{{Short description|2009 studio album by the Swell Season}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox album | name = Strict Joy | type = studio | artist = the Swell Season | cover = StrictJoy.SS.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2009|10|23}} | recorded = Late 2008–2009 | studio = Tarquin Studios, Bridgeport, Connecticut | genre = Indie folk | length = | label = Plateau Records (Ireland), Anti- (Europe & North America) | producer = Glen Hansard, Peter Katis | prev_title = The Swell Season | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = | next_year = }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1629205/review|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = American Music Channel |rev2score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://americanmusicchannel.com/features/reviews/11-13-2009/strict-joy |title=American Music Channel review |access-date=7 June 2011 |archive-date=9 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009020138/http://americanmusicchannel.com/features/reviews/11-13-2009/strict-joy |url-status=dead }}</ref> |rev3 = ''Blare Magazine'' |rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://blaremagazine.com/2009/11/10/album-reviews-9-11-09 BLARE Magazine review]</ref> |rev4 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' |rev4score = B<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091104112153/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20315894,00.html Entertainment Weekly review]</ref> |rev5 = ''Pitchfork'' |rev5score = 6.5/10<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13624-strict-joy Pitchfork Media review]</ref> |rev6 = ''Spin'' |rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.spin.com/reviews/swell-season-strict-joy-anti Spin review]</ref> }}<!-- Automatically generated by DASHBot-->
'''''Strict Joy''''' is the second album by the Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová). It was released in Ireland on October 23, 2009, the rest of Europe on October 26, and on October 27 in North America on the Anti- record label.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1629205|pure_url=yes}}|publisher=allmusic.com|title=Overview:Strict Joy -The Swell Season|accessdate=2009-07-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theswellseason.com/news/ |title=News |publisher=The Swell Season |date=2012-02-21 |accessdate=2012-03-10 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412032638/http://www.theswellseason.com/news/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The title of the album was derived from a 1931 book of poems written by Irish poet James Stephens.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2009/07/10/the-swell-season-shares-a-bit-of-strict-joy/|publisher=consequence.net|title=The Swell Season shares a bit of strict joy|author=Young, Alex|date=2009-07-10|accessdate=2009-07-24}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The album reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200.
==Promotion== "In These Arms", the first single from the album was released on iTunes on August 18, 2009, and began streaming on ''spinner.com'' during the same week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/08/the-swell-season-streams-new-single-preps-strict-j.html|title=The Swell Season streams new single|accessdate=2009-09-01}}</ref>
The Swell Season performed six of the new songs on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert on the August 10th show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111679769|publisher=npr.org|title=The Swell Season: Tiny Desk Concert: NPR|accessdate=2009-09-01}}</ref>
==Track listing== #"Low Rising" (Glen Hansard) – 3:59 #"Feeling the Pull" (Glen Hansard) – 2:20 #"In These Arms" (Glen Hansard) – 3:33 #"The Rain" (Glen Hansard) – 3:40 #"Fantasy Man" (Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová) – 5:04 #"Paper Cup" (Glen Hansard) – 3:21 #"High Horses" (Glen Hansard) – 5:00 #"The Verb" (Glen Hansard) – 4:32 #"I Have Loved You Wrong" (Markéta Irglová) – 5:04 #"Love That Conquers" (Glen Hansard) – 3:56 #"Two Tongues" (Glen Hansard) – 3:44 #"Back Broke" (Glen Hansard) – 4:03 #"Somebody Good" <small>(Japan and Korea bonus track)</small> #"When Your Mind's Made Up" (Live) <small>(Brazil bonus track)</small> #"Falling Slowly" (Live) <small>(Brazil bonus track)</small> #"Lies" (Live) <small>(Brazil bonus track)</small>
'''Special edition live disc'''<ref name="amazon">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/samples/B002HWUU2C|title=The Swell Season: Strict Joy (Deluxe Version)|website=Amazon |accessdate=2010-06-20}}</ref> # "All the Way Down" # "Lies" # "This Low" # "Drown Out" # "When Your Mind's Made Up" # "I Have Loved You Wrong" # "Falling Slowly" # "Leave" # "What Happens When the Heart Just Stops" # "Lay Me Down" # "Once" # "If You Want Me" # "Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy" # "Fitzcarraldo"
'''Special edition DVD (One Step Away - Live from the Riverside Theater, Milwaukee, WI. May 8, 2008)'''<ref name="amazon"/> # "Say It to Me Now" # "All the Way Down" # "When Your Mind's Made Up" # "Lay Me Down" # "Falling Slowly" # "Gigantic" (Pixies cover) # "Loved You Wrong" # "Fitzcarraldo" # "Once"
==Personnel==
===Musicians=== *Glen Hansard – vocal, guitar *Markéta Irglová – piano, vocal *Colm Mac Con Iomaire – violin *Rob Bochnik – guitar, mandolin *Joe Doyle – bass guitar *Graham Hopkins – drums *Thomas Bartlett – piano, keyboards *Steven Bernstein – horns *Clark Gayton – horns *Chris Lightcap – bass *Chad Taylor – drums *Javier Mas – guitar
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Strict Joy'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2009) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite Ryan|page=273}}</ref> | 88 |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627062005/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2015|title=Albums : Top 100|website=Jam!|date=1 November 2009|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref> | 30 |- {{album chart|Ireland2|19|artist=The Sweet Season|rowheader=true|access-date=20 October 2022}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|29|date=20091101|rowheader=true|access-date=6 December 2025}} |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="bbcharts">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/album/the-swell-season/strict-joy/1278067|title=Strict Joy – The Swell Season|magazine=Billboard|access-date=6 December 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331223409/http://www.billboard.com:80/album/the-swell-season/strict-joy/1278067#/album/the-swell-season/strict-joy/1278067|archive-date=31 March 2011}}</ref> | 15 |- ! scope="row"| US Folk Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="bbcharts"/> | 3 |- ! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="bbcharts"/> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Alternative Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="bbcharts"/> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Rock Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="bbcharts"/> | 5 |- ! scope="row"| US Top Tastemaker Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="bbcharts"/> | 5 |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.theswellseason.com/ theswellseason.com] *[http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=70699583&blogId=499417777 The Swell Season MySpace Blog]
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