Markéta Irglová
Country of origin:
Czech Republic
Type of music generally:
Folky pop
Status:
Most recent release, Muna (2014)
See also:
Markéta Irglová's siteWikipedia's entry on Markéta Irglová
Her former band, The Swell Season: The Swell Season Site and The Ectophiles' Guide's entry for The Swell Season
Comparisons:
Like her work with The Swell Season
Covers/own material:
Own and co-written
General comments:
Markéta Irglová first gained recognition in the role of "Girl" in the movie Once. The soundtrack gained momentum, and The Swell Season, her band with Glen Hansard, audience grew. Solo, Markéta Irglová does fairly fragile slightly folky-flavored pop.
Recommended first album:
Ånår is the only one we've heard
Recordings:
- Ånår (2011)
- Muna (2014)
Ånår
Release info:
2011—Anti
Availability:
Wide
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Markéta Irglová—piano, vocals, acoustic guitar
Guest artists:
Tim Iseler—bass, electric guitar
Aida Shahghasemi—daf, vocals
Rob Buchnick—electric guitar
Sohreh Shayesteh—vocals
Jake Clemons—saxophone
Jaimie Branch—trumpet
Jeb Bishop—trombone
Frank Rosaly—drumbs
Fred Lonberg-Holm—cello
Produced by:
Markéta Irglová and TIm Iseler
Comments:
I love "Crossroads". The whole album is great. (christina_skov@hotmail.com)Marketa Irglova's new solo album, Anar, is a pretty good debut. While at times it's got a little too much of the earnest piano balladeer thing going on, it's overall quite beautiful. Highlight: "Dokhtar Goochani," sung in Farsi. (JoAnn Whetsell)
