Conor O'Brien, widely regarded as one of Ireland's most compelling songwriters of the 2010s, made a striking artistic leap with The Art Of Pretending To Swim, Villagers' fourth studio album released on Domino in 2018. Restless and inventive yet always anchored in the power of melody and songwriting, O'Brien crafted what many consider his finest work to date, blending the experimental and the accessible into something truly sublime.
The Art Of Pretending To Swim is a thoughtful, layered album that grapples with themes of faith and belief — not offering easy answers, but instead reveling in contradiction and complexity. With standout tracks like "A Trick of the Light," "Sweet Saviour," and "Real Go-Getter," the record showcases O'Brien at his most assured, delivering an album that is at once beautiful, interesting, and deeply human.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Domino
- Genre: Rock, Pop
- Release Date: 09/21/2018
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TRACKS
A1. Again
A2. A Trick Of The Light
A3. Sweet Saviour
A4. Long Time Waiting
A5. Fool
B1. Love Came With All That It Brings
B2. Real Go-Getter
B3. Hold Me Down
B4. Ada
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