Villagers' debut album "Becoming A Jackal" is currently shortlisted for the 2010 Mercury Prize

From the very first seconds of Becoming a Jackal , he's got you. A faint drone of organ, joined by eerie strings and a cascade of piano that collectively casts a Hitchcock movie shadow before a hushed voice asks, “Have you got just a minute? / Are you easily led? / Let me show the backroom / Where I saw the dead / Dancing like children on a midsummer morn / And they asked me to join” – and then the music obliges by with a similar spectral sweep. ‘I Saw the Dead' is not just the album intro of 2010 to date but also a magnificent intro to the vivid narratives, gripping poetry and melodic depth of Conor J. O'Brien – or as he likes to call himself and his cohorts, Villagers.
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"Becoming a Jackal" is now available on CD/LP/DOWNLOAD via Domino Records. Order Now.

Villagers (Live)

04 Sept ELECTRIC PICNIC Festival (Crawdaddy Stage)
09 Sept BELFAST Open House Festival @ The Black Box
12 Sept BESTIVAL Isle Of Wight
22 Sept MINNEAPOLIS,MN (solo) 400 Bar
23 Sept MILWAUKEE, WI (solo)Milwaukee Film Festival @ Discovery World
24 Sept CHICAGO, IL (solo) Schubas Tavern
27 Sept TORONTO (solo) Drake Underground
28 Sept OTTAWA (solo) Mavericks
29 Sept MONTREAL (solo) Pop Montreal Festival
04 Oct BRIGHTON Brighton Ballroom
05 Oct LONDON Scala
06 Oct OXFORD Academy 2
08 Oct LANCASTER Library
09 Oct SHEFFIELD The Plug
19 Oct SAN FRANCISCO, CA Rickshaw Stop
20 Oct LOS ANGELES, CA Music Box
21 Oct SAN DIEGO, CA Belly Up Tavern
22 Oct TEMPE, AZ The Clubhouse
24 Oct SAN ANTONIO, TX White Rabbit
26 Oct AUSTIN, TX Emos
27 Oct HOUSTON, TX Warehouse Live Ballroom
28 Oct DALLAS, TX Granada Theater
29 Oct LITTLE ROCK, AR Revolution Music Room
30 Oct NASHVILLE, TN Exit In
01 Nov PHILADELPHIA, PA Kung Fu Necktie
02 Nov BROOKLYN, NY Knitting Factory
03 Nov NEW YORK Mercury Lounge
04 Nov BOSTON, MA Great Scott
07 Nov PARIS Les Inrocktibles Festival @ La Cigale
09 Nov COLOGNE Luxor
10 Nov FRANKFURT Das Batt
12 Nov AMSTERDAM London Calling Festival @ The Paradiso
13 Nov NIJMEGEN Doornroosje
14 Nov HAMBURG Stage Club
15 Nov BERLIN Festival Kreuzberg
19 Nov THE HAGUE Crossing Border Festival
20 Nov GRONINGEN Vera
21 Nov ANTWERP Crossing Border Festival
29 Nov MANCHESTER Academy 3
30 Nov NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
01 Dec PORTSMOUTH Wedgewood Rooms
02 Dec EXETER Phoenix
04 Dec BRISTOL Thekla
05 Dec BIRMINGHAM Institute
06 Dec GLASGOW Oran Mor
07 Dec NORWICH Waterfront
09 Dec LEEDS Cockpit
10 Dec GATESHEAD The Sage

Check out VILLAGERS solo performance of "Becoming A Jackal" on the new series of LATER with JOOLS HOLLAND

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