RHYTHM & REPOSE

RHYTHM & REPOSE

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Glen Hansard's journeyman career has so many fantastic stories, from his shy film debut in <i>The Commitments</i> to the surprise success of his indie hit film <i>Once</i>. In between he has lifted audiences around the world with his spiritual, driven performances, as the leader of lauded Irish heroes The Frames, and half of the duo The Swell Season. <br><br>For <i>Rhythm and Repose</i>, Hansard is where he wants to be, with no intervening structure between him and his audience. He has stripped away the emotional layers to reach a core, a core that shines through in songs like "Love Don t Leave Me Waiting" with its easy, Muscle Shoals vibe. There is also a power of feeling on songs like "Philander," with Hansard capturing a vocal intensity live in the studio we have not heard from him before. And this is Glen Hansard s time. Building on the success of Once, which became a Broadway musical receiving rave reviews, Glen became part of the hot soundtrack, <i>The Hunger Games</i>, which features Glen performing under his own name, and as a writer for Maroon Five s track "Come Away From the Water."