Glen Hansard

A former street performer who later fronted Irish rock act the Frames and collaborated with pianist Markéta Irglová as part of folk duo the Swell Season, Glen Hansard has the kind of storied career worthy of a consummate troubadour. His latest album, Between Two Shores, revisits a collection of songs he recorded at Wilco's loft studio five years ago, mixing soul-searching ballads with upbeat, brass section-backed tunes.