Artist: The Swell Season

Video: The Swell Season on Letterman

MoreFeb 6, 2:15pm Count Me Out

The Swell Season performed "Low Rising" last night on The Late Show with David Letterman . Check it out below, along with some upcoming tour dates. The latest release, Strict Joy , is out via Anti- . [VIDEO] The Swell Season - Low Rising (Letterman) Tour Dates 02.07.10 at Conservatorio [...]

Twitter Tuesday - Choice Awards Show

MoreFeb 2, 3:01pm 2 U I Bestow

... in Vicar Street on March 3rd will see the following eight acts perform a couple of tunes each between the ad breaks of the Paul McLoone show. At just €27 it was pointed out to me through a tweet that it'll be €3.37 per act which is pretty good value for money. The 8 bands in attendance will be: And So I Watch You From Afar Codes Adrian Crowley Dark Room Notes The Duckworth Lewis Method Julie Feeney Valerie Francis The Swell Season Valerie Francis or Adrian Crowley 4 the win!

Randy Newman Leads Oscar Nominees for Best Song

MoreFeb 2, 7:30am Spinner.com

Filed under: News , Movies With the Oscar nominations released this morning, a few surprises came within the musical categories. Only two types of music are honored: Best Score and Best Original Song, with past winners of the latter including the Swell Season and Bob Dylan . This year, Randy Newman leads the charge with two nominations in the category for 'Almost There' and 'Down in New Orleans,' both from the animated film, ' The Princess and the Frog .' If [...]

Live review: Celtic Connections 2010

MoreFeb 1, 11:25pm The Pop Cop

The CHEMIKAL UNDERGROUND (ABC1, January 31) showcase for their 15th anniversary gave fans of the seminal Scottish independent record company a chance to hear short and sweet sets from pretty much every act on their current roster. ADRIAN CROWLEY had a satisfying full-band sound, but the man himself came across as being a bit charmless, which is very unusual for an Irishman. Glasgow-based group ZOEY VAN GOEY [...]

• Lord-Cut Glass - Maybe
• Roddy Hart - No Feeling Like Today
• The Swell Season - Feeling The Pull

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Artist:	The Swell Season
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LIVE WONGIE: the swell season - low rising (live @ dartmouth sessions)

MoreJan 30, 3:00pm wongie's music world

the swell season - low rising (live @ dartmouth sessions) [oh how i heart them! there's something really sweet about how marketa watches glen pour his heart out on the staircase.] http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wo ngiesMusicWorld

Live: Swell Season, DLM, ASIWYFA at Vicar Street

MoreJan 27, 12:51pm Swear I'm not Paul

Great news comes my way from Jim Carroll and his On the Record blog . He announced this morning that eight out of ten cats acts nominated for this year's Choice Music Award will be performing on the night. The show takes place in Vicar Street on March 3rd. Tickets are €27, and for that bargain price, you'll get approximately ten minutes each from all of the following: And So I Watch You From Afar, Codes, Adrian Crowley, Dark Room Notes, The Duckworth Lewis Method, Julie Feeney, Valerie Francis, and The Swell Season. [...]

Choice Music Prize live line-up and ticket details

MoreJan 27, 5:44am State Magazine

The line-up for the Choice Music Prize event at Dublin's Vicar Street has been announced, with eight of the ten nominees playing live: And So I Watch You From Afar Codes Adrian Crowley Dark Room Notes The Duckworth Lewis Method Julie Feeney Valerie Francis The Swell Season (full band) Due to prior live commitments in the United States, Bell X1 and Laura Izibor will be unable to attend.The event will be broadcast live on Paul McLoone's show on Today FM. Tickets for the event are now on sale from [...]

Monday's Earful: The Swell Season

MoreJan 25, 5:49am EARVOLUTION

By: David Schultz Context is everything. No matter how good a band may be, how they make their first impression – how you come to hear about them – predisposes how you're going to feel about them. If the backstory of The Swell Season consisted of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova coming together as the result of their shared experiences on failing to become American Idol, they would likely be

The Swell Season covers Bruce

MoreJan 22, 1:13pm I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS

A reader who was at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday night to see The Swell Season sent me this stunning link. Holy heck. ...Lying in the heat of the night like prisoners all our lives I get shivers down my spine and all I wanna do is hold you tight

The Swell Season Busking in NYC!

MoreJan 22, 12:29pm 2 U I Bestow

Just before their big NYC gig in the amazing venue that is Radio City, the band with Josh Ritter and what looks like a random saxaphone busker played You Ain't Going Nowhere and Into The Mystic! Thankfully YouTube enables us to check it out! Here's the Setlist! Swell Season Radio City Music Hall - 1/19/2010 - Setlist: Fallen From the Sky Lies Low Rising Feeling the Pull In These Arms The Rain The Moon If You Want Me Fantasy Man Say It [...]

