Conor O'Brien - the man behind Irish outfit
Villagers - searches for something in this, his first video from his excellent debut
Becoming A Jackal. To the sun kissed reverb, easy listening strings, pounding rhythmic pulse, and spooked out harmonies of "Ship of Promises", O'Brien appears lost...though the temptation of a trio of celestial women may provide a quick fix to what ails him. Decisions, decisions... -
David Pitz
Becoming A Jackal is available now on
Domino Records. Villagers is also on tour. Dates listed below.
Villagers on Tour:
Jul 9 - OXEGEN FESTIVAL (Hot Press Academy Tent) - Naas, Kildare
Jul 10 - Somerset House (solo) - London, UNITED KINGDOM
Jul 16 - LATITUDE FESTIVAL - Southwold, Suffolk, UNITED KINGDOM
Jul 17 - Earagail Arts Festival - Letterkenny, Donegal, IRELAND
Jul 18 - Iveagh Gardens - Dublin, IRELAND
Jul 21 - Media Club - Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Jul 22 - Duncan's Garage Showroom - Duncan, BC, CANADA
Jul 23 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR
Jul 25 - CAPITOL HILL BLOCK PARTY - Seattle, Washington
Jul 27 - Hotel Cafe - Los Angeles, CA
Jul 29 - Rickshaw Sto - San Francisco, CA
Aug 4 - The Old Vic Tunnels - London, UNITED KINGDOM
Aug 5 - The Old Vic Tunnels - London, UNITED KINGDOM
Aug 6 - Sneaky Petes - Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM
Aug 8 - BIG CHILL FESTIVAL - ledbury, Midlands, UNITED KINGDOM
Aug 11 - John Dee - OSLO, NORWAY
Aug 12 - Way Out West Festival - Gothenburg, SWEDEN
Aug 13 - Dockville Festival - HAMBURG, DE, GERMANY
Aug 14 - Haldern Festival - Haldern, GERMANY
Aug 17 - Rotown - Rotterdam, NETHERLANDS
Aug 18 - Cafe De Zwerver - Ostende, BELGIUM
Aug 20 - Pukkelpop - Hasselt, BELGIUM
Aug 21 - Lowlands Festival - Biddinghuizen, NETHERLANDS
Aug 27 - Leeds Festival - Leeds, UNITED KINGDOM
Aug 28 - Reading Festiva - Reading, UNITED KINGDOM
Sep 4 - ELECTRIC PICNIC FESTIVAL - Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Ireland
Sep 9 - Open House Festival @ The Black Box - Belfast, UNITED KINGDOM
Sep 12 - BESTIVAL, Isle of Wight - Isle of Wight, UNITED KINGDOM
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