So its fair to say that the swell seasons second proper album, strict joy, represents the first time the duo has entered a studio knowing that thered be a sizable, receptive audience for whatever they came up with. Their debut album, released in 2006, carried the same name. The twelve new, original songs on strict joy were recorded in 2008 and document a time of great change and tumult. Strict joy is the second and final album by the swell season. Listen free to the swell season strict joy low rising, feeling the pull and more. While no longer a couple, the pair continue to work together in the swell season, so its hard to keep in mind that strict joy, the bands second album, is a sequel to its first and not, as the. The swell season licensed to youtube by sme on behalf of sme korea inc. The two are so inextricably linked that its easy to forget the swell season actually preceded once, the little movie that rocketed glen hansard. The swell season is a folk rock duo formed by irish musician glen hansard and czech singer and pianist marketa irglova. Strict joy is the second and final album by the swell season it was released in ireland on october 23, 2009, the rest of europe on october 26, and on october. I found strict joy a little bit of a mixed bag of songs. The swell season strict joy by marketa irglova book. Now known as the swell season, the musical partnership of glen hansard and marketa irglova attempt to recapture the hearts of listening audiences with their new record strict joy. They captivated audiences worldwide in the oscarwinning love story that was the film once.
The results are quite often gorgeous, with songs like the rain and high horses building up to expansive, cathartic climaxes over the course of. Some i really liked, like low rising, but some of the songs leave me a little blah. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Strict joy deluxe edition by the swell season on spotify. Strict joy deluxe edition, an album by the swell season on spotify. The title of the album was derived from a 1931 book of poems written by irish poet james stephens. Strict joy has a cohesive and solid feel throughout, as it is clearly an album made to be a complete and involved work and not for fitting into various moods and scenes of a movie. Strict joy by the swell season 45778704828 cd barnes. The swell season love that conquers full album stream. The limited deluxe version includes a bonus live 14 track concert cd and one step away live from the riverside theater, milwaukee, wi. The swell season, the oscarwinning duo of frames frontman glen hansard and czech ingenue marketa irglova, have released strict joy, the followup to their beloved, surprise hit 2007 film and goldcertified soundtrack once. Strict joy is, without a doubt, as grippingly gorgeous a record as anything weve come to expect glen hansard to be associated with over the.
Strict joy deluxe edition the swell season alternative 2009. Their 2007 indie musical, once, was a rousing success, netting a heap of critical acclaim and even an academy award for best original song. The opening track, low rising, is a van morrisonesque folk song that exemplifies what works best on this record. The swell season strict joy digipack packaging on deepdiscount. Strict joy wikipedia article album by the swell season. The swell season, the oscarwinning duo consisting of frames frontman glen hansard and czech ingenue marketa irglova, have released strict joy. Buy the swell seasons album titled strict joy to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. If anything, glen and marketa are even better live than in the studio. Low rising feeling the pull in these arms the rain fantasy man paper cup high horses the verb i have loved you wrong love that conquers two tongues back broke external links amazon. Some of the songs are even old frames songs first seeing the light of day here. They were the stars of the movie once, and in their musical guise generated a wave of acclaim worldwide during the 2008 awards season garnering two grammy nominations and an oscar win for best original song for the hit single falling slowly. Its got much more of a full band sound which they never had before. It was released in ireland on october 23, 2009, the rest of europe on october 26, and on october 27 in north america on the antirecord label.
The swell season have their work cut out for them with their second album, strict joy. The swell season name is derived from hansards favourite novel by josef skvorecky from 1975 bearing the same title. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Popular in ireland, the frames never made the atlantic crossing. Strict joy is a strange follow up to their debut and the once soundtrack. Anti things seemed to be going so well for glen hansard and marketa irglova. As well as strict joy, they also include a dvd of one of their concert, plus a cd of the concert. Which probably explains why strict joy sounds so tentative at times. It kind of gets stuck half way between a frames record and a swell season record which takes from the album. Strict joy by the swell season album, contemporary folk. Listen to the full album at love that conquers by the swell season from the album strict joy, available now download.
It was released in ireland on october 23, 2009, the rest of europe on october 26, and on october 27 in north america on the anti record label. Strict joy is the second and final album by the swell season glen hansard and marketa irglova. The live audio cd has just 14 tracks as listed inside the cd sleeve and not the 20 tracks listed here on amazon. Strict joy is the followup to their selftitled debut. Considering the musical partnership between glen hansard and marketa irglova first blossomed in the. The swell season lyrics 36 song lyrics sorted by album, including fantasy man, feeling the pull, lies. Tiny desk concert for those who cant wait to hear songs from glen hansard and marketa irglovas followup to once titled strict. The album is the followup to their 2007 surprise hit film once and its goldcertified, academyaward winning soundtrack. Strict joy deluxe edition by the swell season on apple. Whats the verb to cut it off to take a knife and hack away at it you keep saying well thats the last time youll pretend to stand aside no matter what we did im. Keyboardpiano and voice sheet music book by marketa irglova. The twelve new, original songs on strict joy document a time of great change. Features song lyrics for the swell seasons strict joy album.
October, 2009 recording as the swell season, glen hansard and marketa irglova recorded a lush, lovely, heartfelt gem in the new strict joy, on which they examine a tumultuous relationship. Get all the lyrics to songs on strict joy and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. This deluxe edition does indeed have 3 discs, the main cd is the new album called of course strict joy and contains the 12 new tracks. The twelve new, original songs on strict joy document a. This is the deluxe version that includes the strict joy cd from the swell season and an audio cd of a live performance in milwaukee and best of all in my opinion, the dvd of the same performance in milwaukee. The 12 new, original songs on strict joy were recorded last year and document a time of great change, tumult. After watching and really enjoying the movie once, i bought several frames albums and also strict joy. Shop and buy the swell season strict joy sheet music. The swell season strict joy 2009, digipak, cd discogs.
Listen to strict joy deluxe editionby the swell season on slacker radio, where you can also create personalized internet radio stations based on your favorite albums, artists and songs. The swell season strict joy lyrics and tracklist genius. Strict joy is the follow up to the once film and soundtrack. Glen hansard spent more than 15 years performing his spirittugging soulinfused alternative rock with the frames. Strict joy deluxe edition songmeanings is a place for discussion and discovery.
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