Glen Hansard for solo Haiti benefit gig at Whelan's

MoreJan 21, 10:30am State Magazine

The Frames and Swell Season frontman Glen Hansard is the latest artist to offer up his time to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti that has claimed the lives of up to 200,000 people. Hansard will be headlining a special one-off fundraiser with a solo show in Whelan's in Dublin this Sunday, January 24. Tickets are €15 including booking fee and are available from Tickets.ie and the WaV Box Office (lo-call 1890 200 078), City Discs and Road Records. All proceeds will go to Concern's Haiti Appeal . Donation buckets will be [...]

Be Well, Steven – A Mixtape

MoreJan 20, 12:25pm kata rokkar...

photo by steven robbins In case some of you don't know, my brother has recently joined the Coast Guard and gotten stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii. While your immediate reaction may be, "Holy Cow! That is awesome!"; since Steve has been stationed in Hawaii, he has bought a broken moped, had surgery on his big toe, and he is away from family. To be fair, he's exploring a place that everyone that isn't there, wishes they were. So to keep him company and in hopes it will make him feel better, I've made a little mixtape with [...]

• Apology Song » 06 Apology Song.mp3
• Crosby, Stills & Nash - Blackbird
• Damien Jurado - I Am Still Here
• eluvium - Reciting The Airships
• Horse Feathers - Heathen's Kiss
• The Mountain Goats - This Year
• Vetiver - Through The Front Door
• Volcano Choir - Island, IS
• White Antelope - Silver Dagger

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Artist:	Vetiver
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Swell Season Salute Bruce Springsteen and Kate McGarrigle at Radio City

MoreJan 20, 9:45am Spinner.com

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News At their sold out concert at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday night, the Swell Season -- aka ' Once ' duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova , backed by the Frames -- invited a special guest on stage to help them pay tribute to Bruce Springsteen . "Wherever we play, we've been trying to somehow, if we can -- it doesn't always work out -- sing a song from the region," Hansard [...]

Help Haiti… by attending a concert!

MoreJan 17, 4:57pm Consequence Of Sound

In the days and weeks ahead, several of our favorite artists and bands will lend their time and talents in hopes of helping the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti. Names like Amy Millan, Patti Smith, Yo La Tengo, Ted Leo, The Swell Season, Rosanne Cash, and the Cold War Kids are among the many who are set to appear at Haiti benefit concerts across the country. It only seems appropriate that we take a moment to not only note these events, but put together a simple guide for your viewing pleasure. Awesome music + an amazing cause = [...]

The Swell Season - NYC Concert 4 Haiti!

MoreJan 16, 3:22pm 2 U I Bestow

The Swell Season perform in New York venue 'City Winery' on Wednesday 20th January with the legendary Patti Smith and the not so legendary but amicable Josh Ritter! Here are the details; Wednesday, Jan 20th Patti Smith, Swell Season, Josh Ritter, John Wesley Harding. Thursday, Jan 21st Lewis Black, Vernon Reid & Corey Glover of Living Colour, Rich Pagano & The Sugarcane Cups, Marshall Crenshaw, David Johansen. Sunday, Jan 24th Rosanne Cash, Madeleine Peyroux. The venue aims to raise $100K for [...]

Patti Smith, Swell Season, Nada Surf Join Forces for Haiti Relief Concerts

MoreJan 16, 6:00am Spinner.com

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News The first wave of concerts to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti has been announced and despite having only a few days to pull the bills together, the lineups are impressive. City Winery in New York will host four shows, January 20, 21, 24, and 25, with 100 percent of the proceeds from the gigs going towards Wyclef Jean's YELE organization. Opening night will find Patti Smith , pictured, headlining, with support from the Swell Season , Josh Ritter [...]

Choice Music Awards - My Thoughts

MoreJan 13, 5:18pm 2 U I Bestow

The one real benefit of my work is that I don't to see anything on the web until about 4pm. By the time I check the emails, tweets and facebook updates I'm usually so late to all the juicy debates it's hardly worth making a comment! I do think the Choice Music Awards is a worthwhile addition to our music world. Not only is it worthwhile to the bands, record labels and album sales but also for the debates, discussions and degrading remarks which result! See On The Record! [...]

Choice Music Prize 2009 shortlist announced

MoreJan 13, 10:19am State Magazine

The ten albums shortlisted for the Choice Music Prize were revealed moments ago on Today FM. They are (in alphabetical order): And So I Watch You From Afar - And So I Watch You From Afar Bell X1 - Blue Lights on the Runway CODES - TreesDreamInAlgebra Adrian Crowley - Season of the Sparks Dark Room Notes - We Love You Dark Matter Duckworth Lewis Method [...]

The Lists: Top 50 Songs of 2009

MoreJan 12, 3:22pm This Mornin' I Am Born Again

Finally, my first post of the new decade. After my ski trip, I was backed up with work, and I've had a lot of photos to edit. And for the second year in a row, the task of making my lists sort of drained the free-form fun out of what I do here. I'm ready to start finding new music as well as posting about some older stuff that had a hand in me starting this blog in the first place. Truth be told, I wanted a little extra time to refine this list as it is quite [...]

