Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova (New Album Streaming)

Hey guys,

I don't know if any of you are fans of Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova, the stars of the movie "Once" and winners for Best Song "Falling Slowly" at the Oscars, but they have a new album coming out on October 27th.

It's called Strict Joy, and the songs that they've played live sound really really good. They just put out one of the songs for free download on Spinner, so I thought that I would share the link for anyone interested.

http://www.spinner.com/2009/08/17/swell-season-in-these-arms-exclusive-download/

It's called "In These Arms" and it's a really beautiful song. Check it out!

EDIT:
The new album is streaming here in its entirety.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113630469

Updated On: 10/13/09 at 11:22 AM

Yup, they broke up and are no longer dating, but still make music together.

I saw them as well at Radio City. That show was awesome! I was also fortunate enough to be able to see Glen at Joe's Pub back in April, which was also awesome and very intimate.

The NPR concert is great, I love how they were only supposed to do like three songs and would but playing around eight. They are true musicians, those two.

I love them, and Once is one of my favorite movies of all time. (I cry at least three times every time I watch it.) That said, I'm not that excited by the song.

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I loved Once and think the two of them are talented and cute. But for most folk singers I listen to there comes a point where they hit a wall where everything sounds the same or they just become kind of a folkie stereotype with the earnest guitar playing and the "deep" lyrics. I think they just hit that wall for me.

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I really like the song, but I also like The Swell Season more than The Frames. I do enjoy some Frames songs like Fitzcarraldo, Fake, Dissapointed, What Happens When The Heart Just Stops, Lay Me Down, Revelate, and People Get Ready (among others), but I really think that The Swell Season has a better sound.

You may like some of the other songs off of the album:

Feeling The Pull (Probably the most appealing to The Frames fans)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnzoU5jFrhQ&feature=related

Low Rising
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1Tkw6xDEmQ

Paper Cup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYbHuso_auw&feature=related

Fantasy Man
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY9oYeRVAD4&feature=related

Back Broke
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooai9XOexbY&feature=related

I Have Loved You Wrong (The harmony to this is extremely beautiful at the end)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVLdHlfFLkU