Editor Reviews:

Album Description:
Frames front man Hansard has teamed up with classically trained Czech vocalist and pianist, Irglova to produce this album of affecting songs and compositions. From straight songs to piano instrumentals, "The Swell Season" affords an insight into a whole other side of Glen/The Frames, as well as offering a perfect introduction to this very talented newcomer. The record takes its name from author Josef Skvorecky's book of the same name. Set in Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia, the story centers on one man's love of music and his pursuit of unattainable women as a country comes unglued. Like the book, the record deals with the pains and hopes of those struggling to make sense of their lives.

Rating : - More wonderful music from this Academy Award-winning duo
If you were enchanted by this couple in the recent film "Once" and enjoyed the soundtrack, you will no doubt want to purchase this latest album. A few of the tracks are in the film, but others are new. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova won the Academy Award this year for the song "Falling Slowly."