This Wild Willing

This Wild Willing is the fourth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard. It was released on 12 April 2019, under Anti-.

Critical reception

This Wild Willing was met with "generally favourable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 76, based on 8 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 78 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 6 reviews.

Personnel

Musicians

Glen Hansard – lead vocals, producer
Breanndán Ó Beaglaoich – accordion
Joseph Doyle – bass
Paula Hughes – cello
Earl Harvin – drums
Rosie MacKenzie
Justin Carroll – keyboard
Rob Bochnik – guitar
Ruth O'Mahony Brady – piano
Dunk Murphy – keyboard
Katie O'Connor – violin
Nadia Genet – backing vocals
Maire Saaritsa – backing vocals
Markéta Irglová – backing vocals
Mãni Khoshravesh – backing vocals
Pouyã Khoshravesh – backing vocals
Nadia Genet – backing vocals
Una O'Kane – violin
Michael Buckley – saxophone
Curtis Fowlkes – trombone
David Smith – trumpet
Javier Mas – classical guitar

Production

Bob Ludwig – mastering
Dave Odlum – mixing, producer, guitar