{"id":140134,"date":"2025-06-19T12:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/records\/beirut-a-study-of-losses-zach-condon-indie-folk-usa\/"},"modified":"2025-06-19T12:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T16:58:04","slug":"beirut-a-study-of-losses-zach-condon-indie-folk-usa","status":"publish","type":"records","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/records\/beirut-a-study-of-losses-zach-condon-indie-folk-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Beirut &#8211; A Study of Losses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A Study of Losses<\/em> is the seventh album by American alt-folk\/indie chamber duo Beirut. Like a breadcrumb trail, the theme of loss traces a sinuous but continuous line through it. Fauna and flora, of course, in these times of climate crisis, but also cultural icons and our own individual progress towards disappearance through ageing are evoked. These 18 beautiful, soothing miniatures (even the more alert ones) exude a pervasive but not overwhelming sense of melancholy. 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