Villagers（鄉巴佬樂隊）2008年在都柏林成立，這是他們的首張專輯。樂隊核心Conor J. O'Brien善于將黑暗的意象和現實生活結合起來，他創作的歌詞以黑暗著稱。這是一支強勁的新生力量，是多米諾唱片簽約的唯一一支愛爾蘭樂隊，《紐約時報》記者將他們和U2、萊昂納德·科恩相提并論。
Villagers are an Irish band fronted by Conor J. O'Brien.
They have performed at several music festivals and toured with Tracy Chapman, Bell X1 and Tindersticks. They have one EP, titled Hollow Kind (2009). Their debut album Becoming a Jackal was released in Ireland on 14 May 2010, in the rest of Europe and the United Kingdom on 24 May 2010 and in Canada and the United States on 8 June 2010. It was shortlisted for the 2010 Mercury Prize.
