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 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
Thursday 16th May – Rough Trade, Liverpool
Friday 17th May – Cool Discs, Derry
Saturday 18th May – Bending Sound, Bangor
Tracklisting / artwork:
- Truly Alone
- First Responder
- I Want What I Don’t Need
- You Lucky One
- That Golden Time
- Keepsake
- Brother Hen
- No Drama
- Behind That Curtain
- 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
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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