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Villagers
Clockwise from upper left: Villagers, Ohmme, Metric, Mirah Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Conor O'Brien, who performs as Villagers. Andrew Whitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Villagers On World Cafe
Villagers' new album, Darling Arithmetic, comes out April 14. Andrew Whitton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Clockwise from upper left: Joanna Gruesome, Trish Keenan of Broadcast, Conor O'Brien of Villagers, Eskmo, Young Fathers Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Villagers' Conor O'Brien. Rich Gilligan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Listen To Villagers Perform On World Cafe
Villagers' new album, {Awayland}, comes out April 9. Rich Gilligan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
{Awayland}
Villagers' new album, {Awayland}, comes out April 9. Rich Gilligan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
{Awayland}
Clockwise from upper left: Lisa Germano, Ra Ra Riot, Tom Waits, Keith Richards, Blaudzun. Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Villagers Rich Gilligan/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Glen Hansard performs as part of the Irish band, The Frames. Zoran Orlic/Zero Studio Photography hide caption
Discover Dublin's Music Scene
Villagers On World Cafe
Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) gave David Dye's favorite World Cafe performance of 2010. Jason Nocito hide caption
Irishman Conor O'Brien is the mastermind behind the subtle and captivating Villagers. Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
Listen Now
He may seem tentative in "Pieces," but Villagers' Conor O'Brien knows exactly what he's doing. Rich Gilligan hide caption
Conor O'Brien's Becoming a Jackal was recently nominated for Britain's Mercury Prize. Richard Gilligan hide caption
Dublin native Conor O'Brien writes and records under the name Villagers. Richard Gilligan hide caption
Villagers just released its debut full-length CD, Becoming A Jackal. courtesy of artist hide caption