The Swell Season is a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová. "The Swell Season" name is derived from Hansard's favourite novel by Josef Škvorecký from 1975 bearing the same title. Their debut album, released in 2006, carried the same name.
The duo rose to prominence following the success of the 2007 film Once, directed by John Carney, in which the pair starred depicting a dramatised version of their own musical pairing. Their song "Falling Slowly" from the film took the Oscar for Best Song at the 80th Academy Awards. They increasingly referred to themselves as "The Swell Season" in promotion of their performances until it became the formal name of their collaboration in 2008. (They still used their separate names when they contributed their cover of Bob Dylan's "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" to the 2007 soundtrack of I'm Not There.)
From 2007 through 2010, a documentary film was made about Irglova and Hansard called The Swell Season. The documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2011 to positive reviews.[2][3][4]
The self-titled first album came about after Hansard and Irglová were approached by the Czech film director Jan Hřebejk while touring in the Czech Republic, and were asked by him to record songs for his upcoming film Beauty in Trouble. It was the first album that Hansard, the singer for The Frames, had released independent of his band.
The tracks from the debut album "Falling Slowly" and "When Your Mind's Made Up" also appeared on The Frames' album The Cost, and "Falling Slowly", "When Your Mind's Made Up", "Lies" and "Leave" from the album also were on the Once soundtrack.
A follow-up album, Strict Joy, was released on 27 October 2009 in the United States.[5] Three singles from the album have been released: "In These Arms", "Low Rising", and "Feeling the Pull".
Spin Magazine's review of Strict Joy gave the album 4 out of 5 stars. It stated "If Glen Hansard's and Markéta Irglová's roles in the hit Irish indie film Once unintentionally wove the tale of their real-life falling in love, their second album as the Swell Season weaves the story of their falling out of it."[6]
At a concert of 19 August 2010 at the Mountain Winery, Saratoga, a concert attendee leapt to his death from the roof of the venue onto the stage. The death was deemed a suicide.[8] The band provided and paid for group counselling sessions for concert attendees who witnessed the event.[9]
In a December 2011 interview in the Huffington Post with Irglová, she revealed that the Swell Season would probably release a third album when Hansard finishes with other commitments, but no third album was ever made by the duo.[10]
On 10 and 11 January 2015, to celebrate re-releasing Once in South Korea, The Swell Season reunited for two-night concert at Sejong Center.[11][clarification needed]
In 2021, Hansard confirmed to Variety that The Swell Season would be playing six dates in the U.S in 2022.[12] Seventeen further dates were announced for 2023.
"Into the Mystic" (2008, part of "Before the Goldrush", the Teach For America Covers Project)
"In These Arms" (2009)
"Low Rising" (2009)
"Feeling the Pull" (2010)
References
^Outhier, Craig. "The Swell Season's Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Carry on a Tradition of Music-Making Exes". Phoenix New Times. from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^Walsh, Barry (21 June 2011). "Silverdocs' "Swell" opening". Realscreen.com. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^Gaffney, Frank J. "Communities – Voices and Insights". The Washington Times. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^Holmes, Linda (21 June 2011). "'The Swell Season': How Documentaries Can Tell Stories We Don't Want To Hear". NPR. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
^"The Swell Season 'Strict Joy' (Anti-)". Spin. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^Padgett, Ray (10 August 2010). "The Swell Season Bring Their Oscar-Winning Hollers to Neutral Milk Hotel". Covermesongs.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^Berton, Justin (26 August 2010). "Apparent suicide at Saratoga concert". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^Evans, Rob (25 August 2010). "Swell Season urges counseling for fans who witnessed concert death". Soundspike.com. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
^Ragogna, Mike (21 January 2012). "A Pomegranate & Billy Jack: Conversations with Once's Marketa Irglova and honeyhoney". HuffPost. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
^"스웰시즌 (The Swell Season) 내한공연". 4 January 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
^Bernstein, Johnathan (5 November 2021). "Once duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Plan First Tour Together In 11 Years". Variety. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^"Discography The Swell Season". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
^Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 273.
