Villagers has shared “You Lucky One,” the second single from the forthcoming sixth album That Golden Time, due May 10th. The accompanying video taps into morality and inner conflict, with imagery darkly reminiscent of Francis Bacon’s artwork, such as the nightmarish “Head IV.” Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future, the book said to have inspired Bacon, is quoted in the album’s booklet.
This video is also Conor O’Brien’s directorial debut, on which he shared:
“The video, much like the song, is a complicated, messy affair full of hellish landscapes and internal demons. It exists in a world conquered by irrational beings and emotional, selfish creatures. Corruption of the soul and disingenuous motivation are the order of the day, so I thought it best to serve with a side plate of the macabre and sinister.”
Guests on the album include Dónal Lunny (Planxty/Bothy Band) on bouzouki, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick on violin, David Tapley of Dublin band Tandem Felix on pedal steel guitar, and a group of players that O’Brien had first seen performing in a tribute to one of his great loves, Italian composer Ennio Morricone, who added soprano vocal, viola and cello.
That Golden Time is available to pre-order on DomMart/Indies-exclusive gold vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: DomMart | Digital
Villagers Instore tour
Friday 10th May – Tower Records, Dublin
Saturday 11th May – Rough Trade East, London – sold out
Sunday 12th May – Rough Trade, Bristol –sold out
Monday 13th May – Resident, Brighton
Tuesday 14th May – Banquet Records, Kingston (early & late performances)– sold out
Wednesday 15th May – Action Records, Preston
Friday 16th May – Rough Trade, Liverpool
Friday 17th May – Cool Discs, Derry
Saturday 18th May – Bending Sound, Bangor
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Upcoming live dates
25th May – Tomavistas Festival, Madrid
Monday 27th May – Ancienne Belgique, Belgium
Tuesday 28th May – Paradiso, Amsterdam
Wednesday 29th May – LantarenVenster, Rotterdam – sold out
Thursday 30th May – Pop Seasons – Christianskirche, Hamburg
Saturday 1st June – Passionskirche, Berlin
Sunday 2nd June – Luxor, Cologne
Monday 3rd June – La Maroquinerie, Paris
Wednesday 5th June – Wylam Brewery, Newcastle
Thursday 6th June – Irish Centre, Leeds
Saturday 8th June – Royal Festival Hall, London
Saturday 29th June – Trinity College, Dublin
7th July – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, Netherlands
Friday 26th July – Ludlow Castle, Shropshire w/ Elbow
Friday 2nd August – Dranouter Festival, Belgium
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