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New Year's Eve, December 31 2007
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Blogspot - "The Swell Season"

The Swell Season really would be up higher than even 5 on my list if it wasn’t for my sincere respect for the albums I placed above it. This album is so much; it’s emotional, thoughtful, and overall amazing. Created by The Frames front man Glen Hansard along with his female vocalist The Swell Season cannot be described in words. An amazingly polished work of musical art, though not designed with interconnecting tacks it truly seems to have been designed as a single larger though than mere tracks.

Shopper Delight - "The Swell Season"

Frames front man Hansard has teamed up with classically trained Czech vocalist and pianist, Irglova to produce this album of affecting songs and compositions. From straight songs to piano instrumentals, "The Swell Season" affords an insight into a whole other side of Glen/The Frames, as well as offering a perfect introduction to this very talented newcomer. The record takes its name from author Josef Skvorecky's book of the same name. Set in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, the story centers on one man's love of music and his pursuit of unattainable women as a country comes unglued. Like the book, the record deals with the pains and hopes of those struggling to make sense of their lives.

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