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LAND OF MUSIC

I spent the afternoon watching Once, an independent film out of Dublin featuring Glen Hansard of The Frames and Czech singer Markéta Irglová. The film is a brief little love letter, and more than half of it is just people singing songs bent around sweet, simple, urgent emotion. I sang Falling Slowly all the way home; it just stuck with me. You can hear the whole soundtrack and see the trailer at Once, and hear more by both of them on their collaboration The Swell Season.

(Incidentally, they remind me a little of Damien Rice when he was still singing with Lisa Hannigan-- and after looking them up, it turns out Glen and Markéta used to open for them on tour. Small world.)

Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - Falling Slowly

Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová - When Your Mind's Made Up

Comments

yes yes yes. i know him. both of them. (not personaly, regrettably) the frames and glen hansard are freqented guests in CZ. i like him. and for i knew them earlier then damien rice, i have this other way round - damien rice reminds me of glen hansard and thets for what i started to listen to him.

small world

Posted by: czina at May 28, 2007 10:40 AM

Dammit. This film needs to come to Atlanta RIGHT NOW. Hmph.

Posted by: Rich at May 31, 2007 12:07 AM

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