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Album Review: 'Strict Joy' by The Swell Season

5507 days ago
TopixGlen Hansard and Marketa Irglova earned two Grammy nominations in 2008 for scoring and composing the songs of "Once." October 27, 2009 Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova essentially played romanticized versions of themselves in the 2007 indie movie "On... more info

This Week's Interesting Music Releases (October 27th, 2009)

5508 days ago
LargeHeartedBoyR.E.M.'s live album, Live at the Olympia (2-CD), finally hits stores tomorrow, along with Devendra Banhart's major label debut What Will Be and The Swell Season's Strict Joy. From what has already been sent my way, I can strongly... more info

New Releases, Oct. 27: R.E.M., Tegan & Sara, The Swell Season

5508 days ago
Live DailyPlus: Brian McKnight [ tickets ], Pink Martini [ tickets ], more * * * R.E.M. [ tickets ] "Live at the Olympia" (Warner Bros.) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act follows last year's acclaimed studio set "Accelerate" with a live offering. "Liv... more info

'Once' more time

5509 days ago
New York PostThe Swell Season is a musical duo that played a film couple in a burgeoning romance, then developed a real romance, then ended that romance only to write a CD full of songs that may or may not be about their romance. Got it? If not, you’re no... more info

Blind Pilot – 3 Rounds and a Sound

5514 days ago
TwangvilleMan, there have been a ton of great records released this year that can be placed into the relatively ambiguous class of “modern folk” or “acoustic pop”, or whatever. We have seen the records from The Low Anthem, Langhorne Slim, The Swell Sea... more info

Doveman Tour With The Swell Season

5514 days ago
Pitchfork - Tours11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall *11-04 Montreal, Quebecc - Olympia *11-06 Boston, MA - Berklee Performing Arts Centre *11-07 Providence, RI - Lupo's *11-08 Philadelphia, PA - Merriam *11-09 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *11-20 Oakland, CA - The Par... more info

The Swell Season Announce Tour Support

5515 days ago
Pitchfork - Tours11-01 Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst11-02 Indianapolis, IN - Clownes Theatre11-03 Toronto, Ontario - Massey Hall *11-04 Montreal, Quebecc - Olympia *11-06 Boston, MA - Berklee Performing Arts Centre *11-07 Providence, RI - Lupo's *11-08 Philadelphia, PA -... more info

The Swell Season – Strict Joy

5518 days ago
TwangvilleI have always been beyond hesitant to call any of my posts “reviews”. For one, I’m not much of a writer, for two, I am basically just trying to tell you about a record that I really like, so I don’t feel the need to dress it up as anything mo... more info

The Swell Season and Ben Gibbard / Jay Farrar New Albums Streaming Now

5520 days ago
Music News NetMUSIC NEWS - We're heading over to NPR Music to listen to the advance release streams of two upcoming albums: The Swell Season’s Strict Joy and One Fast Move Or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur by Ben Gibbard and Jay... more info

This week's on-sales: Stagecoach Festival, Morrissey, Ray Davies and more

5521 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissEmpire Polo ClubStagecoach Festival with Keith Urban and Toby Keith, April 25-25 (Fri.) Gibson Amphitheatre Morrissey, Dec. 10 (Sat.) Mayan Buraka Som Sistema, Nov. 12 (Thurs.) The Orpheum Ray Davies, Nov. 14 (Fri.) Wiltern The Swell Season, Nov. 19 ... more info

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