Villagers Live At The Echo In Los Angeles

Villagers live by Matt Matasci

Los  Angeles – Along with his two backing mates, Villagers head-honcho Conor O’Brien brought his lyrically thoughtful and instrumentally lush folk rock to the friendly confines of Los Angeles’ The Echo. The band recently released its third full-length record, Darling Arithmetic, this April on Domino Records. While United States audiences are just now beginning to

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Villagers Release New LP – Darling Arithmetic

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Portland – Dublin’s five-piece indie folk outfit Villagers, headed by mastermind Conor O’Brien, have succeeded in producing an album full of beauty and sincerity, a serene interlude to the madness of the outside world. Villagers’ exquisite Darling Arithmetic is the band’s third album of beautifully crafted new-wave indie folk. Its predecessors, 2010’s Becoming A Jackal

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Villagers Next Single Adds to the Appeal of Their New Album

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Los Angeles – Fueling the gentle but bright fire ignited by first two singles, “Courage” and “Hot Scary Summer,” Dublin-based indie folk band, Villagers, has now released a third single, “The Soul Serene,” as the next part of their piecemeal preview for their upcoming new album, Darling Arithmetic. The elegant tune premiered earlier today alongside a brand new

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The Music to Mend Fences

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Yesterday, I was able to talk on the phone with Christopher Mansfield, aka Fences. The Seattle-based singer-songwriter has put out some of my favorite records in the last two years: The Ultimate Puke EP and the Sara Quin (of Tegan & Sara)-produced Fences. Hot off the airplay of “Girls With Accents,” the rest of the

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