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Unveil video for new song 'Fool'
Fourth album The Art Of Pretending To Swim out September 21st
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Photo credit: Rich Gilligan
Today, Villagers are pleased to unveil new single 'Fool', taken from the forthcoming fourth albumThe Art Of Pretending To Swim, due for release on September 21st via Domino.
'Fool' is a romantic battle-cry from the centre of a technological dystopia. The video, directed by Bob Gallagher takes the lyrics as a starting point for the narrative: "So here is my bleeding heart... Will you take the pain away?"
Gallagher explains further: "The video is a surreal take on a marriage proposal, which is the ultimate gambit in love. The scenario pushes how much Conor's character is willing to overlook his partner's shortcomings, and convince himself that everything is fine. You could call it foolishness but you could also consider it a kind of optimism, striving to see the best in a situation."
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Following the exquisitely sparse, intimate aura of 2015's Darling Arithmetic, Conor O'Brien's new record reconnects with the multi-faceted approach of Villagers' 2010 album debut Becoming A Jackal and 2013's {Awayland} while adding a new-found soulfulness, rhythmic nous and dazzling panoply of sonic detail, both analogue and digital, creating feverish moods while writing effortlessly accessible tunes. Balanced with subtle aspects and lyrical themes that embrace existential fears and hopes in this desperate, technologically-centred dystopian age, The Art Of Pretending To Swimis the most brilliantly realised Villagers album to date.
The album was written, produced, mixed and primarily performed by Conor O'Brien in his Dublin studio.
O'Brien has a string of accolades under his belt including two Ivor Novello Awards (the most recent being 2016's Album Award for Darling Arithmetic), two Mercury Music Prize nominations and is also a previous winner of Ireland's Choice Music Prize.
Additionally, Villagers' music recently featured in the high profile HBO drama 'Big Little Lies', Conor has collaborated with the composer Nico Muhly (that track featuring in the forthcoming Paulo Sorrentino Berlusconi biopic 'Loro 2') and Villagers' Spotify session of 'Nothing Arrived' has hit over 100 million streams.
The Art Of Pretending To Swim is available to pre-order on Domino Mart-exclusive deluxe LP (includes 10" of a 12-minute version of 'Ada' and B-side 'This Is The Art Of Pretending To Swim'plus signed lyric booklet), Deluxe LP (includes 'Ada'/' This Is The Art Of Pretending To Swim' 10"),Standard LP, CD and Digitally. Pre-order: Dom Mart | Digital
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