The Swell Season: Next Steps

Even at their most romantic, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová infuse their reflective folk-pop with a deep sense of sorrow. Beyond their Once hits, you can find some of their most gut-wrenching and heartstring-pulling cuts—feel the agony rising from Hansard's visceral wail on acoustic scorcher "Leave" and the sadness stirring through Irglová's soft quivers on the sweeping folk beauty "Fantasy Man".