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- Summary: The music from the latest full-length release from Zach Condon's Beirut project was created for the Swedish circus Kompani Giraff for its stage show inspired by Judith Schalansky's German novel "Verzeichnis einiger Verluste."
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- Record Label: Pompeii
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Stage & Screen
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MojoApr 17, 2025What might be his [Zac Condon's] most beautiful record to date, particularly the instrumental numbers. [May 2025, p.88]
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Apr 17, 2025As a whole, only one of the 18 tracks here crosses the four-minute mark, so A Study of Losses' hour-long playing time seems to go by quickly, and its unceasing sweetness and longing linger after Condon is "Left to be/A sea of tranquility" ("Mare Tranquillitatis") to close a lovely theater project.
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Apr 17, 2025Condon’s latest LP under his Beirut moniker is his most ambitious and rewarding project to date. A Study of Losses is a high-concept LP executed with careful precision by an empathetic poet hellbent on injecting his views on longing and loss into these poignant displays of folksy chamber pop bliss.
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UncutApr 17, 2025A further example of his fluency in the ancient, internationally shared languages of wonder and imagining. [Apr 2025, p.36]
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Apr 17, 2025A Study of Losses has some of Condon’s most effortless songwriting in years, melodies flowing with the easy appeal of the best of Lon Gisland and Gulag Orkestar.
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Apr 24, 2025A Study of Losses is not for the casual listener. It’s an impressive feat, not the least of which is Condon’s sophistication as a musician and composer. It’s both less and more than one might expect when considering the demands of Beirut’s commission. As a standalone entity, the album works quite well, but it really shines as an artistic statement.
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Record CollectorApr 17, 2025A Study Of Losses is ultimately a pleasant (if sometimes monotonous) release. [May 2025, p.103]