Villagers Share New Surprise Single 'Mountain out of a Molehill'

Fresh from the release of Villagers’ beautiful sixth album That Golden Time, Conor O’Brien is pleased to share a brand new single “Mountain out of a Molehill” – with its cinematic strings, cascading keys and Conor’s mellifluous tones, it’s a glorious addition to the Villagers canon.

Conor O’Brien says of the track: “I see it as a kind of psychodrama; a song to quell that relentless attention-seeker within. It’s just some self-administered advice to me and my undulating ego.”

O’Brien also recently released Passing a Message on Faber Music - a full-colour hardback of the lyrics of over 80 songs from the Villagers songbook with Conor's drawings, photographs and previously unseen notebook lyric drafts. Buy standard and deluxe versions here.

To celebrate the release of Passing a Message: The Lyrics and Artwork of Conor J. O'Brien, Domino has repressed the Villagers' back catalogue with a new range of coloured vinyl. Buy here.

Villagers will be heading out on tour in November with support from labelmate Owen Pallett on the UK and Irish dates.

“Mountain out of a Molehill” is available to pre-order as an AA single, the 7” will be out on December 6th with second song “A Matter of Taste”. Pre-order here.

That Golden Time is available to buy on DomMart/Indies-exclusive gold vinyl, standard vinyl, CD and digitally. Buy: DomMart Digital

Watch the video for 'Mountain out of a Molehill' here

TOUR DATES

• 25th October – Passing A Message Q&A acoustic performance - Gordon Aikman Theatre, Edinburgh
• 2nd November – Sligo Live Festival @Knocknarea Arena, Sligo
• 7th November – Royal Theatre, Castlebar
• 8th November – Bank Lane, Waterford
• 10th November – Salzhaus, Winterthur
• 11th November – Konzerthaus, Vienna
• 12th November – Strom Club, Munich
• 13th November -Sala Apolo 2, Barcelona
• 15th November – Control Club, Bucharest
• 23rd November – The Gate Arts Centre, Cardiff – sold out
• 24th November -The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
• 25th November – Corn Exchange, Brighton
• 27th November – Trinity Centre, Bristol
• 28th November – Junction, Cambridge
• 30th November – Oran Mor, Glasgow – sold out
• 1st December – New Century, Manchester
• 3rd December – Cork Opera House, Cork
• 4th December – Dolans, Limerick – sold out
• 5th December – Gleneagle INEC Club, Killarney
• 7th December – Mandela Hall, Belfast
• 8th December – Olympia Theatre, Dublin – sold out
• 9th December – Olympia Theatre, Dublin
• 11th December – Set Theatre, Kilkenny – sold out
• 12th December – Leisureland, Galway
• 23rd May 2025 – Cité De La Musique @ Philharmonie, Paris

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