Less than a year after releasing the third (largely self-played and self-recorded) Villagers album, Conor O’Brien has re-gathered his bandmates for a “reimagining” of their back-catalogue.
It might sound like a cynical cash-in, but these tracks, recorded live at London’s famed RAK Studios, are given new, interesting angles for the most part.
Set the Tigers Free becomes a languid, laid- back folk number and The Waves a haunting, skeletal tune.
Hot Scary Summer benefits from additional instrumentation, and a swoonsome, delicately rollicking rendition of Glen Campbell's Wichita Lineman caps things off nicely.
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The collection mostly highlights just how good a songwriter O’Brien really is, regardless of his style, tempo or methods.
