| Release Date | 01//04/2022 |
| Format | 2LP |
| Label | Pompeii |
| Catalogue Number | POMP009LP |
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 means 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.
Tracklist:
LON GISLAND EP, TRANSATLANTIQUE, O LEÃOZINHO
Elephant Gun
My Family's Role in the World Revolution
Scenic World
The Long Island Sound
Carousels
Transatlantique
O Leãozinho
THE MISFITS
Autumn Tall Tales
Fyodor Dormant
Poisoning Claude
Bercy
Your Sails
Irrlichter
EARLY WORKS
Sicily
Now I‘m Gone
Napoleon on the Bellerophon
Interior Of A Dutch House
Fountains and Tramways
Hot Air Balloon
THE B-SIDES
Fisher Island Sound
So Slowly
Die Treue zum Ursprung
The Crossing
Zagora
Le Phare Du Cap Bon
Babylon