The most recent eight months have seen Fontaines D.C. discharge two fervently received AA-side singles, the two of which were named as singles of the week by Unpleasant Trade, and garnered early help from any semblance of Steve Lamacq and others on BBC 6 Music, just as acquiring highlight space from each significant Irish publication. Thus, the band have played various shows across Europe, Ireland and the UK gaining a notoriety for their brooding and trenchant live performances, supporting any semblance of The Revulsions, Young lady Band and The Lemon Twigs, just as playing celebration spaces at Electric Picnic, Hard Average workers Saints and Different Voices.
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Tracks Listing:
1 Big
2 Sha Sha Sha
3 Too Real
4 Television Screens
5 Hurricane laughter
6 Roys Tune
7 The Lotts
8 Chequeless Reckless
9 Liberty Belle
10 Boys In The Better Land
11 Dublin City Sky
Past singles such as 'Freedom Beauty' and 'Hurricane Giggling' call to mind any semblance of the Modern Sweethearts, The Fall, Iggy Pop and The Strokes, consistently blending immediate lyrical snares with melodic golden-period indie instrumentation, and '70s Saps punk push, which is all strewn with defiant rock and move hints. On their new single 'Chequeless Reckless', the band have decided to delve considerably deeper into their influences (which they by and by cite as spreading over from The La's, to The Pogues to Buddy Holly) utilizing hypnotic, kraut-rock infused cyclical riffs, while channeling Dublin into their concise and frequently unassumingly poetic lyrics with a distinctive abrasive Irish drawl.
Fontaines D.C. have gone from solidarity to-quality with each discharge, and with a tremendous scope of critical acclaim, renowned live shows and a progression of sold out discharges behind them through the span of only a half year, 'Chequeless Reckless' stands as an immense explanation of aim, which isn't to be ignored.
Fontaines D.C. (beforehand Fontaines) is a Dublin based post-punk band comprised of Grian Chatten (Vocals), Conor Deegan III (Bass), Carlos O'Connell (Guitar), Conor Curley (Guitar), and Tom Coll (Drums). The band have released eight singles and, in 2018, signed with Fanatic Records.
The band individuals met in college in Dublin[1][2][3], in the wake of having played individually in different bands, where they quickly formed a connection. "We loved similar writers and craftsmen. Immediately our gathering and our band was everything to us."[1] However the individuals all come from different cities, they have planted themselves as a Dublin band. "We've become inextricably attached to Dublin for every one of its weaknesses and brilliance. I can't expound on life on Mars when I'm so invested in life here. It's everything reflection.
Fontaines D.C. released their debut single, "Freedom Beauty" with Daniel Doherty in Darklands Studio and through their very own independent Trigger Gathering Records in June of 2017. They continued the association with "Hurricane Giggling" and "Winter In The Sun".[1] On May 24, 2018, the band signed with Factional Records, who have likewise signed with bands such as Idles, Cigarettes After Sex, and Eagulls.
The band have mentioned W.B. Yeats, Patrick Kavanagh, and Shane MacGowan as poetic inspirations.[7] MacGowan's band, The Pogues, was additionally cited to be a substantial influence, just as The Moving Stones and The Dubliners,[7] Chattan saying "The Pogues, to us, had the perfect soul. The Stones had the best sounds. Our words are inspired by a combination of bar talk and verse."
While likewise being where the band was formed, the band finds much more to the city, Chattan saying "it's much the same as adoring somebody, they can be loaded with deficiencies, yet you come to understand that without those things you wouldn't love a similar individual... Dublin is only the most imperfectly perfect place and it is living and breathing because of that."[8]
Stories and characters from the city are additionally present in the band's mind, with the discharge covers of "Freedom Beauty" and "Hurricane Chuckling" including Dublin legends, Thomas "Blast" Dudley and P.J. "Johnny Fortycoats" Marlow. "Blast", being a Dublin eccentric who carried a church key which he pretended was a firearm. Deegan III clarifies that "with 'Freedom Beauty' being a characterization and an adoration tune for the Freedoms and Dublin inward city life, we wanted to get a character for the cover that would embody that and truly speak to it... Blast was incredible because he was eccentric and immediate."
"Fortycoats" was a vagrant who wore a few coats and gave out paper comic strips and jokes to children. Chattan describes "Hurricane Giggling" as being "made up of disjointed, raged bits of data that all structure something cohesive to the audience, similar to when Fortycoats passed out different bits of a paper, they were all simply kind of solitary ideas yet they formed something different in the audience's mind.
The band's sound has been described as having "looping"[7] and "persevering" riffs[9]. Grian Chatton's vocals being described as having an "inundating and authentic Dublin accent".[10]
NME stated that "On their new single 'Chequeless Reckless', the band have decided to delve considerably deeper into their influences (which they by and by cite as crossing from The La's, to The Pogues, to Buddy Holly) utilizing hypnotic, kraut-rock infused cyclical riffs, while channeling Dublin into their concise and regularly unassumingly poetic lyrics with a distinctive abrasive Irish drawl."[2]
On "Young men In The Better Land" Hot Press stated that the track "epitomizes retro old school rock'n'roll, accompanied with the most authentic Dublin accent, separating the melody from other rock tunes. It's totally outlandish not to know the cause of this band, they are undeniably Irish, specifically Dublin and this new tune doesn't let our city down."[11]
Aupium describe the band's sound as "dark and melancholic post-punk music that feels visceral and crude to its core. In the event that you are a fanatic of 70s post-punk and love the awful beats of Satisfaction Division, at that point Fontaines D.C. is an absolute necessity have on your playlist. This quintet bring the classic components of post-punk, however hybridizes with contemporary new wave and dark pop magic... Like modern Happiness Division."[12]
XS Noize state "'Freedom Beauty' and 'Hurricane Giggling' call to mind any semblance of the Modern Darlings, The Fall, Iggy Pop and The Strokes, flawlessly blending immediate lyrical snares with melodic golden-time indie instrumentation, and '70s Numbskulls punk push, which is all strewn with defiant rock and roll overtones."[13]
Richard Brabin declares that "Fontaines D.C. are a 'once in an age' band and speak to the past, present and fate of the English and Irish guitar music. Their impact in a frequently tired and languid scene isn't to be underestimated and it would be a crime of epic extents if Fontaines don't proceed to become a standout amongst our most cherished acts.