• Everyday » 03 Everyday.mp3
• Funeral Singers » 7r1qn7g32s.mp3
• Ben Kweller - Hurtin' You
• Bombadil - Honeymoon
• Brendan Benson - A Whole Lot Better
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - I Got the Reason
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - Nikorette
• Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band - Ten Women
• Dan Auerbach - Heartbroken, In Disrepair
• Dave Rawlings Machine - Bells Of Harlem
• Dave Rawlings Machine - Ruby
• Dawes - Give Me Time
• Deer Tick - Easy
• Deer Tick - Smith Hill
• First Aid Kit - Sailor Song
• Florence and the Machine - Dog Days Are Over
• Great Bloomers - Speak Of Trouble
• Grizzly Bear - Two Weeks
• Guy Clark - The Guitar
• JET - Goodbye Hollywood
• Joe Pug - A Thousand Men
• Jonny Burke - Ship Come In (w/ Band of Heathens)
• Justin Townes Earle - Mama's Eyes
• Langhorne Slim - Boots Boy
• Matt & Kim - Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare
• Middle Distance Runner - Brother John
• Phoenix - Lisztomania
• Ryan Adams - Sunflower Rain
• Ryan Bingham - Day Is Done
• Sarah Jarosz - Tell Me True
• Sea Wolf - Orion & Dog
• Sea Wolf - The Traitor
• Slaid Cleaves - Cry
• Stephanie Briggs - Don't Come Calling
• The Avett Brothers - Laundry Room (live)
• The Avett Brothers - Ten Thousand Words
• The Felice Brothers - Cooperstown
• The Felice Brothers - The Big Surprise
• The Felice Brothers - White Limo
• The Low Anthem - Cage the Songbird
• The Low Anthem - Champion Angel
• The Low Anthem - Ticket Taker
• The Medders - Gunslinger
• The Roadside Graves - Far and Wide
• The Swell Season - In These Arms
• The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition
• Tristen - Eager For Your Love
• Wilco - You Never Know
• Wye Oak - Take It In

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Artist:	Brendan Benson
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Artist:	Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
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Artist:	Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
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Artist:	Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
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Artist:	Dan Auerbach
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Artist:	Dave Rawlings Machine
Title:	Bells Of Harlem
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Artist:	Dave Rawlings Machine
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Artist:	Dawes
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Artist:	Deer Tick
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Artist:	First Aid Kit
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Artist:	Florence and the Machine
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Artist:	Great Bloomers
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Artist:	Grizzly Bear
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Artist:	Guy Clark
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Artist:	JET
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Artist:	Joe Pug
Title:	A Thousand Men
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Jonny Burke
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Justin Townes Earle
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Artist:	Langhorne Slim
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Matt & Kim
Title:	Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Middle Distance Runner
Title:	Brother John
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Phoenix
Title:	Lisztomania
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Artist:	Ryan Adams
Title:	Sunflower Rain
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Artist:	Ryan Bingham
Title:	Day Is Done
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Sarah Jarosz
Title:	Tell Me True
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Sea Wolf
Title:	Orion & Dog
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Artist:	Sea Wolf
Title:	The Traitor
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Slaid Cleaves
Title:	Cry
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Stephanie Briggs
Title:	Don't Come Calling
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Year:	2009

Artist:	The Avett Brothers
Title:	Laundry Room (live)
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Year:	2009

Artist:	The Avett Brothers
Title:	Ten Thousand Words
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Year:	2009

Artist:	The Felice Brothers
Title:	Cooperstown
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Year:	2009

Artist:	The Felice Brothers
Title:	The Big Surprise
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Artist:	The Felice Brothers
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Year:	2009

Artist:	The Low Anthem
Title:	Cage the Songbird
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Artist:	The Low Anthem
Title:	Champion Angel
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Artist:	The Low Anthem
Title:	Ticket Taker
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Artist:	The Medders
Title:	Gunslinger
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Year:	2009

Artist:	The Roadside Graves
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Year:	2009

Artist:	The Swell Season
Title:	In These Arms
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Year:	2009

Artist:	The Temper Trap
Title:	Sweet Disposition
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Tristen
Title:	Eager For Your Love
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Wilco
Title:	You Never Know
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Year:	2009

Artist:	Wye Oak
Title:	Take It In
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A Resolution?

MoreJan 7, 2:24pm Untitled Records

So this year I have decided that my New Years Resolution is going to be to give up using the F word... Pause for reaction. Some of you who know me and talk to me everyday are probably chuckling to yourselves right now... I curse like a sailor and I use the F word as if it were a common word such as "the" or "I". The excessive use has come to bother me primarily because of the word having lost all meaning. It is a great and versatile word, but it should still be used sparingly. This is my [...]

• The Swell Season - In These Arms

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