Love That Conquers

The Swell Season are about to play a couple of shows in Brazil before taking a break for the month of September. They did an interview on Globo News, a 24-hour news channel and performed a couple of songs as well (Falling Slowly, Low Rising and Lies-partial). Glen is his usual articulate self and, in response to a question about him and Mara’s breakup, he quotes Marketa and something she said about her relationship with Glen that I thought was very touching. I will let you watch and find out what it is she said :-D

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The Swell Season
Newport Folk Festival
Ft. Adams State Park
Newport, RI
2010-08-01

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I don’t know the original song, or even the band…but Glen and the gang are in FINE form on this song!

http://www.avclub.com/articles/neutral-milk-hotel,38877/

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I stumbled upon this really fantastic review & setlist from The Swell Season’s recent show in Minneapolis.

The setlist, followed by the full link:

Setlist:
Low Rising
In These Arms
The Rain
Lies
If You Want Me
Fantasy Man
Leave
Back Broke/Love, Reign O’er Me
Into The Mystic (Van Morrison)
I Have Loved You Wrong
Revelate
When Your Mind’s Made Up
Falling Slowly

Encore:
Say It To Me Now
Crossroads
Gold
High Horses

http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2010/07/the_swell_seaso_1.php

Hey all, sorry I’m been so behind on updates! Here is a really fantastic review that I found this morning. It’s of the recent Hollywood Bowl in California.

http://www.mxdwn.com/2010/07/19/reviews/no-anger-no-fear-no-regrets-–-the-swell-season-she-him-the-bird-and-the-bee-live-at-the-hollywood-bowl/

I am seeing the band twice next month, in Redmond, WA and in Vancouver, B.C. I can’t WAIT!

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