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Formed by Frames frontman Glen Hansard and Czech songstress Marketa Irglova, the Swell Season are a songwriting duo with a penchant for vocal harmonies and acoustic-based songcraft. The pop/rock twosome released their self-titled debut in 2006, just after the appearance of the Frames' sixth effort, The Cost. Hansard and Irglova also appeared as working-class immigrants in the popular Irish movie Once, which was presented at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007. The following year, the duo received an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the film's hit single, "Falling Slowly," and the Swell Season's popularity surged as a result. Their newest album is entitled "Strict Joy."