Glen Hansard - Don't Settle ( Vol. 1 - Transmissions East ) LP

Glen Hansard - Don't Settle ( Vol. 1 - Transmissions East ) LP

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Not many heroes of indie folk have won an Oscar or created the basis of a successful stage musical, but Glen Hansard was an artist who could wear both of those feathers in his cap.  As a member of the Frames and the Swell Season, Hansard won acclaim for his literate, intelligent, and passionate songwriting and his nuanced vocals, and he's gone on to win similar accolades as a solo artist.  Hansard first gained an audience for the limber but emphatic indie rock he created as a member of the Frames, then gained international fame with fellow singer and songwriter Markéta Irglová in the duo the Swell Season, whose emotionally open, primarily acoustic indie folk became the centerpiece of the award-winning independent romantic drama Once.  After going out on his own with his 2012 solo debut, Rhythm and Repose, Hansard showed a stylistic diversity as he embraced the sound of '70s singer/songwriters on 2015's Didn't He Ramble, vintage soul on 2018's Between Two Shores, and an eclectic swing between subtle folk and noisy indie rock on 2019's This Wild Willing.  

"Don't Settle - Transmissions East" is the first release of two volumes.  Highlighting an incredibly prolific and diverse career, this isn't just a 'Best Of' - it's a live studio album, it's no second takes, no autotune, no editing.  Just live, raw, direct energy that captures the magic of Glen like nothing released before.  Recorded at the legendary Funkhaus in Berlin, a historical East German radio and recording studio, with a huge acoustically perfect orchestral live room - the album was captured in a controlled studio environment, yet recorded and filmed across two nights in the round, with 600 fans in the room each night. This release was not only supported by a nearly sold out UK/EU tour (London show is The Roundhouse) + underplay run in the US, but a feature length film and Making of, documenting this special time in Glens' career where we look to both the past and the future.

MPN:  PLTU75.1