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Villagers Announce New Album

• 25th Sep 2012

Details of Villagers’ new album {Awayland} have just been announced, which will be released on 14th January 2013.

Tracklisting:

My Lighthouse
Earthly Pleasure
The Waves
Judgement Call
Nothing Arrived
The Bell
{Awayland}
Passing a Message
Grateful Song
In a Newfound Land You Are Free
Rhythm Composer

{Awayland} is the follow up to the Mercury-nominated and Ivor Novello Award winning debut, Becoming a Jackal. Engineered, produced and mixed at Attica Audio in Donegal by Conor J. O’Brien and Villagers’ guitarist Tommy McLaughlin, the album will be released on CD (WIGCD294)/LP (WIGLP294)/DIGITAL (WIG294D). There will also be a special limited 10” x 10” fabric cover hardback book with silver foil print, containing the album on CD with an exclusive DVD featuring five intimate live performances by Villagers recorded in Ireland (WIGCD294X); these will be signed and only available through Dom Mart.

The first single to be taken from {Awayland} is The Waves which will be released on 22nd October 2012. The accompanying video directed by Alden Volney can be viewed here.

Villagers will be playing new songs from {Awayland} throughout October and November as follows:-

OCTOBER
Thurs 11 Ireland, Kilkenny, The Set Theatre
Wed 17 UK, Gateshead, The Sage Gateshead *
Thu 18 UK, Manchester, Academy *
Sat 20 UK, Glasgow, Barrowlands *
Sun 21 UK, Coventry, Warwick Arts Centre *
Mon 22 UK, London, Brixton Academy *
Tues 23 UK, London, Borderline
Fri 26 Norway, Oslo, Rockefeller *
Sat 27 Sweden, Stockholm, Berns *
Sun 28 Denmark, Copenhagen, Falconer *
Tue 30 Germany, Hamburg, Uebel and Gefaehrlich *
Wed 31 Germany, Berlin, Astra *

NOVEMBER
Fri 2 Germany, Koln, Essigfabrik *
Sun 4 Belgium, Brussels, Ancienne Belgique *
Tues 6 Holland, Amsterdam, Bitterzoet
Wed 7 France, Paris, Point FMR
Sun 11 N Ireland, Belfast, Black Box
Tue 13 Ireland, Dublin, Whelans

* = as special guests to Grizzly Bear