Villagers Becoming A Jackal

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With “fever dreams”, villagers succeed in balancing activities – culture and entertainment

Swords Today 23 Aug 2021

BERLIN (DPA) – Connor O’Brien, the mastermind of the Irish band Project Villagers, has repeatedly proven that the indie pop corset is too narrow for him ... The sixth Villagers album is by no means inferior to the likes of “Becoming a Jackal” (2010) or “Aveland” (2013).

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Villagers share gospel-like new song ‘So Simpatico’ and announce in-store gigs

NME 01 Jul 2021

Villagers 2021 live dates. ... Reviewing Villagers’ last album ‘The Art Of Pretending To Swim’ upon its release in 2018, NME wrote. “Villagers’ 2010 debut ‘Becoming A Jackal’ came out at a time where acoustic guitar music was in vogue and the charts were flooded with the likes of Mumford and Sons, Ed Sheeran and Ben Howard.

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Villagers announce new album ‘Fever Dreams’ with single ‘The First Day’

NME 20 Apr 2021

Villagers – ‘The Art Of Pretending To Swim’ review ... “Villagers’ 2010 debut ‘Becoming A Jackal’ came out at a time where acoustic guitar music was in vogue and the charts were flooded with the likes of Mumford and Sons, Ed Sheeran and Ben Howard.

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50 best Irish albums of all time – in order

The Irish Times 11 Jul 2020

Villagers - The Art of Pretending to Swim (2018). If Villagers’ debut was a graceful exploration of folk, pop and indie music, their most recent release was the sound of a band asserting their aptitude and dexterity ... Conor O'Brien with his band Villagers in 2010. Villagers - Becoming a Jackal (2010).

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15 Classic Irish Albums Turning 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 & 30

RTE 23 Jan 2020

Villagers - Becoming A Jackal (Domino - 2010). Prior to Villagers, Conor O’Brien was part of a band called The Immediate ... What was evident about Villagers’ debut Becoming A Jackal at the time (and still to this day) is the strength and maturity of the songs.

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I can go for that . . . This week’s best rock and pop gigs

The Irish Times 06 Jul 2019

Villagers ... Yet here we are, four studio albums down the line, and O’Brien has been lauded left, right and centre for his songwriting, the pinnacle of which was surely when he won the Ivor Novello Award (Best Song Musically and Lyrically) for the title track of his 2010 debut album, Becoming a Jackal.

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20 of the best Irish sophomore albums

RTE 05 Jul 2019

What does a band sound like after three years of touring their debut album? They either implode and break up, or become a much better band ... Villagers – {awayland} (Domino Recordings, 2013) It was January of 2013 when Villagers unveiled the follow-up to 'Becoming A Jackal'.

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'I was basically tripping on stage - then the wind blew away the setlist' - Villagers' Conor O'Brien

Irish Independent 08 Jun 2019

0 Comments 'I was basically tripping on stage - then the wind blew away the setlist' - Villagers' Conor O'Brien ... I become obsessed with ... He cut his teeth in the short-lived band, The Immediate, and earned rhapsodic reviews for his 2010 Villagers debut album, Becoming a Jackal.

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'I'd smoked a lot of weed. I was basically tripping on stage - then the wind blew away the setlist' - Villagers' Conor O'Brien

Irish Independent 08 Jun 2019

I was basically tripping on stage - then the wind blew away the setlist' - Villagers' Conor O'Brien ... The Dubliner, who for all intents and purposes is Villagers, has been inseparable from his flugelhorn of late ... He cut his teeth in the short-lived band, The Immediate, and earned rhapsodic reviews for his 2010 Villagers debut album, Becoming a Jackal.

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New sounds, second comings and a host of hot gigs

Irish Independent 16 Sep 2018

Villagers ... Conor O'Brien is one of our great tunesmiths and he has kept the standard consistently high since that first Villagers album, Becoming a Jackal back in 2010. This is his fourth studio album and it's a sophisticated collection of keenly observed songs, some of which are destined to become future classics.

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Villagers: The Art of Pretending to Swim review – No pretence, just perfection

The Irish Times 14 Sep 2018

Each solo album of his, from the intricate songcraft of Becoming a Jackal to the subtle boundary-pushing pop of Awayland and the comparatively skeletal framework of the soul-searching Darling Arithmetic, has been quietly revelatory, establishing the thirtysomething songwriter as ...

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21 albums that define 21st century Irish music

RTE 15 Aug 2018

Villagers – Becoming a Jackal ... A beautifully written, played and sung album, 'Becoming a Jackal' laid the groundwork for what has been a consistently stellar series of records by the Dubliner.

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Your St. Patrick's Day Playlist: 10 Classic Irish Tunes

RTE 16 Mar 2018

With St ... And with that, here they are... 10. The Pale. Butterfly. A mandolin, a drum machine and a bass guitar ... They also had a strange look, which was cool!. 9 ... Villagers ... Taken from their debut album Becoming A Jackal in 2010, That Day captured perfectly what Conor O’Brien was trying to achieve during this period, both lyrically and musically ... .

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RTÉ Choice Music Prize Playlist: The winners to date

RTE 11 Jan 2017

Many thought that Conor O'Brien's Villagers had it in the bag in 2010 with Becoming The Jackal, but Alex Trimble's Bangor upstarts (then barely out of their teens) took home the prize with their infectious debut album, still their finest hour to date - what's more, they donated the €10K prize to charity.

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CD reviews

Taipei Times 15 Apr 2015

Villagers ... Conor O’Brien, the discerning Irish singer-songwriter behind Villagers, began his career in a shroud of complicated solitude. The debut Villagers album — Becoming a Jackal, released on Domino in 2010 — was an impressively layered production in which he played almost all the parts, singing about appearances and perception.