Strict Joy

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2009 studio album by the Swell Season

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nameStrict Joy
typestudio
artistthe Swell Season
coverStrictJoy.SS.jpg
released
recordedLate 2008–2009
studioTarquin Studios, Bridgeport, Connecticut
genreIndie folk
labelPlateau Records (Ireland), Anti- (Europe & North America)
producerGlen Hansard, Peter Katis
prev_titleThe Swell Season
prev_year2006
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Strict Joy is the second album by the Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová). It was released in Ireland on October 23, 2009, the rest of Europe on October 26, and on October 27 in North America on the Anti- record label. The title of the album was derived from a 1931 book of poems written by Irish poet James Stephens.

The album reached number 15 on the Billboard 200.

Promotion

"In These Arms", the first single from the album was released on iTunes on August 18, 2009, and began streaming on spinner.com during the same week.

The Swell Season performed six of the new songs on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert on the August 10th show.

Track listing

  1. "Low Rising" (Glen Hansard) – 3:59
  2. "Feeling the Pull" (Glen Hansard) – 2:20
  3. "In These Arms" (Glen Hansard) – 3:33
  4. "The Rain" (Glen Hansard) – 3:40
  5. "Fantasy Man" (Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová) – 5:04
  6. "Paper Cup" (Glen Hansard) – 3:21
  7. "High Horses" (Glen Hansard) – 5:00
  8. "The Verb" (Glen Hansard) – 4:32
  9. "I Have Loved You Wrong" (Markéta Irglová) – 5:04
  10. "Love That Conquers" (Glen Hansard) – 3:56
  11. "Two Tongues" (Glen Hansard) – 3:44
  12. "Back Broke" (Glen Hansard) – 4:03
  13. "Somebody Good" (Japan and Korea bonus track)
  14. "When Your Mind's Made Up" (Live) (Brazil bonus track)
  15. "Falling Slowly" (Live) (Brazil bonus track)
  16. "Lies" (Live) (Brazil bonus track)

Special edition live disc

  1. "All the Way Down"
  2. "Lies"
  3. "This Low"
  4. "Drown Out"
  5. "When Your Mind's Made Up"
  6. "I Have Loved You Wrong"
  7. "Falling Slowly"
  8. "Leave"
  9. "What Happens When the Heart Just Stops"
  10. "Lay Me Down"
  11. "Once"
  12. "If You Want Me"
  13. "Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy"
  14. "Fitzcarraldo"

Special edition DVD (One Step Away - Live from the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI. May 8, 2008)

  1. "Say It to Me Now"
  2. "All the Way Down"
  3. "When Your Mind's Made Up"
  4. "Lay Me Down"
  5. "Falling Slowly"
  6. "Gigantic" (Pixies cover)
  7. "Loved You Wrong"
  8. "Fitzcarraldo"
  9. "Once"

Personnel

Musicians

Charts

::data[format=table title="Chart performance for ''Strict Joy''"] | Chart (2009) | Peak position | Australian Albums (ARIA) | Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) | US Billboard 200 | US Folk Albums (Billboard) | US Independent Albums (Billboard) | US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) | US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) | US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 88 | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

  1. [{{AllMusic
  2. "American Music Channel review".
  3. [http://blaremagazine.com/2009/11/10/album-reviews-9-11-09 BLARE Magazine review]
  4. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091104112153/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20315894,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]
  5. [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13624-strict-joy Pitchfork Media review]
  6. [http://www.spin.com/reviews/swell-season-strict-joy-anti Spin review]
  7. "Overview:Strict Joy -The Swell Season". allmusic.com.
  8. (2012-02-21). "News". The Swell Season.
  9. Young, Alex. (2009-07-10). "The Swell Season shares a bit of strict joy". consequence.net.
  10. "The Swell Season streams new single".
  11. "The Swell Season: Tiny Desk Concert: NPR". npr.org.
  12. "The Swell Season: Strict Joy (Deluxe Version)".
  13. {{cite Ryan
  14. (1 November 2009). "Albums : Top 100".
  15. "Strict Joy – The Swell Season".

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