Strict Joy


Strict Joy is the second album by the Swell Season. It was released in Ireland on October 23, 2009, the rest of Europe on October 26, and on October 27 in North America on the Anti- record label. The title of the album was derived from a 1931 book of poems written by Irish poet James Stephens.
The album reached number 15 on the Billboard 200.

Promotion

"In These Arms", the first single from the album was released on iTunes on August 18, 2009, and began streaming on spinner.com during the same week.
The Swell Season performed six of the new songs on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert on the August 10th show.

Track listing

  1. "Low Rising" – 3:59
  2. "Feeling the Pull" – 2:20
  3. "In These Arms" – 3:33
  4. "The Rain" – 3:40
  5. "Fantasy Man" – 5:04
  6. "Paper Cup" – 3:21
  7. "High Horses" – 5:00
  8. "The Verb" – 4:32
  9. "I Have Loved You Wrong" – 5:04
  10. "Love That Conquers" – 3:56
  11. "Two Tongues" – 3:44
  12. "Back Broke" – 4:03
  13. "Somebody Good"
  14. "When Your Mind's Made Up"
  15. "Falling Slowly"
  16. "Lies"
Special edition live disc
  1. "All the Way Down"
  2. "Lies"
  3. "This Low"
  4. "Drown Out"
  5. "When Your Mind's Made Up"
  6. "I Have Loved You Wrong"
  7. "Falling Slowly"
  8. "Leave"
  9. "What Happens When the Heart Just Stops"
  10. "Lay Me Down"
  11. "Once"
  12. "If You Want Me"
  13. "Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy"
  14. "Fitzcarraldo"
Special edition DVD
  1. "Say It to Me Now"
  2. "All the Way Down"
  3. "When Your Mind's Made Up"
  4. "Lay Me Down"
  5. "Falling Slowly"
  6. "Gigantic"
  7. "Loved You Wrong"
  8. "Fitzcarraldo"
  9. "Once"

    Personnel

Musicians

  • Glen Hansard – vocal, guitar
  • Markéta Irglová – piano, vocal
  • Colm Mac Con Iomaire – violin
  • Rob Bochnik – guitar, mandolin
  • Joe Doyle – bass guitar
  • Graham Hopkins – drums
  • Thomas Bartlett – piano, keyboards
  • Steven Bernstein – horns
  • Clark Gayton – horns
  • Chris Lightcap – bass
  • Chad Taylor – drums
  • Javier Mas – guitar

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