Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová have reunited as The Swell Season and released their first new song since 2023. Listen to “People We Used to Be” below.
Written by Irglová and produced by Sturla Mio Thorisson, “People We Used to Be” features The Swell Season’s signature harmonies backed by Hansard on electric guitar and Wurlitzer by Irglová.
In a statement, Irglová explained the track is a eulogy to past versions of ourselves. “It’s a song about trying to reconcile with what feels like an end of an era and allowing one’s self to mourn the people we used to be while choosing to fight for the person we love and the life we built with them,” she said. “It is a song of defiance and determination as much as heart aching nostalgia.”
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Hansard and Irglová are on break from tour right now, but return on May 13th in Amsterdam. They’ll make stops in Europe and the UK, including Berlin, Warsaw, London, and Dublin. The North American leg starts on July 11th and will take the duo to cities like Toronto, Brooklyn, Austin, San Francisco, and more. The final show will take place in Seattle on September 24th. Check out their tour dates below, and buy tickets here.
Since the success of their 2007 film, Once, Irglová and Hansard have reunited as The Swell Season for shows and one-off tracks, with their last release being 2023’s “The Answer Is Yes.” The duo’s last album together was 2009’s Strict Joy.
The Swell Season 2025 Tour:
05/13 — Amsterdam, NL @ Koninklijk Theater Carré
05/14 — Antwerp, BE @ De Roma
05/16 — Köln, DE @ Stadthalle Köln-Mülheim Jülich GmbH
05/17 — Hamburg, DE @ CCH Congress Center Hamburg
05/19 — Berlin, DE @ Admiralspalast
05/20 — Vienna, AT @ Wiener Konzerthaus
05/21 — Prague, CZ @ Forum Karlín
05/23 — Kraków, PL @ Klub Studio
05/24 — Warsaw, PL @ Klub Stodoła
05/25 — Brno, CZ @ Sono Centrum
05/28 — London, UK @ Royal Festival Hall
05/29 — Gateshead, UK @ The Glasshouse
05/31 — Dublin, IE @ National Concert Hall
06/01 — Dublin, IE @ National Concert Hall
07/11 — Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
07/12 — Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
07/13 — Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
07/15 — Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater
07/16 — Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
07/18 — Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre
07/19 — Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
07/21 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall
07/23 — Rochester, NY @ Kodak Center
07/25 — Northampton, MA @ The Pines Theater
07/26 — Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
07/29 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met
07/31 — Greenville, SC @ Peace Center
08/01 — Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
08/02 — Atlanta, GA @ The Woodruff Arts Center
09/09 — St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
09/10 — Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre
09/12 — Dallas, TX @ The Majestic Theater
09/13 — Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
09/15 — Santa Fe, NM @ Lensic Performing Arts Center
09/16 — Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Arts Center (Ikeda Theater)
09/19 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
09/20 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic
09/22 — Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
09/23 — Vancouver, BC @ The Orpheum Theatre
09/24 — Seattle, WA @ The Paramount Theatre
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