Fontaines D.C.

MagicPigDetective

When 6Music started playing Bad round the reel, I thought good song, but was wary of another hyped band. Having seen a bit of them on Glasto TV, I listened to their debut album last night. It’s a post punk/indie classic.  Boys in the Better Land is a modern three chord anthem.

It’s one of those debut albums that's shaped by tales their youth and hometown, such as Stereophonics and Artic Monkeys’ debuts. The problem often is after being on the road for a couple of years they run out of things to say and start moaning about success and the press (i.e. the woeful Mr Writer) or disappear up their own arses in pretentiousness. Let’s hope Fontaines DC don’t fall into this trap!

Great band.

https://youtu.be/TNXrKBt76zI

Creed_Clicks

I checked out their KEXP session. Not bad, but I´m not totally sold on them yet. Whipping Boy did something similar and a lot better, to me anyway, but not taking away from Fontaines at all. Just need some more time with them!
Check out Girl Band for similar vocal styles. Girl Band a lot more experimental and noise rockish though.

MagicPigDetective

Creed_Clicks said:

I checked out their KEXP session. Not bad, but I´m not totally sold on them yet. Whipping Boy did something similar and a lot better, to me anyway, but not taking away from Fontaines at all. Just need some more time with them!
Check out Girl Band for similar vocal styles. Girl Band a lot more experimental and noise rockish though.

There’s some great bands coming out of Dublin. The new album by Murder Capital is well good. Girl Band are intense as fuck, might take a few listens!

MagicPigDetective

Interesting to revisit this thread. My fears the band would run out of things to say were unfounded. Now on their third album (Skinty Fia), a move to London has given them plenty of subject matter and reflection on their hometown of Dublin ....less youthful energy, it's a moodier and darker album. Many of their songs are simple structures, sometimes just two chords.. the interest is provided by the dynamics of the instrument and vocals. An excellent band and album IMHO. 

lustycourtier

A brilliant band. They get better and better.

AK99

Yeah they are very listenable. Came across them (surprisingly) through my daughter who went to school in Skerries, where half the guys are from. Never really listened to them before because - well - what do kids know about music, eh