Markéta Irglová

The Profile

Markéta Irglová is a Czech singer-songwriter and pianist, co-founder of The Swell Season and an Academy Award winner for the song "Falling Slowly" (2008). She has released solo albums including Anar and Muna.

The provided review notes Muna as her second solo album, recorded mainly in Iceland with local musicians and Czech and Iranian collaborators; the record is described as spiritual/Christian-leaning folk and compared to works by Joni Mitchell and Cocteau Twins.

The single provided review praises Markéta Irglová's solo album Muna as a spiritual, piano-led folk record and an 'absolute masterpiece'. It notes Muna is her second solo work following Anar and The Swell Season, and references her 2008 Oscar for 'Falling Slowly'. The album was recorded mainly in Iceland with local, Czech and Iranian collaborators and is compared to works by Joni Mitchell and Cocteau Twins.