The Swell Season

Video Review of the Year 2025

December 17, 2025 Andrew Frolish 2

Well, another year has flown by and will soon be consigned to history’s waste bin. It was a year of monstrous tariffs and volatile markets, of small boats and protests outside hotels, of ongoing, heartbreaking conflicts […]

The Swell Season “Forward”

August 1, 2025 Darren Lumbroso 0

After a 16-year hiatus, the folk duo return with an introspective, heartfelt, and nostalgic album. The Swell Season was formed by Glen Hansard, an Irish singer-songwriter and frontman of The Frames, and Markéta Irglová, a Czech […]

Video: The Swell Season “Great Weight”

July 10, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

In the video for recent single ‘Great Weight’ from The Swell Season, we are privileged to see fine musicians collaborate and perform. At the heart of The Swell Season is the acclaimed duo of Glen Hansard […]

Video: The Swell Season “Stuck in Reverse”

May 19, 2025 Andrew Frolish 1

Here’s the latest single from Oscar-winning duo Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová, also known as The Swell Season. With gently insistent percussion, Irglová’s atmospheric keys and sweeping strings from Marja Gaynor on violin and viola Bertrand […]

The Swell Season move “Forward” in June

May 7, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová) have announced their first new album in 16 years, “Forward”, will be released on June 13th. An eight-song collection, it was produced by Sturla Mio Thorisson and recorded […]