Amazingly, its first single is even older than that: It's a peppier re-working of Amen (So Be It)'s "Fear, " an earnest examination of the dangerous world Casey's daughter will inherit.

NPR: Casey's 'Fear' as Universal as Fear Itself

Like Hansard, Paddy Casey has gone platinum many times over in Ireland, but he hasn't had as many opportunities to find traction here: Amen (So Be It) received a major-label release in 2000 before becoming a find in 99-cent bins from coast to coast, and that's about it.

NPR: Casey's 'Fear' as Universal as Fear Itself