Artifacts began humbly as a means of compiling a few early Beirut EPs for a proper physical release. However, as Zach Condon explains in album's excellent liner notes, reconnecting with old recordings through fresh ears turned a simple re-issue project into something much more expansive. "When the decision came to re-release this collection, I found myself digging through hard drives looking for something extra to add to the compilation. What started as a few extra unreleased tracks from my formative recording years quickly grew into an entire extra records-worth of music from my past, and a larger project of remixing and remastering everything I found for good measure."

Artifacts is a phylogenetic tree. A double-LP's worth music that traces the evolution of Beirut from a 14-year old Condon's first attempts at bringing the music he heard in his mind to life, to the fully formed Beirut we know today.

• Tracklist:
• - Disc 1 -
• 1 Elephant Gun
• 2 My Family's Role in the World Revolution
• 3 Scenic World
• 4 The Long Island Sound
• 5 Carousels
• 6 Transatlantique
• 7 O Leãozinho
• 8 Autumn Tall Tales
• 9 Fyodor Dormant
• 10 Poisoning Claude
• 11 Bercy
• 12 Your Sails
• 13 Irrlichter
• - Disc 2 -
• 1 Sicily
• 2 Now I'm Gone
• 3 Napoleon on the Bellerophon
• 4 Interior of a Dutch House
• 5 Fountains and Tramways
• 6 Hot Air Balloon
• 7 Fisher Island Sound
• 8 So Slowly
• 9 Die Treue Zum Ursprung
• 10 The Crossing
• 11 Zagora
• 12 Le Phare Du Cap Bon
• 13 Babylon