Villagers are an Irish band fronted by Conor O'Brien.<br />They have performed at several music festivals and toured with Tracy Chapman, Bell X1, Tindersticks and Elbow. They have one EP, titled Hollow Kind (2009). Their debut album Becoming a Jackal was released in 2010 and was shortlisted for both the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize. Their follow-up album, {Awayland}, was released on the 14th January 2013, alongside the second single from the album, Nothing Arrived.
