ctrl LIVE: Villagers (IE) + support by Paul Tihan (RO) | Acoustic show
Schedule
Fri Nov 15 2024 at 08:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Control Club | Bucharest, BU
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Irish indie-folk act 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 will perform for the first time in Bucharest this autumn – Friday, November 15 at Control Club – an intimate acoustic show in support of their sixth studio album, "That Golden Time", released earlier this year.Support act: 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗧𝗶𝗵𝗮𝗻 (indie poetry rock from Iași)
General access tickets: 100 RON, available via Eventbook.
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Dublin has a long and legendary tradition of writers, and since Conor O’Brien adopted the name Villagers, the singer-songwriter-instrumentalist-dramatist has joined the club with a rich, deep and diverse body of work.
Critically acclaimed, Villagers have been awarded Ireland's Choice Music Prize, nominated for UK's Mercury Music Prize and Conor has been awarded two prestigious Ivor Novello's for his songwriting.
Villagers’s sixth studio album, "That Golden Time", released in May 2024 via Domino, underlines O’Brien’s unwavering commitment to a uniquely nuanced, literate and melodic fusion of folk, pop and rock that has won awards and accolades from peers such as Paul Weller, Elvis Costello, Damon Albarn and Guy Garvey.
After the band-centered sessions of Villagers’ fifth album "Fever Dreams", That Golden Time’s solo-centric core was not forced on O’Brien by lockdown. “For me, That Golden Time has an internalized voice, so much so that I almost found it impossible to let anyone else in, to the point of mixing it myself,” he says. “It’s probably the most vulnerable album I’ve made. I played and recorded everything in my apartment, and finally, towards the end, invited people in. But I was always dreaming of embellishments and arrangements so I could never have made a fully sparse solo album.”
https://wearevillagers.com/
“This is O’Brien’s finest collection of melodies yet, reflecting candour, tenderness and pathos with no bare polemic to disrupt the intimate tone.” – Mojo
“An intriguing new chapter in the Villagers story that will reward listeners who spend some real time unwrapping it properly.” – Clash Music
“O’Brien at his best on the Eno-ish lullaby “First Responder”, where strings and lap steel drift in like a summer breeze.” – Uncut
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Paul Tihan is an artist from Iași on a raw-acoustic journey that brings his thoughts and experiences to light. In musical terms, Paul has categorized his project as indie poetry rock. After receiving praise for his self-released debut album, „Din noile căderi am să adun tot zborul” (2024), Paul Tihan is back with a brand new single and video, „Linii subțiri”.
https://linktr.ee/paultihan
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Where is it happening?
Control Club, Strada Constantin Mille 4, 010142 București, România,Bucharest, RomaniaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
