“Now let’s break it”: How Glen Hansard Deconstructed His Songwriting Process and Returned with His Best Solo Album Yet

Within the first few seconds of “I’ll Be You Be Me,” it’s obvious this is a different sort of Glen Hansard record entirely, one that sounds nothing like anything he’s released under his own name previously. Opening with a sample of the drum and bass from Queen’s “Cool Cat” only to explode into a Bad … “Now let’s break it”: How Glen Hansard Deconstructed His Songwriting Process and Returned with His Best Solo Album Yet