| The Swell Season | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Indie folk, Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2005 – present |
| Labels | Plateau Anti Spunk Sony |
| Associated acts | The Frames |
| Website | www.theswellseason.com |
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| Glen Hansard Markéta Irglová |
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The Swell Season is a musical duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. It's also the name of their debut album. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title.
Since their rise to prominence after starring in the 2007 film Once, they increasingly referred to themselves as "The Swell Season" in promotion of their performances until it has unambiguously become the formal name of their collaboration in 2008. (Notably, they still used their separate names when they contributed their cover of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" to the 2007 soundtrack of I'm Not There.)
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History
The self-titled first album came about after Glen and Marketa were approached by the Czech film director Jan Hřebejk while touring in the Czech Republic, and were asked by him to record songs for his upcoming film Beauty in Trouble. It was the first album that Hansard, the singer for The Frames, had released independent of his band.
Some of the tracks on this album have appeared on other recordings - the track "Falling Slowly" and "When Your Mind's Made Up" on The Frames' album The Cost, and "Falling Slowly", "When Your Mind's Made Up", "Lies" and "Leave" on the Once soundtrack.
Glen and Marketa parodied their roles from Once in The Simpsons episode, In the Name of the Grandfather.
A follow up album, Strict Joy, was released on October 27, 2009 in the United States.[1] Three singles from the album have been released: "In These Arms," "Low Rising," and "Feeling the Pull."
Spin Magazine's review of Strict Joy gave the album 4 out of 5 stars. "If Glen Hansard's and Markéta Irglová's roles in the hit Irish indie film Once unintentionally wove the tale of their real-life falling in love, their second album as the Swell Season weaves the story of their falling out of it." SPIN.com [2]
Discography
- The Swell Season (2006)
- Once Soundtrack (2007)
- Strict Joy (2009)
References
External links
- theswellseason.com
- myspace.com/theswellseason
- The Swell Season fansite
- Album lyrics
- Swell Season concert review, photos, video
- Recent concert review by music critic Michael Wiles of Bmore Live
- The Artists Den
- Strangers Almanac Column on The Swell Season
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