Gallipoli is the fifth studio album by indie folk band Beirut. It was released on February 1, 2019 by 4AD. The album is named after the Italian town where the title track was written.[1] It is supported by the singles "Gallipoli", "Corfu" and "Landslide".[2][3] The band toured across North America and Europe in support of the album in 2019.[4]
Work on the album began in late 2016, with Zach Condon holding recording sessions in various cities, including New York City, Apulia, Italy, and Berlin (where Condon lives). The album is produced by Condon and Gabe Wax, who also produced the band's previous album, 2015's No No No. It features Condon playing his old Farfisa organ from Santa Fe which was used on Gulag Orkestar and The Flying Club Cup.[4] The album was announced in a statement on the band's Facebook page that also explained the timeline of its creation.[5]
Condon's first album since moving to Berlin and familiarising himself with the city's experimental electronic music scene, Gallipoli is an album of "loopy, burbling, shape-shifting tracks" that takes influence from electronic duo Mouse on Mars.[6]AllMusic's Marcy Donelson wrote that Condon channeled performances "through a series of amplifiers, PA systems, and tape machines" in order to "capture sounds like mechanical buzzing, creaking instruments, and off-pitch tones".[7]
According to Stephen Dalton of Uncut, the album features more "studio buzz and random dissonance" than Condon's previous albums, elaborating: "Generous helpings of crackle and hiss are retained in the mix, creating an almost musique concrète effect in places. Amid the usual parping trumpets and ukulele twangs are modular synths, tape loops, echo-drenched vintage organs, avant-jazz audioscapes and ambient sound paintings."[6] Donelson wrote that the album's usage of full instrumentation, colourful arrangements and dense production prevents the album from becoming lo-fi, despite Condon's stated wish to capture organic sounds.[7]
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, indicating generally favorable reviews.[9]
Ragan Clark of the Associated Press praised the album and called it a "return to vocal and expressive brilliance", saying, "Some of the zest lacking in the band’s 2015 album No No No is fully realized in this new album."[19]Will Hermes of Rolling Stone gave the album a favorable review, saying, "Condon's built an entire world with globetrotting horn charts at or near the heart, and Gallipoli revisits it with some of his most emotive songwriting and singing." Paddy Kinsella of The Line of Best Fit praised the album as the band's best to date, stating, "[Gallipoli] is the sound of one of our most talented musicians rediscovering his love for what he was born to do. It's Zach Condon's career highlight so far and shows that he's at his best when he enjoys making music and cares less about what critics and fans might think of it. Long may it continue."[20]
Writing for The Times, Will Hodgkinson gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, saying the album "never seems to get beyond its own sense of sophistication."[18] Alex Hudson of Exclaim! gave the album a 6/10, writing, "There's enough material here for a solid EP, but it's rather thin for a full-length."[10] Victoria Segal of Mojo said, "Gallipoli [...] is oddly unmoving, lacking range for all its seductive picturesque roaming".[12]
Track listingedit
All lyrics are written by Zach Condon, except where noted; all music is composed by Zach Condon
No.
Title
Lyrics
Length
1.
"When I Die"
Zach Condon
Ryan Condon
3:16
2.
"Gallipoli"
4:06
3.
"Varieties of Exile"
5:27
4.
"On Mainau Island"
2:13
5.
"I Giardini"
3:43
6.
"Gauze für Zah"
6:04
7.
"Corfu"
2:35
8.
"Landslide"
3:30
9.
"Family Curse"
3:23
10.
"Light in the Atoll"
3:59
11.
"We Never Lived Here"
4:12
12.
"Fin"
2:03
Total length:
44:32
Personneledit
The following people contributed to Gallipoli:[21][22]
^Yoo, Noah (October 20, 2018). "Beirut Announce New Album Gallipoli". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
^"Beirut share new 'Gallipoli' track 'Corfu' | News". DIY. October 29, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
^Minsker, Evan (January 10, 2019). "Beirut Release Video for New Song "Landslide": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
^ abSchatz, Lake (October 22, 2018). "Beirut announces new album, Gallipoli, shares title track: Stream". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
^Rettig, James (October 22, 2018). "Beirut – 'Gallipoli'". Stereogum. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
^ abDalton, Stephen (February 8, 2019). "Beirut – Gallipoli". Uncut. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^Kemp, Sophie (February 4, 2019). "Beirut: Gallipoli Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^Stasis, Spyros (January 29, 2019). "Beirut Returns with Another Exquisite World Music Experiment in 'Gallipoli'". PopMatters. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
^Hermes, Will (February 3, 2019). "Review: Indie-rock Internationalists Beirut Return With the Haunting 'Gallipoli'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^Clark, Ragan (February 1, 2019). "Review: Beirut's new album is a celebration of cultures". Associated Press. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
^Kinsella, Paddy (January 29, 2019). "Beirut's Gallipoli is their best album yet". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^Condon, Zachary (August 2018). . Beirut. Berlin. Archived from the original on 25 October 2018.
