The Swell Season is Glen Hansard (The Frames) and Marketa Irglova. They were the stars of the movie Once, and in their musical guise generated a wave of acclaim worldwide during the 2008 awards season garnering two Grammy nominations and an Oscar win for Best Original Song for the hit single Falling Slowly. The duo performed the song on the Oscars telecast (and a host of key TV shows around the world) and Irglova provided one of the most memorable and poignant moments of the evening when host Jon Stewart called her back to the stage after a commercial break to give her acceptance speech. Strict Joy is the follow-up to their self-titled debut (which expanded into the gold certified soundtrack for Once). The twelve new, original songs on Strict Joy were recorded last year and document a time of great change, tumult and progression.
Tracks: 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 13. Somebody Good
