Hansard once said in an interview that he and Irglova, after their romance ended, sat down together and said "Do we want to continue with this? Do we want to remain in a band together?" And decided: (direct quote) “Fuck it, we’ve known each other a long time, and we’re great mates, and we do enjoy it, so let’s do it.” The song sort of presents the way it was after they broke up but before they really sorted things out between them.
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Hansard once said in an interview that he and Irglova, after their romance ended, sat down together and said "Do we want to continue with this? … read more
Hansard once said in an interview that he and Irglova, after their romance ended, sat down together and said "Do we want to continue with this? Do we want to remain in a band togeth… read more
The Swell Season was formed as a result of a collaboration between Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Bertrand Galen and Marja Tuhkanen when they recorded the album The Swell Season (released in April 2006). in April/May 2006, the quartet played six shows in Ireland to support the release of The Swell Season. Later in the year (October & December) they also played a number of shows in the US to support the release of the album there. The huge success of the film Once resulted in Glen and Markéta touring the US constantly during 2007 and the line-up morphed over time (Glen and Mar… read more