Critically acclaimed Irish group
Villagers have released the music video for "That Day," the forthcoming 3rd single off of their Mercury Prize-nominated debut album,
Becoming a Jackal. The video is understated for the most part, featuring frontman Conor O'Brien wandering through a pictaresque city strumming acoustic guitar, surrounded by some cool-looking lighting towards the end and occasionally harmonizing with ghostly versions of himself. It's the song itself, though, that does most of the heavy lifting here - its well-written and tightly arranged, and (luckily) doesn't need a splashy video to hold the listener's attention.
"That Day" will be released as a single on October 4th through Domino Records. Villagers is currently wrapping up a solo US/Canadian tour and will follow with a full-band swing through the UK, US, continental Europe, and the UK again in that order. -
peter menniti
Villagers US/Canada Tour Dates
9/22 - 400 Bar, Minneapolis, MN (solo)
9/23 - Milwaukee Film Festival, Milwaukee, Canada (solo)
9/24 - Schuba's, Chicago, IL (solo)
9/27 - Drake Underground, Toronto, Canada (solo)
9/28 - Maverick's, Ottawa, Canada (solo)
9/29 - Pop Montreal Festival, Montreal, Canada (solo)
10/19 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
10/20 - The Music Box, Los Angeles, CA
10/21 - Belly Up Tavern, San Diego, CA
10/22 - The Club House, Tempe, AZ
10/24 - White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX
10/26 - Emo's, Austin, TX
10/27 - Warehouse Live, Houston, TX
10/28 - Granada Theatre, Dallas, TX
10/29 - Rev Room, Little Rock, AR
10/30 - Exit/In, Nashville, TN
11/1 - Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia, PA
11/2 - Knitting Factory, NYC, NY
11/3 - Mercury Lounge, NYC, NY
11/4 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
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