THE SWELL SEASON Strict Joy (2009 UK 12-track CD album - The Swell Season are Glen Hansard [The Frames] and classically trained Czech pianist and vocalist Marketa Irglova. In 2007, the pair starred in 'Once,' a film about two people meeting and falling in love on the streets of Dublin, which went on to become an indie phenomenon, as audiences everywhere responded to the unassuming charm of the two leads, and the beautiful music they made together. On this, their 2nd studio album, the musical magic audiences found in 'Once' is back. The band returns to map the rocky peaks and valleys of relationships in songs like the haunting 'I Have Loved You Wrong', and the driving, anthemic 'The Rain')