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Before the release of Villagers' sixth album That golden time On Friday (May 10), award-winning singer-songwriter and instrumentalist Conor O'Brien shares new song “I Want What I Don't Need.”
Speaking about the song, Conor says: “It is a small tragicomedy about the concept of free will, intellectual humility and the commodification of sacred things. As with all the songs on the album, at its core lies a yearning for transcendence at the dawn of the Internet age. We are constantly bombarded with ideas, images and products that tell us that our internal directives are insufficient; that we need external support or validation to become complete beings. The song makes fun of this: And I will marry my beliefs / And they will harden like my arteries / And I will take myself very seriously / And I will want what I don't need.”
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After his predecessor's band-focused sessions fever dreams, That golden age The core focused on the solo was not forced to O'Brien by the block. “For me, That Golden Time has an internalized voice, to the point where I found it almost impossible to let anyone else in.” he says. “It's probably the most vulnerable album I've ever made. I played and recorded everything in my apartment and finally, towards the end, I invited people in.” The album features Dónal Lunny (Planxty, The Bothy Band) on bouzouki, American composer and multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick on violin, David Tapley of Dublin band Tandem Felix on pedal guitar and a group of musicians O'Brien had seen for the first time. performing in tribute to one of his great loves, the Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who added soprano, viola and cello voice.
The discreet poetry within That golden time is effortlessly conveyed through gorgeous melodies and sublime instrumentation. Inspired by philosophers, poets, playwrights and singer-songwriters who had seeped into O'Brien's consciousness: this time the names go to Friedrich Nietzsche (his Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future is cited in the pamphlet accompanying album), Dory Previn, Marcus Aurelius, Fintan O'Toole, Lorraine Hansberry, Chet Baker, Joan Didion, PJ Harvey and post-classical beauties Rachel's.
Friday also kicks off Villagers' Dublin retail tour before they kick off their full tour in June with a show at London's Royal Festival Hall.
Visit to the store
Friday 10 May – Tower Records, Dublin
Saturday 11 May – Rough Trade East, London – sold out
Sunday 12 May – Rough Trade, Bristol – sold out
Monday 13 May – Resident, Brighton – Sold Out
Tuesday, May 14 – Banquet Records, Kingston (early and late performances) – sold out
Wednesday 15 May – Action Records, Preston
Thursday 16 May – Rough Trade, Liverpool
Friday 17th May – Cool Discs, Derry
Saturday, May 18 – Bending Sound, Bangor
Upcoming live dates
Saturday, May 25 – Tomavistas Festival, Madrid
Monday, May 27 – Ancienne Belgique, Belgium
Tuesday, May 28 – Paradiso, Amsterdam
Wednesday, May 29 – LantarenVenster, Rotterdam – sold out
Thursday, May 30 – Pop Seasons – Christianskirche, Hamburg
Saturday June 1 – Passionskirche, Berlin – sold out
Sunday June 2 – Luxor, Cologne
Monday June 3 – La Maroquinerie, Paris – sold out
Wednesday 5 June – Wylam Brewery, Newcastle
Thursday 6 June – Irish Centre, Leeds
Saturday 8 June – Royal Festival Hall, London
Saturday 29 June – Trinity College, Dublin
Sunday, July 7 – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, Hollandmanchs
Sunday 21 July – Englefield House, Reading w/ Elbow
Friday 26 July – Ludlow Castle, Shropshire with Elbow
Friday, August 2 – Dranouter Festival, Belgium
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