Swedesplease — Here’s something new from Stephan O’Bell. At once sounding a bit like The Swell Season with his soaring often high pitched vocals but production that is more fitting for indie folk. I can’t link to a download but here’s a stream of one song o... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Marketa Irglova (aka 1/2 of The Swell Season) released her first solo album, Anar, this past October via ANTI-. Though she's credited as a main writer for a few of The Swell Season's songs, her personality as... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Marketa Irglova of The Swell Season plays a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR Music. At ArtsBeat, filmmaker Errol Morris interviews author Stephen King. The Albany Times Union interviews Feelies frontman Glenn Mercer about the state of the music industry and.... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis discuss their documentary on Oscar-winning musicians Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova.Nick August-Perna, Chris Dapkins and Carlo Mirabella-Davis discuss their documentary on Oscar-winning mus... more info

VH1 Blog — After touring the festival circuit, an acclaimed film starring Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová is set to open next month. Deja vu? Not quite. The big-screen return of the Once co-stars (and Academy Award winners) is in a black-and-white documentar... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Marketa Irglova @ MFNW 2011 (more by Autumn Andel) "Marketa Irglova, the 23-year old Academy Award winner and one half of The Swell Season, will be releasing her first full-length solo album, titled Anar, October 11th on Anti Records. Citing... more info

ContactMusic — Oscar winner Marketa Irglova has wed a recording studio engineer. The 23-year-old Once star, who previously dated her The Swell Season bandmate Glen Hansard, took to Twitter. com to announce the happy news. She writes, "Wanted to share with (you) I a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Tenderly dismantling the romantic mythology surrounding 2006's indie smash Once, The Swell Season chronicles the surprise musical success of that movie's stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and presents a couple that, however deep their bonds, ... more info

Let Me Like It — Sorry for the lack of updates on here, but I was in the hospital last weekend for appendicitis so had to get rest this week to recover from the surgery.There is so much music every I encounter every day that unfortunately sometimes artists go unnotic... more info

Guardian Music — Cameron Crowe-directed portrait of the star will be accompanied by free concert from the singer himselfThe 10th annual Tribeca film festival will open with the world premiere of the Elton John documentary The Union. Directed by Cameron Crowe, the fil... more info