Villagers are an Irish band from Dublin 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 2010 and was shortlisted for that year's Mercury Prize and their second album {Awayland} was released in 2013. Conor O'Brien formed Villagers after the break-up of his previous band The Immediate.