Villagers
After his former band The Immediate had split, Dublin singer-songwriter and
multi-instrumentalist Conor O'Brien set about penning songs that would make him
one of Ireland's most critically acclaimed young stars. Originally a solo
project, Conor O'Brien recorded Villagers’ 2010 debut album Becoming a Jackal in
his friend Tommy McLaughlin's attic studio in Donegal amid snowstorms and an
idyllic countryside. The album won praise for its humble honesty, beautiful
melodies, and old-time warmth, as well as topping the Irish charts and receiving
a nomination for the Mercury Music Prize....
