Glen Hansard – Swell Season [Listen Now]
October 13, 2009 – As lead singer of The Frames, Glen Hansard has spent more than 15 years establishing himself as the Bard of big-hearted but emotionally delayed men. In the process, he and his band have become huge stars in their native Ireland, but hopscotched from failed label deal to failed label deal in the U.S.
Then came 2007’s low-budget indie musical Once, in which Hansard and young Czech singer Marketa Irglova starred as struggling musicians who strike up a tentative relationship in Dublin. The pair became a couple in real life, and as the film took off, they toured the world to support Once and its best-selling soundtrack. In early 2008, they even won an Academy Award for the movie’s beautiful signature song, “Falling Slowly.”
The Swell Season – In These Arms
Hansard and Irglova have split up amicably, but they maintain a fruitful professional relationship. Recording as The Swell Season, they’ve recorded a lush, lovely, heartfelt gem in the new Strict Joy, on which they examine a tumultuous relationship over a mostly calm bed of acoustic guitars, pianos and strings. You can hear Strict Joy in its entirety on this page for the two weeks leading up to its Oct. 27 release.
Listen and read more here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113630469
| 1. Low Rising |
| 2. Feeling the Pull |
| 3. In These Arms |
| 4. The Rain |
| 5. Fantasy Man |
| 6. Paper Cup |
| 7. High Horses |
| 8. The Verb |
| 9. I Have Loved You Wrong |
| 10. Love That Conquers |
| 11. Two Tongues |
| 12. Back Broke |
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