^"Billboard 200: Week of November 14, 2009". Billboard. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
External links
Official web site
August 23, 2023
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For the 2006 album see The Swell Season album For the 2011 documentary film see The Swell Season film The Swell Season is a folk rock duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Marketa Irglova The Swell Season name is derived from Hansard s favourite novel by Josef Skvorecky from 1975 bearing the same title Their debut album released in 2006 carried the same name The Swell SeasonHansard and Irglova in Derry Northern Ireland in April 2006Background informationAlso known asGlen Hansard amp Marketa IrglovaOriginDublin IrelandGenresIndie folk 1 folk rockYears active2005 2011 2015 one off 2022 2023 as Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season LabelsPlateau ANTI Spunk SonyPast membersGlen HansardMarketa IrglovaWebsitewww theswellseason comThe duo rose to prominence following the success of the 2007 film Once directed by John Carney in which the pair starred depicting a dramatised version of their own musical pairing Their song Falling Slowly from the film took the Oscar for Best Song at the 80th Academy Awards They increasingly referred to themselves as The Swell Season in promotion of their performances until it became the formal name of their collaboration in 2008 They still used their separate names when they contributed their cover of Bob Dylan s You Ain t Goin Nowhere to the 2007 soundtrack of I m Not There From 2007 through 2010 a documentary film was made about Irglova and Hansard called The Swell Season The documentary premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in June 2011 to positive reviews 2 3 4 Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Singles 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditThe self titled first album came about after Hansard and Irglova were approached by the Czech film director Jan Hrebejk while touring in the Czech Republic and were asked by him to record songs for his upcoming film Beauty in Trouble It was the first album that Hansard the singer for The Frames had released independent of his band The tracks from the debut album Falling Slowly and When Your Mind s Made Up also appeared on The Frames album The Cost and Falling Slowly When Your Mind s Made Up Lies and Leave from the album also were on the Once soundtrack A follow up album Strict Joy was released on 27 October 2009 in the United States 5 Three singles from the album have been released In These Arms Low Rising and Feeling the Pull Spin Magazine s review of Strict Joy gave the album 4 out of 5 stars It stated If Glen Hansard s and Marketa Irglova s roles in the hit Irish indie film Once unintentionally wove the tale of their real life falling in love their second album as the Swell Season weaves the story of their falling out of it 6 In August 2010 The Swell Season covered Neutral Milk Hotel s Two Headed Boy for The A V Club 7 At a concert of 19 August 2010 at the Mountain Winery Saratoga a concert attendee leapt to his death from the roof of the venue onto the stage The death was deemed a suicide 8 The band provided and paid for group counselling sessions for concert attendees who witnessed the event 9 In a December 2011 interview in the Huffington Post with Irglova she revealed that the Swell Season would probably release a third album when Hansard finishes with other commitments but no third album was ever made by the duo 10 Hansard and Irglova parodied their roles from Once in The Simpsons 2009 episode In the Name of the Grandfather On 10 and 11 January 2015 to celebrate re releasing Once in South Korea The Swell Season reunited for two night concert at Sejong Center 11 clarification needed In 2021 Hansard confirmed to Variety that The Swell Season would be playing six dates in the U S in 2022 12 Seventeen further dates were announced for 2023 Discography EditAlbums Edit List of albums with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositionsIRE 13 AUS 14 US 15 The Swell Season Released April 2006 Label Overcoat Recordings Strict Joy Released October 2009 Label Plateau 19 88 15Singles Edit Falling Slowly 2007 When Your Mind s Made Up 2007 Falling Slowly 2008 re release No 61 Billboard Hot 100 Into the Mystic 2008 part of Before the Goldrush the Teach For America Covers Project In These Arms 2009 Low Rising 2009 Feeling the Pull 2010 References Edit Outhier Craig The Swell Season s Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Carry on a Tradition of Music Making Exes Phoenix New Times Archived from the original on 16 July 2017 Retrieved 16 July 2017 Walsh Barry 21 June 2011 Silverdocs Swell opening Realscreen com Retrieved 9 March 2015 Gaffney Frank J Communities Voices and Insights The Washington Times Retrieved 5 June 2015 Holmes Linda 21 June 2011 The Swell Season How Documentaries Can Tell Stories We Don t Want To Hear NPR Retrieved 9 March 2015 The Frames Newsletter Archived 2 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine The Swell Season Strict Joy Anti Spin 23 October 2009 Retrieved 16 October 2022 Padgett Ray 10 August 2010 The Swell Season Bring Their Oscar Winning Hollers to Neutral Milk Hotel Covermesongs com Retrieved 8 March 2015 Berton Justin 26 August 2010 Apparent suicide at Saratoga concert The San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved 16 October 2022 Evans Rob 25 August 2010 Swell Season urges counseling for fans who witnessed concert death Soundspike com Retrieved 8 March 2015 Ragogna Mike 21 January 2012 A Pomegranate amp Billy Jack Conversations with Once s Marketa Irglova and honeyhoney HuffPost Retrieved 23 December 2011 스웰시즌 The Swell Season 내한공연 4 January 2015 Retrieved 19 May 2020 Bernstein Johnathan 5 November 2021 Once duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova Plan First Tour Together In 11 Years Variety Retrieved 16 October 2022 Discography The Swell Season australian charts com Retrieved 1 November 2022 Ryan Gavin 2011 Australia s Music Charts 1988 2010 PDF ed Mt Martha Victoria Australia Moonlight Publishing p 273 Billboard 200 Week of November 14 2009 Billboard Retrieved 1 November 2022 External links EditOfficial web site Retrieved from https en 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