Review | Friday 30 October 2009
Strict Joy: Swell Season
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova are back from their Oscar-bothering turn in the indie sensation that was the film and soundtrack of Once. Featuring backing from Hansard’s other band (The Frames), Swell Season has delivered another emotionally charged, beautiful record. From opening track Low Rising to the truly haunting I Have Loved You Wrong, it’s clear that the depth and honesty that made their first release so memorable is back in spades. Gorgeous stuff.