^Gallipoli (Liner notes). Beirut. 4AD. 2019. 4AD0121LPE.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Austriancharts.at – Beirut – Gallipoli" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^"Ultratop.be – Beirut – Gallipoli" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^"Ultratop.be – Beirut – Gallipoli" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – Beirut – Gallipoli" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
^"Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 6, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 11, 2019.[permanent dead link]
^"Offiziellecharts.de – Beirut – Gallipoli" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
^"Beirut Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^"Beirut Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^"Jaaroverzichten 2019". Ultratop. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
December 15, 2023
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Gallipoli is the fifth studio album by indie folk band Beirut It was released on February 1 2019 by 4AD The album is named after the Italian town where the title track was written 1 It is supported by the singles Gallipoli Corfu and Landslide 2 3 The band toured across North America and Europe in support of the album in 2019 4 GallipoliStudio album by BeirutReleasedFebruary 1 2019RecordedMidwinter 2016 October 2017StudioThe Relic Room New York City Sudestudio Guagnano Italy Kaiku Studios Berlin GermanyLength44 32Label4ADProducerZach CondonGabe WaxBeirut chronologyNo No No 2015 Gallipoli 2019 Artifacts 2022 Singles from Gallipoli Gallipoli Released October 22 2018 Corfu Released October 26 2018 Landslide Released January 10 2019 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 ReferencesBackground editWork on the album began in late 2016 with Zach Condon holding recording sessions in various cities including New York City Apulia Italy and Berlin where Condon lives The album is produced by Condon and Gabe Wax who also produced the band s previous album 2015 s No No No It features Condon playing his old Farfisa organ from Santa Fe which was used on Gulag Orkestar and The Flying Club Cup 4 The album was announced in a statement on the band s Facebook page that also explained the timeline of its creation 5 Condon s first album since moving to Berlin and familiarising himself with the city s experimental electronic music scene Gallipoli is an album of loopy burbling shape shifting tracks that takes influence from electronic duo Mouse on Mars 6 AllMusic s Marcy Donelson wrote that Condon channeled performances through a series of amplifiers PA systems and tape machines in order to capture sounds like mechanical buzzing creaking instruments and off pitch tones 7 According to Stephen Dalton of Uncut the album features more studio buzz and random dissonance than Condon s previous albums elaborating Generous helpings of crackle and hiss are retained in the mix creating an almost musique concrete effect in places Amid the usual parping trumpets and ukulele twangs are modular synths tape loops echo drenched vintage organs avant jazz audioscapes and ambient sound paintings 6 Donelson wrote that the album s usage of full instrumentation colourful arrangements and dense production prevents the album from becoming lo fi despite Condon s stated wish to capture organic sounds 7 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 0 10 8 Metacritic75 100 9 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Exclaim 6 10 10 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 14 Pitchfork6 6 10 15 PopMatters8 10 16 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 17 The Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 18 At Metacritic which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications the album received an average score of 75 indicating generally favorable reviews 9 Ragan Clark of the Associated Press praised the album and called it a return to vocal and expressive brilliance saying Some of the zest lacking in the band s 2015 album No No No is fully realized in this new album 19 Will Hermes of Rolling Stone gave the album a favorable review saying Condon s built an entire world with globetrotting horn charts at or near the heart and Gallipoli revisits it with some of his most emotive songwriting and singing Paddy Kinsella of The Line of Best Fit praised the album as the band s best to date stating Gallipoli is the sound of one of our most talented musicians rediscovering his love for what he was born to do It s Zach Condon s career highlight so far and shows that he s at his best when he enjoys making music and cares less about what critics and fans might think of it Long may it continue 20 Writing for The Times Will Hodgkinson gave the album 2 out of 5 stars saying the album never seems to get beyond its own sense of sophistication 18 Alex Hudson of Exclaim gave the album a 6 10 writing There s enough material here for a solid EP but it s rather thin for a full length 10 Victoria Segal of Mojo said Gallipoli is oddly unmoving lacking range for all its seductive picturesque roaming 12 Track listing editAll lyrics are written by Zach Condon except where noted all music is composed by Zach CondonNo TitleLyricsLength1 When I Die Zach CondonRyan Condon3 162 Gallipoli 4 063 Varieties of Exile 5 274 On Mainau Island 2 135 I Giardini 3 436 Gauze fur Zah 6 047 