Ireland’s Villagers is one of the most played artists on Morning Becomes Eclectic at the moment thanks to a beautifully epic pop song called “Nothing Arrived”. It’s the first hint at their highly ...

Villagers is the music of Conor O'Brien, a 2010 Mercury Prize finalist for his debut album, Becoming a Jackal. Now there's new music from Villagers, from a record called {Awayland}. That music comes ...

Villagers a band has been a misnomer: From its inception, it's been little more than an alias for Conor O'Brien, a singer-songwriter from Dublin with a flair for the dramatic and a gift for creating ...

The Guardian have called 'Christina' erotic - a fusty choice of words that puts me in mind of naughty etchings designed to provoke the nethers of those too squeamish for actual, haitch-dee pornography ...

Villagers' Conor O'Brien has a great gift for songs that almost always turn something on its head. On {Awayland}, he mixes thoughtful... First Listen: Villagers, '{Awayland}' Audio for this feature is ...