Villagers - Becoming A Jackal

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Villagers are an Irish band fronted by Conor O'Brien.
They have performed at several music festivals and toured with Tracy Chapman, Bell X1, Tindersticks and Elbow. They have one EP, titled Hollow Kind (2009). Their debut album Becoming a Jackal was released in 2010 and was shortlisted for both the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize. Their follow-up album, {Awayland}, was released on the 14th January 2013, alongside the second single from the album, Nothing Arrived.