Corfu 2 358 Landslide 3 309 Family Curse 3 2310 Light in the Atoll 3 5911 We Never Lived Here 4 1212 Fin 2 03Total length 44 32Personnel editThe following people contributed to Gallipoli 21 22 Beirut Zach Condon vocals 1 3 5 6 8 12 backing vocals 6 piano 5 12 Rhodes piano 3 12 Farfisa organ 2 4 6 9 Hammond organ 1 pump organ 9 ukulele 1 3 5 trumpet 1 3 6 8 11 accordion 3 percussion 2 5 7 8 10 synth 10 Moog Voyager synthesizer 1 2 4 9 modular synthesizer 7 11 12 bells 4 Roland keyboard 5 ROLI Seaboard keyboard 6 shaker 6 drum machine 9 vocal recording production mixing Nick Petree drums 1 3 6 8 10 12 percussion 1 8 10 11 baritone ukulele 1 6 backing vocals 6 hand drums 7 10 Paul Collins bass 1 3 7 10 12 guitar 1 3 7 10 Farfisa organ 2 double bass 6 11 backing vocals 6 tape machine 6 drum machine 7 modular synthesizer 7 11 12 baritone guitar 8 percussion 8 synthesizer 9 space echo 12 Ben Lanz trombone 10 11 brass arrangement 11 Kyle Resnick trumpet 10 11 Additional personnel Gabe Wax production mixing engineering Francesco Donadello mastering Norman Nitzsche mastering Brody Condon artwork Ben Wilkerson Tousley designCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2019 PeakpositionAustrian Albums O3 Austria 23 10Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 24 4Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 25 74Dutch Albums Album Top 100 26 36French Albums SNEP 27 75German Albums Offizielle Top 100 28 21Portuguese Albums Associacao Fonografica Portuguesa 29 6Scottish Albums OCC 30 26Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 31 48Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 32 21UK Albums OCC 33 61US Independent Albums Billboard 34 3US Top Rock Albums Billboard 35 42 Year end charts edit Chart 2019 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 36 193References edit Yoo Noah October 20 2018 Beirut Announce New Album Gallipoli Pitchfork Retrieved October 21 2018 Beirut share new Gallipoli track Corfu News DIY October 29 2018 Retrieved October 31 2018 Minsker Evan January 10 2019 Beirut Release Video for New Song Landslide Watch Pitchfork Retrieved February 1 2019 a b Schatz Lake October 22 2018 Beirut announces new album Gallipoli shares title track Stream Consequence of Sound Retrieved October 31 2018 Rettig James October 22 2018 Beirut Gallipoli Stereogum Retrieved October 31 2018 a b Dalton Stephen February 8 2019 Beirut Gallipoli Uncut Retrieved January 22 2023 a b c Donelson Marcy Gallipoli Beirut AllMusic Retrieved February 1 2019 Gallipoli by Beirut reviews AnyDecentMusic Retrieved February 27 2019 a b Gallipoli by Beirut Reviews and Tracks Metacritic Retrieved February 4 2019 a b Hudson Alex January 30 2019 Beirut Gallipoli Exclaim Retrieved February 4 2019 Beaumont Thomas Ben February 1 2019 Beirut Gallipolli review Pinterest friendly world indie The Guardian Retrieved February 1 2019 a b Segal Victoria Beirut Gallipoli Mojo March 2019 ed p 96 Beirut Gallipoli Q March 2019 ed p 112 Mylrea Hannah February 3 2019 Beirut Gallipoli review NME Retrieved February 4 2019 Kemp Sophie February 4 2019 Beirut Gallipoli Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved February 4 2019 Stasis Spyros January 29 2019 Beirut Returns with Another Exquisite World Music Experiment in Gallipoli PopMatters Retrieved February 1 2019 Hermes Will February 3 2019 Review Indie rock Internationalists Beirut Return With the Haunting Gallipoli Rolling Stone Retrieved February 4 2019 a b Hodgkinson Will February 1 2019 Beirut Gallipoli review The Times Retrieved February 4 2019 Clark Ragan February 1 2019 Review Beirut s new album is a celebration of cultures Associated Press Retrieved February 1 2019 Kinsella Paddy January 29 2019 Beirut s Gallipoli is their best album yet The Line of Best Fit Retrieved February 4 2019 Condon Zachary August 2018 Gallipoli Beirut Berlin Archived from the original on 25 October 2018 Gallipoli Liner notes Beirut 4AD 2019 4AD0121LPE a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Austriancharts at Beirut Gallipoli in German Hung Medien Retrieved February 14 2019 Ultratop be Beirut Gallipoli in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved February 9 2019 Ultratop be Beirut Gallipoli in French Hung Medien Retrieved February 9 2019 Dutchcharts nl Beirut Gallipoli in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved February 9 2019 Le Top de la semaine Top Albums Fusionnes SNEP Week 6 2019 in French Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique Retrieved February 11 2019 permanent dead link Offiziellecharts de Beirut Gallipoli in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved February 8 2019 Gallipoli position in Portuguese Charts Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved February 9 2019 Top 100 Albumes Semana 6 del 1 2 2019 al 7 2 2019 in Spanish Productores de Musica de Espana Retrieved February 13 2019 Swisscharts com Beirut Gallipoli Hung Medien Retrieved February 13 2019 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved February 9 2019 Beirut Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved February 14 2019 Beirut Chart History Top Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved February 14 2019 Jaaroverzichten 2019 Ultratop Retrieved June 27 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gallipoli album amp oldid 1135060620, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
