Back in 2019, Zach Condon—who performs under the name Beirut—canceled the remaining dates of his band’s international tour due to an ongoing battle with acute laryngitis. It was not the first time that health issues had led to Condon ending a tour early, but it had a profound effect on the musician; he “fled” by himself to Hadsel, a municipality in the northern reaches of Norway. Here he would begin work on his sixth album, returning to his solo, multi-instrumentalist This story is from Kinfolk Issue Fifty-One Buy Now Related Stories Music Issue 43 Cat Power Musician Chan Marshall opens the door to a different dimension. Music Issue 42 Fatima Al Qadiri The shape shifting star of contemporary electronica. Music Issue 41 Jon Batiste The band leader on his genre-busting year. Music Issue 39 Erika de Casier In conversation with a romantic soul. Music Issue 36 Kali Malone Meet the musician reimagining organ music. Music Issue 35 Devendra Banhart An interview with the soft-spoken pied piper of psychedelic Bohemia.
