Beirut is the name of 21-year-old Santa Fe native Zach Condon's band.

The first official release under the Beirut name was assisted by Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel, A Hawk and a Hacksaw) and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw), it combines elements of Eastern European and folk sounds.

In 2006, Beirut released two Balkan-inspired recordings through Ba Da Bing, Gulag Orkestar and Lon Gisland, both also available as an expanded version of Gulag Orkestar LP through the UK label 4AD.

Beirut has also released other individual songs, three available on Pompeii EP, and the one on a split with Calexico, and one on a compilation for The Believer magazine. While living in Brooklyn, Condon also shot a video for "Scenic World" at the Sweet'N Low factory, and performed several venues in New York and Europe.

In June 2007 they played the Glastonbury Festival's Jazz and World Stage, and were widely considered one of the best acts of the festival.

Later in 2007, Zach appeared as a guest trumpeter on the sophmore album from Get Him Eat Him, entitled "Arms Down".

Beirut's second album, The Flying Club Cup, was leaked onto the internet August 25th, 2007. It has been released and is available on iTunes.