Name: A Season On The Line
Brand: Glen Hansard

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A87469

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Limited edition

Release date

2016-04-15

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Sales:8.875

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045778746910

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Glen Hansard

Genre US

Rock-Pop

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An Academy Award-winning songwriter, musician, actor and singer, Glen Hansard was born on 21 April 1970 in Dublin, Ireland. At the age of 13, he left school to pursue busking on the streets of Dublin. Hansard gained popularity as guitar player Outspan Foster in the Alan Parker film The Commitments.

In his native Ireland, Hansard is best known as the front man of The Frames. However, internationally he gained recognition for his leading role in the award-winning film Once. Directed by his former band-mate John Carney and co-starring Marketa Irglova (his real-life musical collaborator), Once showcased songs from Hansard's back catalogue as well as compositions co-written with Irglova.

The soundtrack to Once featured new arrangements of songs previously recorded with The Frames and earned critical acclaim. Notably, their composition Falling Slowly won both a Grammy Award for "Best Song Written for Motion Picture" and an Academy Award for "Best Original Song" in 2007.

A Season on the Line, the new EP from Glen Hansard, the celebrated principal songwriter and vocalist/guitarist for the influential Irish group The Frames. This EP follows Hansard's Grammy-nominated (Best Folk Album) second solo outing Didn't He Ramble, which was released last fall. During his worldwide tour in support of Didn't He Ramble, two songs continued to appear in his set—"Didn't He Ramble" and "Way Back in the Way Back When"—though neither were included on the recent album or on any official release. This is all part of Hansard's creative process—honing songs in a live setting. Due to popular demand, Hansard included the two songs on the new EP. Recorded at Chicago's Electrical Audio Studios on a day off between shows and featuring his touring band, "Didn't He Ramble" and "Way Back in the Way Back When" bristle with all the energy that made them staples of the live show. A Season on the Line is rounded out by the tracks "Let Me In" and "Return," both of which are from the intimate recording sessions for Didn't He Ramble.

A Season On The Line

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