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The Swell Season: Strict Joy

1 disc

0. DISC 1:
1. Low Rising - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Rob Bochnik/Steven Bernstein/Clark Gayton/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
2. Feeling the Pull - (featuring Chris Lightcap/Markta Irglov/Javier Mas/Thomas Bartlett/Glen Hansard)
3. In These Arms - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Peter Katis/Rob Bochnik/Steven Bernstein/Clark Gayton/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
4. Rain, The - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Peter Katis/Rob Bochnik/Thomas Bartlett/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
5. Fantasy Man - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Rob Bochnik/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
6. Paper Cup - (featuring Chris Lightcap/Javier Mas/Thomas Bartlett/Glen Hansard)
7. High Horses - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Peter Katis/Rob Bochnik/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
8. Verb, The - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Peter Katis/Rob Bochnik/Thomas Bartlett/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
9. I Have Loved You Wrong - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Peter Katis/Rob Bochnik/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
10. Love That Conquers - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Javier Mas/Peter Katis/Rob Bochnik/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
11. Two Tongues - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Peter Katis/Rob Bochnik/Thomas Bartlett/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
12. Back Broke - (featuring Markta Irglov/Graham Hopkins/Colm Mac Con Iomaire/Javier Mas/Rob Bochnik/Joseph Doyle/Glen Hansard)
0. DISC 2:
1. All The Way Down - (live)
2. Lies - (live)
3. This Low - (live)
4. Drown Out - (live)
5. When Your Mind's Made Up - (live)
6. I Have Loved You Wrong - (live)
7. Falling Slowly - (live)
8. Leave - (live)
9. What Happens When The Heart Just Stops - (live)
10. Lay Me Down - (live)
11. Once - (live)
12. If You Want Me - (live)
13. Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy - (live)
14. Fitzcarraldo - (live)
0. DISC 3:
1. Bonus Material - (live)
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Critic Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.79) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he duo deliver with their most dynamic set yet, with hot Irish soul segueing into energetic folk rock and dream-pop-touched balladry."
Spin (p.84) - "STRICT JOY is a glorious bummer....Heartache swells from these swooning folk-pop tunes..."
Entertainment Weekly - "Hansard saves some rage for 'Feeling the Pull,' which suggests the best love songs come from those who don't believe in them anymore." -- Grade: B
Alternative Press (p.117) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The songs are mostly straightforward piano-and-acoustic guitar, perfectly punctuated by strings and horns. The showcase, though, is Hansard and Irglova's intertwining vocals."
CMJ - "[E]verything here is tightly constructed and not too showy; Hansard in particular shines on the sorrowful ballad 'Rain'..."
Billboard (p.32) - "The lyrics continue to center on relationships, providing a raw and emotionally charged narrative to songs that are sonically more integrated and refined than on the group's debut."