The Swell Season
Strict Joy

The short history of The Swell Season is deeply cinematic. Prior to their glorious union, Glen Hansard was best known as the Irish working class hero ...

Cutesy Irish outfit The Swell Season return, looking to "Once" again capitalize on their appearance in mushy in indie flick Once. The band t...

The Swell Season have their work cut out for them with their second album, Strict Joy. The duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová released ...

Glen Hansard was recently asked what Marketa Irglova — his ex-girlfriend, bandmate in the Swell Season and co-star in the movie Once — bri...

Cut to the Chase: Oscar winning duo Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova present another album of mellow, acoustic numbers that capitalise on their compli...

What you may know: The Swell Season is vocalist Glen Hansard, of The Frames fame, and Czech musician/actress Markéta Irglová. While the two were dati...

The two are so inextricably linked that it's easy to forget the Swell Season actually preceded Once, the little movie that rocketed Glen Hansard and M...

After falling in love on screen and off, Once's Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová quit dating. On Strict Joy, their slow-strummed Americana h...

Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová’s first album as The Swell Season contained songs the Irish rocker and Czech chanteuse worked up for ...

John Carney’s 2007 film “Once” was an instant classic—and it was also aptly titled. Made for a measly $150K, it grossed a cool...