Artifacts (Beirut album)

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Artifacts
Beirut Artifacts 2022 Album Cover.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2022
StudioVarious
Genre Indie rock [1] , indie folk
Length86:34
Label Pompeii
Beirut chronology
Gallipoli
(2019)
Artifacts
(2022)
Hadsel
(2023)
Singles from Artifacts
  1. "Fisher Island Sound"
    Released: October 20, 2021
  2. "So Slowly"
    Released: November 17, 2021
  3. "Fyodor Dormant"
    Released: January 6, 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club B+ [1]
BuzzStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [3]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [4]
Under the Radar 5.5/10 [5]

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. [6] 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. [1] [7]

Contents

It was announced on October 20, 2021, with the release of the previously unreleased track "Fisher Island Sound". [7] The second single, "So Slowly", was released on November 17, 2021, [8] followed by the single "Fyodor Dormant" on January 6, 2022. [9]

Track listing

Artifacts track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Elephant Gun"5:45
2."My Family's Role in the World Revolution"2:07
3."Scenic World"2:51
4."The Long Island Sound"1:20
5."Carousels"4:02
6."Transatlantique"3:35
7."O Leãozinho"3:20
8."Autumn Tall Tales"3:35
9."Fyodor Dormant"2:46
10."Poisoning Claude"3:01
11."Bercy"5:01
12."Your Sails"1:37
13."Irrlichter"4:07
14."Sicily"3:29
15."Now I'm Gone"4:25
16."Napoleon On the Bellerophon"3:36
17."Interior of a Dutch House"4:05
18."Fountains and Tramways"3:50
19."Hot Air Balloon"3:06
20."Fisher Island Sound"2:44
21."So Slowly"3:00
22."Die Treue zum Ursprung"4:32
23."The Crossing"2:00
24."Zagora"4:03
25."La Phare Du Cap Bon"2:58
26."Babylon"1:39
Total length:86:34

Charts

Chart performance for Artifacts
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 71
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 90
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 69
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [13] 27

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