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Villagers are an Irish band from Dublin fronted by Conor J. O’Brien.
They have performed at several music festivals and toured with Tracy Chapman, Bell X1 and Tindersticks. They have one EP, titled Hollow Kind (2009). Their debut album Becoming a Jackal was released in 2010 and was shortlisted for that year’s Mercury Prize.
Conor O’Brien formed Villagers after the break-up of his previous band The Immediate. The very next day, O’Brien wrote the first song after waking up with a hangover. O’Brien’s time as a guitarist in Cathy Davey’s band was also critical to the development of his style as he had never before performed alongside anyone outside of The Immediate. Villagers gave their first live performance as a support act with The Chapters at a show in Whelan’s in November 2008. At that point the band had previously only rehearsed together on two occasions. They had only seven songs, written by O’Brien and passed on to the rest of the band to learn.
Villagers performed on the seventh series of RTÉ Two’s Other Voices television programme in 2009. The band’s debut EP, titled Hollow Kind, was released in February 2009. It contained four tracks, all of which were written by O’Brien and performed by him too. The EP brought comparisons with Bright Eyes and Sparklehorse. Villagers then went on tour. They were a support act for Neil Young and toured across Europe with Tracy Chapman.
They have performed at several music festivals and toured with Tracy Chapman, Bell X1 and Tindersticks. They have one EP, titled Hollow Kind (2009). Their debut album Becoming a Jackal was released in 2010 and was shortlisted for that year’s Mercury Prize.
Conor O’Brien formed Villagers after the break-up of his previous band The Immediate. The very next day, O’Brien wrote the first song after waking up with a hangover. O’Brien’s time as a guitarist in Cathy Davey’s band was also critical to the development of his style as he had never before performed alongside anyone outside of The Immediate. Villagers gave their first live performance as a support act with The Chapters at a show in Whelan’s in November 2008. At that point the band had previously only rehearsed together on two occasions. They had only seven songs, written by O’Brien and passed on to the rest of the band to learn.
Villagers performed on the seventh series of RTÉ Two’s Other Voices television programme in 2009. The band’s debut EP, titled Hollow Kind, was released in February 2009. It contained four tracks, all of which were written by O’Brien and performed by him too. The EP brought comparisons with Bright Eyes and Sparklehorse. Villagers then went on tour. They were a support act for Neil Young and toured across Europe with Tracy Chapman.
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Tristan_lover wrote:
any concerts soon?
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LaLaLoveYew wrote:
<3
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Rachyaar wrote:
think villagers fans will like this album i certainly do http://open.spotify.com/album/2YrYkKtbKUJjisd4NfG3GF :)
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never_had_wings wrote:
насчет оберста и впрямь
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jamreet wrote:
come to NY!!
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enjoyseyshn wrote:
ну прям конор оберст
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Beef__Supreme wrote:
Listening to Cecilia & Her Selfhood at the moment, and I'ts really great!
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James_Hartley wrote:
Nice stuff. Almost seems unusual to have an actual melody these days :3
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cotmo wrote:
not much surprised to discover they're irish
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lemonyfisher wrote:
soo good, i feel ashamed for not listening to him more
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notreallysir wrote:
'I Saw The Dead' mentioned here! :) http://notreallylisteningsir.tumblr.com/post/9959139587/rs-song-of-the-day
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Samdabomb wrote:
Damn, wish I could write lyrics as he did. He's clearly a genius!
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Der_Cibble wrote:
One of a small number of bands I'm aching to see live. What a great lyricist O'Brien is!
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Amaru_Cheetox wrote:
He really is amazing live, I just love how he adapts and changes different aspects of the songs to make them fresh live - takes real skill to do that, and I admire him for that as much as his incredibly personal and mesmerising music.
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AltArithmetic wrote:
Words can't describe how genius these guys are live. Conor O'Brien is magnificent. 'Pieces' was the first time I've seen every emotion of a performer fall out in front of an audience. If you'd like to find some new music please try www.facebook.com/AltitudeArithmetic if you get a chance
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kogostoboinet wrote:
как мило
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luziawe wrote:
I'm gonna see them on Montreux Jazz festival, for free!!!
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K8murf wrote:
Can't wait to see them in August!
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NikAspey wrote:
I absolutely bloody adore Villagers, best new new band in years
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SamanthaAdriana wrote:
Out of all the concerts and gigs that I have been to, Villagers was my absolute favourite. He has become my favourite musician of all time, and that's really saying something.
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