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Darling Arithmetic is the third album from Villagers. The follow-up to Conor O’Brien’s debut, Becoming a Jackal, and its successor, {Awayland} - both hugely acclaimed and Mercury-nominated - is a breathtakingly beautiful, intimate album entirely about love and relationships.

Darling Arithmetic was written, recorded, produced and mixed by O’Brien at home in the coastal town of Malahide to the north of Dublin - revealing a single-minded artist at the peak of his already considerable songwriting powers.

Villagers is a solo vehicle for the Irish singer-songwriter. Formed in the late 2000s, after the breakup of his band the Immediate, O’Brien began writing on his own. He soon realised that to re-create his ideas live he would need a band, so recruited Tommy McLaughlin, Danny Snow, James Byrne, and Cormac Curran.

There was a quiet buzz about O'Brien's new project from the music critics and fans, which eventually transferred into support slots for Neil Young and a European tour with Tracy Chapman. His debut album, Becoming a Jackal, was released on U.K. independent label Domino Records in 2010. The record was highly praised across the board and went on to receive a nomination for the coveted Mercury Music Prize, while O'Brien won the prestigious Best Song Musically and Lyrically Ivor Novello award for its title track in 2011. The hotly anticipated follow-up to their debut, {Awayland}, came in early 2013.

The show takes place at Glee Club Nottingham on Sunday 26 April, with doors opening at 7pm. Advance tickets are £14, and available from glee.co.uk or through the telephone box office on 0871 472 0400 from Friday 13th Feb.

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