Put succinctly, Villagers make beautiful music. The reason that their songs are quite so beautiful, and the reason that they connect on such a deep level with their audience, is that all of the white noise, static and blasts of Stax horns are anchored by the state of being human and all of the frailty and vulnerability that comes with it. In a scene so often dominated by archness, cynicism and borrowed nostalgia, Villagers are all about heart-on-the-sleeve sadness and fist-in-the-air joy, and this forms the core of what makes tonight’s performance so compelling, and the thread that is woven…
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Maija Sofia, live at Yamamori Tengu in Dublin. Photos by Ivan Rakhmanin.
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A career-spanning set from Foo Fighters, with support from Hot Milk and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, live at Belfast Vital 2019. Photos by Peter O’Hanlon.
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Love Sensation festival took place over two days at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, featuring live performances from Lily Allen, Kelis, Soule, Le Galaxie, Le Boom and more. Photos by Ivan Rakhmanin
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Post-punk/industrial legends Killing Joke live at The Academy in Dublin. Photos by Ivan Rakhmanin.
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Day Two of We’ve Only Just Begun festival at Whelan’s in Dublin, featuring Pillow Queens, ROE, Cherym, Beauty Sleep, Havvk, Laura Duff, Naoise Roo, Fears and Jealous of the Birds. Photos by Zoe Holman
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Day One of We’ve Only Just Begun festival at Whelan’s in Dublin, featuring Wyvern Lingo, Elkae, APRIL, Toshin, Lydia Ford, Kynsy, NNIC, Hvmmingbyrd and Gemma Dunleavy. Photos by Zoe Holman
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The third and final day of All Together Now 2019, featuring The Good, The Bad & The Queen, John Grant, SOAK, The Wailers, Gash Collective and more. Photos by Ciaran Foley
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Saturday of All Together Now 2019, featuring Patti Smith, Pillow Queens, Lisa Hannigan, Junior Brother, Fehdah, Hot Chip, Jose Gonzalez, David Keenan and more. Photos by Ciaran Foley
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The opening day and night of this year’s All Together Now, featuring Neneh Cherry, Orbital, God Knows, Ships, Kitt Philippa, Paddy Hanna and more. Photos by Ciaran Foley