Hadsel

Description

‘Hadsel’ is the first new full-length record by Beirut since their 2019 release, ‘Gallipoli’, and the first on Zach Condon’s own label, Pompeii Records. Recorded on the Norwegian island of Hadsel shortly after a physical and mental break forced Condon to cancel his 2019 tour, Condon was looking for a place to recover after being left in a state of shock and self-doubt. Working in isolation, Condon explains, ‘I was lost in a trance, stumbling blindly through my own mental collapse that I had been pushing aside since I was a teenager. It came and rang me like a bell. I was left agonising over many things past and present while the beauty of the nature, the northern lights and fearsome storms played an awesome show around me. The few hours of light would expose the unfathomable beauty of the mountains and the fjords, and the hours-long twilights would fill me with subdued excitement. I’d like to believe that scenery is somehow present in the music’. The resulting collection of songs beautifully reflect that vulnerability, sense of self-determination and belief that after collapse, one can learn to manage on their own again.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Hadsel – Beirut
2. Arctic Forest – Beirut
3. Baion – Beirut
4. So Many Plans – Beirut
5. Melbu – Beirut
6. Stokmarknes – Beirut
7. Island Life – Beirut
8. Spillhaugen – Beirut
9. January 18th – Beirut
10. Suddeutsches Ton-Bild – Beirut
11. The Tern – Beirut
12. Regulatory – Beirut