Villagers Nominated for Mercury Prize
Watch NPR Tiny Desk Concert
Congratulations to Domino Records artist Villagers, whose debut album 'Becoming A Jackal' has been nominated for the 2010 Mercury Prize for 'Album of the Year.'
Bands/albums nominated:
Biffy Clyro 'Only Revolutions'
Villagers 'Becoming A Jackal'
Corinne Bailey Rae 'The Sea'
Mumford & Sons ‘Sigh No More’
Paul Weller 'Wake Up The Nation'
Wild Beasts 'Two Dancers'
Kit Downes Trio ‘Golden’
Laura Marling 'I Speak Because I Can'
Dizzee Rascal 'Tongue N’ Cheek'
Foals 'Total Life Forever'
I Am Kloot 'Sky At Night'
The xx 'xx'
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Villagers' NPR Tiny Desk Concert posted earlier this week, and played "one of the most beautiful and memorable sets" at the NPR headquarters, says Robin Hilton.
On July 21, 2010, Villagers' frontman Conor O'Brien will kick off a series of West Coast dates, which include stops in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle (see below). Villagers will return stateside this fall for a tour with the full band.
'Becoming a Jackal' debuted at #1 in Ireland and has garnered incredible reviews in the U.S. from the New York Times, NPR, Paste, and the Washington Post, which called it "one of the year's best debuts."
Watch the Ferry Gouw directed video for the first single "Becoming A Jackal":
US tour dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
July 2010
7/21 - Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
7/22 - Duncan, BC @ Duncan Garage Showroom
7/23 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
7/25 - Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party
7/27 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hotel Café
7/29 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
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