Villagers: Becoming a Jackal | CD review

(Domino)It's no surprise that Dublin songwriter Conor J O'Brien – who records and performs as Villagers – has been an opening act for Wild Beasts. O'Brien's carefully crafted indie-folk is underpinned by an eerie sense of disquiet, as is the indie rock of his labelmates. A tremendous thump, as if someone has landed their fist in the middle of a record player, ends the wistful haze of first track I Saw the Dead, while The Meaning of Ritual bristles with anger – "My love is selfish, and I be...

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