The Swell Season is Glen Hansard (The Frames) and Marketa Irglova. They were the stars of the movie 'Once', and in their musical guise generated a wave of acclaim worldwideduring the 2008 awards season garnering two Grammy nominations and an Oscar win for Best Original Song for the hit single "Falling Slowly". The duo performed the song on the Oscars telecast (and a host of key TV shows around the world) and Irglova provided one of the most memorable and poignant moments of the evening when host Jon Stewart called her back to the stage after a commercial break to give her acceptance speech. 'Strict Joy' is the follow-up to their self-titled debut. The twelve new, original songs on Strict Joy were recorded last year and document a time of great change, tumult and progression.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Low Rising
2. Feeling The Pull
3. In These Arms
4. The Rain
5. Fantasy Man
6. Paper Cup
7. High Horses
8. The Verb
9. I Have Loved You Wrong
10. Love That Conquers
11. Two Tongues
12. Back Broke
13. Somebody Good