Event Listing - Music

Thu Jul 29

Villagers, Bart Davenport, Greg Ashley

Location	Date and Time
Rickshaw Stop 155 Fell Street San Francisco, CA 94102 map cross street: Van Ness district: Civic Center	Thu Jul 29 (Show @ 8:00pm)

Description

VILLAGERS (Domino Records)

From the very first seconds of Becoming a Jackal, the vivid narratives, gripping poetry and melodic depth of Conor J. O’Brien –- or as he likes to call himself and his cohorts, Villagers -- becomes obvious. Over the course of 11 varied, subtle, complex and plain gorgeous songs, the Dubliner shows just why he is Domino’s latest signing, while defying any easy categorization of his influences or peers. O’Brien namechecks David Axelrod, Jens Lekman, Robert Wyatt and Rufus Wainwright but you could equally add Paddy McAloon, Paul Simon and Randy Newman to the possible roots of this record. And its creator is just as captivating in person.

"Music lovers were mystified when songwriter Conor O'Brien chose to dissolve The Immediate in 2007 after releasing one of the most critically lauded Irish albums in years, In Towers And Clouds, the year before. However, Conor returned last year with a new project, Villagers, who released a hauntingly intimate and brooding four-track EP, The Hollow Kind, that called to mind the likes of Sparklehorse and Bright Eyes." --The Independent Ireland

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