Villagers for in-store tour and new song ‘You Lucky One’

Conor O’Brien’s sixth Villagers album That Golden Time is out on May 10th on Domino.

‘You Lucky One’ is the second single reveal after the title track last month.

The song features  Dónal Lunny (Planxty, The Bothy Band) on bouzouki, and is about about a dubious promise of riches between two parties.

 “Who is using who?” asks Conor O’Brien. “I think it explores the often-simplified notion of privilege.”

It features a video made by O’Brien, his directorial debut.

“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.”

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An in-store tour has also been announced around the release of the record:

Villagers previously announced an outdoor show at Dublin’s Trinity College, and today added a big one, at London’s Royal Festival Hall in June. Full dates below.

In-store tour

Friday 10^th May – Tower Records, Dublin

Saturday 11^th May – Rough Trade East, London – sold out

Sunday 12^th May – Rough Trade, Bristol – sold out

Monday 13^th May – Resident, Brighton

Tuesday 14^th May – Banquet Records, Kingston (early & late performances) – sold out

Wednesday 15^th May – Action Records, Preston

Thursday 16^th May – Rough Trade, Liverpool

Friday 17^th May – Cool Discs, Derry

Saturday 18^th May – Bending Sound, Bangor

Tracklisting / artwork:

1. Truly Alone
2. First Responder
3. I Want What I Don’t Need
4. You Lucky One
5. That Golden Time
6. Keepsake
7. Brother Hen
8. No Drama
9. Behind That Curtain
10. Money On The Mind

That Golden Time is available to pre-order on DomMart/Indies-exclusive gold vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Pre-order: DomMart | Digital

Villagers live dates

25^th May – Tomavistas Festival, Madrid

Monday 27^th May – Ancienne Belgique, Belgium

Tuesday 28^th May – Paradiso, Amsterdam

Wednesday 29^th May – LantarenVenster, Rotterdam – sold out

See Also

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Thursday 30^th May – Pop Seasons – Christianskirche, Hamburg

Saturday 1^st June – Passionskirche, Berlin

Sunday 2^nd June – Luxor, Cologne

Monday 3^rd June – La Maroquinerie, Paris

Wednesday 5^th June – Wylam Brewery, Newcastle

Thursday 6^th June – Irish Centre, Leeds

Saturday 8^th June – Royal Festival Hall, London

Saturday 29^th June – Trinity College, Dublin

7^th July – Down the Rabbit Hole Festival, Netherlands

Friday 26^th July – Ludlow Castle, Shropshire w/ Elbow

Friday 2^nd August – Dranouter Festival, Belgium

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