VILLAGERS 2013

 
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Love Police Touring announce the return of Irish folk band, Villagers for an Australian tour.

Already announced on this years Splendour In The Grass lineup, Dublin troubadour Conor O’Brien (aka Villagers) will be bringing his full band to our shores for the first time, having previously only toured as a 2 piece.

Villages have just released their highly anticipated second album {Awayland}, the follow-up to 2010’s Mercury Award nominated debut, Becoming a Jackal. The debut was performed almost entirely by O’Brien but the new album {Awayland}, recorded in Donegal, Ireland is an entirely different beast. With the Ivor Novello award winning Irishman inviting his fellow touring partners to perform his songs as a group, they’ve expanded on their folk sound and explored whole new territory. Without the burden of playing every instrument, O’Brien concentrated his efforts into his lyrics. There are influences by luminaries such as Slaugherhouse 5 author Kurt Vonnegut alongside songwriters Nick Drake and Curtis Mayfield.

TRIPLE J Feature Album
“The first great album of 2013” Daily Telegraph
“Conor O’Brien’s great leap forward” MOJO 4* Album of the Month
“a far more magnificent progression from Jackal than any of us could have hoped for” Drowned In Sound 9/10 Album of the Month
“once it gets under your skin, there’s no escaping it” Clash 9/10 album of the month

Catch Villagers live this winter to hear what NPR describes as “one of the finest and purest voices around”

With Special Guest COURTNEY BARNETT

 

TOUR DATES

27/07/13

Byron Bay, NSW

Splendour In The Grass

30/07/13

Melbourne, VIC

The Corner Hotel

01/08/13

Sydney, NSW

Factory Theatre

02/08/13

Fremantle, WA

Fly By Night

Ash Campbell