Glen Hansard is in a couple of bands and also does some solo work. His genre of music would be indie and folk rock. The two bands that Hansard is in are The Frames and The Swell Season. The Swell Season consists of only Hansard and Markéta Irglová. Hansard has done a movie with Irglová entitled "Once". This is the movie that introduced me to Hansard and one which will I never forget. It it truly an amazing movie and I would highly recommend seeing if you have not had the opportunity to do so already. The reason that I personally love listening to Hansard's music is because of his immense vocal ability. The amount of passion instilled within this man is truly unimaginable. His voice is just so genuine and believable to the point that you feel his lyrics and his music.
His voice blends beautifully with Irglová's on their numerous harmonies on the songs they perform together on. One song by The Swell Season that you may know, as it is probably their most popular song, would be "Falling Slowly". This is a very beautiful song that had appeared in "Once" and it actually won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 80th Academy Awards. The song was also covered by Lee DeWyze and Crystal Bowersox on season 9 of American Idol which I think helped gain some popularity. A song by The Frames entitled "Seven Day Mile" was featured on an episode of House which helped gain popularity as well. This is an amazing song as well. The lyrics to the song are very powerful and while I think most people can probably apply the lyrics to themselves, the song is apparently about the drummer of The Frames contemplating whether or not he should stay in the band.
If I had to choose, I would probably say that my favorite song by Glen Hansard is "Say It to Me Now". The passion in this song is truly amazing. I can't get over the emotion in Hansard's voice. Everything about his performances show emotion. Even his guitar. He has been using the same Takamine acoustic since the early '90s when he bought it. The wear on the guitar could not be much more visible, yet it is the only guitar he uses in his performances. There is a huge hole in the guitar under the strings where a pick guard would be placed. Nevertheless, he always uses that guitar and it just adds to his performance. Some other songs I would recommend listening to are "Leave", "Lies", and pretty much any other song that Hansard, The Frames, or The Swell Season have performed.
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