The 2020 single "Cold Comfort" finds Glen Hansard delivering a solitary, piano-driven ballad that starkly contrasts with his more robust, band-oriented work.
- "Cold Comfort" was released on June 9, 2020, via Anti/Epitaph Records.
- The single was produced by Glen Hansard himself.
- The song was written during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
Glen Hansard is an Irish singer-songwriter and actor, best known as the frontman of the folk-rock band The Frames and as one half of the folk duo Swell Season. His work often blends confessional songwriting with impassioned, raw vocal performances. In 2020, Hansard released the single "Cold Comfort" between his albums "This Old World" (2019) and "All That Was East Is West Now" (2024), positioning it as a standalone piece during a period of relative quiet for new studio material.
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