Even Conor O’Brien, the founder and main force behind the Villagers, finds the band’s music a bit mysterious. He started the band — which was born more as a solo project with occasional guest players ...

With the release of The Art Of Pretending To Swim nearing closer - out Sept 21st via Domino - Villagers also reveal a new track 'Again'. The album's opener, it belies its acoustically finger-picked ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. You can never have too many 2-step tunes about love (or ...

Villagers is an atmospheric chamber folk project out of Dublin by Conor O'Brien, whose debut is drawing critical praise akin to that of the early work of U2 and The Frames. They received a 2010 ...

Conor O'Brien's Villagers second album (Awayland), as the title suggests, is an ambitious and immersive effort that's primarily concerned with creating its own dreamscape. It's a bigger record both in ...

Tickets go on sale this Friday via ticketmaster.ie. Villagers have announced an acoustic show in The Helix, Dublin on May 29, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their album Darling Arithmetic.