Maia Smith
Glen Hansard announces Don’+ Settle- Transmissions East & West, a 22-song career-spanning collection across two volumes. The collection will include live reinterpretations of some of his most cherished songs across both his solo career and his work as the frontman of The Frames and half of the Oscar winning duo The Swell Season.
The Inspiration
During a memorable stormy outdoor performance at Zuiderparktheater in The Hague in the summer of 2024, Hansard invited audience members onstage during a storm. This impromptu communal experience helped to inspire and shape the record’s concept. The album was recorded by Hansard and his band over two nights in April 2025 in front of a dedicated audience at Berlin’s historic Funkhaus.
Release Information
Transmissions East (Vol. 1) will be released on the 24th April on Plateau/Secretly Distribution. Transmissions West (Vol. 2) is to follow later in the year. The track listing for Transmissions East (Vol. 1) is as follows: Don’t Settle, Down On Our Knees, Back Broke, My Little Ruin, Didn’t He Ramble, Fitzcarraldo, Carrickfergus, Lonely Deserter, The Feast Of St John, and Wreckless Heart. Pre-order of the album is available HERE.
Raw vocals
Both volumes feature no vocal overdubs, second takes, autotune, or editing. Hansard’s breadth of talent is brilliantly showcased and his song writing skills shine through. Don+t Settle – Transmissions East & West defines another milestone in his already successful career.
Tour
Additionally, Glen will be headlining his U.K. and European tour in late Spring. Here his compelling live performances will be brought to life. Tickets and more tour information are available HERE.
A taste of what’s to come
Hansard has shared his new version of “Didn’t He Ramble” from Vol. 1 giving us a taste of what to expect upon the release. Hansard gave us insight into the background of the song:
“Our local bar was The Ramble Inn. My father spent most of his waking and sometimes sleeping hours in there…he’d ramble in and stumble out. I wrote this song after he passed at the fair young age of 62. The kind of tribute song he would have approved of. My father was a proud man. Loved his family and his drink in equal measure. My father showed his love shoulder to shoulder, not face to face. He drove The Frames amps and instruments around for years. Rarely staying for the show. But always there to load out the gear with the band afterwards. I loved him very much and wanted to write him a tribute song he’d enjoy. I raise my voice, and a glass to Jemo Hansard.”
See the full song and performance HERE.
