One month from today, on April 18th, Zach Condon will release the largest and most unexpected Beirut album to date, entitled A Study of Losses. Today he has shared another taste with “The Tuanaki Atoll.” The LP was commissioned by Swedish circus Kompani Giraff, and inspired by German author Judith Schalansky’s novel Verzeichnis einiger Verluste

“”The Tuanaki Atoll” is said to have been an Eden-like island somewhere in the South Pacific that mysteriously disappeared under the sea during an earthquake in the 1840s. Its inhabitants were described as a people so peaceful and generous that they had no word in their language for such things as war or murder. It might be almost too obvious of a choice but nothing could fit the island vibes better than a sweet and breezy ukulele which became the foundation that I built this song around. Contrastingly yet somewhat fittingly, the lyrics took on a darker edge and ended up reflecting that side of the story. Maybe because personally I doubt that such an Eden-like place could ever exist on Earth.”

Brought to life by an acrobatic stage show of the same name,A Study of Lossesmarks thesecond new Beirut album in just two years, and the continuation of another characteristicallyprolific chapter for Zach Condon. Emerging from a half-decade spent recovering from persistentthroat issues and impending mental collapse–leaving him questioning whether he would everperform in front of an audience again–the sprawling collection arrives on the heels ofHadsel,which marked “a new beginning for Beirut.

Written and recorded by Zach Condon in both Berlin, DE and Stokmarknes, NO, with the album’s roots spanning Sweden and Germany,A Study of Lossesexpands the wide world thathe has built through the music of Beirut, ever since he first began the project as a curious and restless 14-year-old. Later this spring, Condon will soon return to the road for Beirut’s first tour since 2019. From May 1st- 9th, he will be backed by a new and returning ensemble of band members, playing sets that span Beirut’s discography and A Study of Losses.

Beirut 2025 Tour Dates

May 1-Utrecht, Netherlands-Tivoli Vredenburg-Grote Zaal
May 2-Utrecht, Netherlands-Tivoli Vredenburg-Grote Zaal-SOLD OUT
May 5-Brussels, Belgium-Cirque Royal-SOLD OUT
May 6-Brussels, Belgium-Cirque Royal
May 8-London, UK-O2 Academy Brixton*-SOLD OUT
May 9-London, UK-Troxy*

*w/ Efterklang

Pre-order A Study of Loses HERE