Just like the President of the United States, we are fans of Aiofe O’Donovan.  Ms. O’Donovan has a new album that will be released in January on Yep Roc entitled In The Magic Hour (produced by Tucker Martine and aided by Sara Watkins, Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz and a host of others).  O’Donovan’s second album, In The Magic Hour was kindled by her Irish grandfather’s passing.  O’Donovan has described the album as “an ode to the cycle of life.”

To get a feel, you can watch O’Donovan below as she performs an unplugged version that captures well the format for her solo tour with Glen Hansard, which begins tonight in Los Angeles at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.  Donovan impresses here with her pure voice that, for us, combines elements of Joni Mitchell, Rickie Lee Jones and Sally Ellyson (of Hem).  High praise in our book.

Watch the acoustic performance below and check out O’Donovan’s tour dates at botttom.  Central Coasters take note: O’Donovan will headline at the Lobero Theater on February 26th.

You can pre-order the new album HERE.  Afterwards, watch the official video for the same song.

Aoife O’Donovan North American 2015 Tour Dates:
11/9 – Los Angeles, CA – Walt Disney Concert Hall *
11/10 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic *
11/13 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom *
11/14 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre *
11/16 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre *
11/17 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater *
11/19 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre *
11/20 – Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre *
11/21 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre *
11/23 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant *
11/24 – Cincinnati, OH – Taft Theatre *
11/25 – Atlanta, GA – Buckshead Theatre *
12/10 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom ^
12/11 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg ^

* With Glen Hansard
^ With I’m With Her, featuring Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz

North American Headlining 2016 Tour Dates:
2/19 – Denver, CO – Swallow Hill Music
2/20 – Boulder, CO – E-town
2/21 – Beaver Creek, CO – Vilar Performing Arts Center
2/22 – Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum
2/24 – Los Angeles, CA – Largo
2/26 – Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theatre
2/27 – Carmel, CA – Folktale Winery
2/28 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
2/29 – Petaluma, CA – McNear’s Mystic Theatre
3/03 – Eugene, OR – The Shedd
3/04 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
3/05 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
3/06 – Seattle, WA – Columbia City Theater