2022 . . 6 January 2022.