The Swell Season is Glen Hansard (from the Irish band The Frames) and Marketa Irglova (classically trained Czech pianist and vocalist.)
You may remember them from the 2007 low-budget indie movie “Once” in which they 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 the movie and its best-selling soundtrack. In 2008 they won an Academy Award for the film’s gorgeous signature song "Falling Slowly."
Hansard and Irglova have split up amicably, but they maintain a heartfelt professional relationship. Last October they released a luscious gem in the album “Strict Joy.” I recently had the great pleasure of seeing them at the Uptown Theatre in Kansas City. It was one of the best concerts I’ve been to in a long time.
The video of one of the songs on album, “In These Arms” just came out. It’s beautiful, as is the song. Enjoy it here.
2 comments:
Yeah! Swell Season is amazing. I saw them in Phoenix in November! What a concert. I met Glen Hansard after the show, he was so nice!
Love the video too.
yes, in these arms is my favorite song off of that album. i'm bummed i missed the concert, i bet it was great.
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