Villagers' debut single "Becoming a Jackal" will be released by Domino Records in April. Villagers is the brainchild of Conor J. O'Brien, who has already toured Ireland twice, played festivals at home and abroad, and opened for the likes of Neil Young, Wild Beasts and Cass McCombs.

"Becoming a Jackal" is a heart-wrenching, melodic piece full of lyrical finesse; it's the sort of song you want to play on repeat until every last note is engrained in your mind. "Becoming a Jackal" is a little taster of what's to come from Conor J. O' Brien and his esteemed colleagues' forthcoming debut LP, details of which are to be announced shortly.

The single will be available on limited edition 7” b/w with the track "Twenty-Seven Strangers", on Record Store Day (April 17th). Both tracks will then be available digitally from 26th April.

Check out the accompanying, Ferry Gouw directed video here:

Live

CANADIAN MUSIC FEST, TORONTO
11 March The Hideout, 484 Queen St W, 10.00pm
12 March Drake's Underground, 1150 Queen St W, 9.00pm

NEW YORK

SXSW - AUSTIN, TEXAS
17 Mar 3.00pm URBAN OUTFITTERS stage
17 Mar 6.30pm RARE MAGAZINE Party, Old Fader Fort, 4th & San Jacinto
17 Mar 11.00pm MFI showcase @ FRIENDS,
208 E 6th St
18 Mar 4.45pm Hill 16 Day Party @ Bull McCabes, Red River Street
19 Mar 1.30pm Full Irish Breakfast @ BD Rileys,
204 East 6th St
20 Mar 1.30pm DOMINO PUBLISHING/PRESS HERE
@ French Legation, 802 San Marcos St
20 March 4.30pm MOJO MAGAZINE/BOOTLEG BBQ
@ The Mean Eyed Cat, 1621 West 5th St
20 March 6.30pm KEVCHINO.COM @ Cafe Mundi, 1704 East 5th St

22 March EDINBURGH Queens Hall with TINDERSTICKS
23 March MANCHESTER Manchester Cathedral with TINDERSTICKS
24 March LONDON Shepherds Bush Empire with TINDERSTICKS
25 March GALWAY Roisin Dubh with WILD BEASTS
26 March CORK Cyprus Avenue with WILD BEASTS
27 March DUBLIN The Academy with WILD BEASTS

15 April PARIS Maroquinerie with WILD BEASTS
16 April BRUSSELS Botanique with WILD BEASTS
23 April AMSTERDAM London Calling @ The Paradiso

26 April LONDON Hoxton Bar And Grill
27 April LONDON White Heat @ Madam JoJos, Soho
29 April LONDON Old Blue Last, Shoreditch

Links

www.myspace.com/wearevillagers