BIMM Dublin
Name of Project - FONTAINES D.C.
Bio -
"This band just keep getting better and better"
Rough Trade
"Snarling, Swaggering Post Punk"
Stereogum
"The energy, the urgency and the emotion of these brilliant new songs made me stand up and take notice that this is the band I've been waiting for"
John Richards - KEXP, Seattle
"I'm absolutely kicking myself for not seeing these live"
Steve Lamacq / BBC 6 Music
Fontaines D.C. met as a quintet in Dublin, influenced and driven in equal measure by the rich history of their hometown’s counter-culture, their response has been to make concise and immediately authentic indie-punk that has done anything but fall on deaf ears.
The last six months have seen Fontaines D.C. release two hotly received double A-side singles, both of which were named as singles of the week by Rough Trade, and garnered early support from the likes of Steve Lamacq and others on BBC 6 Music, as well as earning feature space from every major Irish publication. Similarly, the band have played a number of shows across Europe, Ireland and the UK earning a reputation for their brooding and trenchant live performances, supporting the likes of The Horrors, Girl Band and The Lemon Twigs, as well as playing festival slots at Electric Picnic, Hard Working Class Heroes and Other Voices.
Previous singles such as ‘Liberty Belle’ and ‘Hurricane Laughter’ call to mind the likes of the Modern Lovers, The Fall, Iggy Pop and The Strokes, seamlessly blending immediate lyrical hooks with melodic golden-era indie instrumentation, and ‘70s Stooges punk thrust, all of which is strewn with defiant rock and roll overtones. On their new single ‘Chequeless Reckless’, the band have decided to delve even deeper into their influences (which they personally cite as spanning from The La’s, to The Pogues to Buddy Holly) employing hypnotic, kraut-rock infused cyclical riffs, whilst channelling Dublin into their concise and often-unassumingly poetic lyrics with a distinctive gritty Irish drawl.
Fontaines D.C. have gone from strength-to-strength with each release, and with a vast range of critical acclaim, renowned live shows and a series of sold out releases behind them over the course of just six months, ‘Chequeless Reckless’ stands as a huge statement of intent, which is not to be ignored.
THE RELEASES SO FAR & A BIT OF PRAISE:
Chequeless Reckless/ Boys In The Better Land - AA Side - Release Date Fri 23rd Feb 2018. ADDED TO KEXP, SEATTLE'S RADIO PLAYLIST.
"Limited third 7" Single from Dublin’s Fontaines who have now added DC to the end of their name. Chequeless Reckless is one half of a double A-Side single and is a mesmerising cut that's built on a krautrock rock esque groove but played by punks. The vocals are spoken in a distinctive Irish drawl and sits in between Mark E Smith and Justin from the Vaccines. The other half of the single is Boys in the Better Land which is another golden nugget that has the sound of The Modern Lovers if they'd grown up in Dublin. this band just keep getting better and better" - Rough Trade
"Snarling, Swaggering Post Punk" - Stereogum
"The energy, the urgency and the emotion of these brilliant new songs made me stand up and take notice that this is the band I've been waiting for" - John Richards, KEXP, Seattle
"I've played this about 15 times since yesterday. It's a bit like hearing Idles for the first time. I really think there's something here" - Steve Lamacq, 6Music, BBC
"Favourite New Band" - Podcart Glasgow
"Dark and Melancholic Post Punk that feels Visceral and Raw to it's core" - Aupium
"Dublin’s latest sensations Fontaines return with a new two track 7”. On one side is Hurricane Laughter which is an insistent and repetitive song built on a Mark E Smith style spoken vocal and a band who are locked into a rock n roll groove. The hook of “And there is no connection available” lingers long in your mind after the song has left the building" - Rough Trade
"A great record" - Steve Lamacq -BBC 6
"I'm absolutely kicking myself for not seeing these live" - Steve Lamacq - BBC 6
"Sonic Punk Thuggery" - Tony Clayton Lea - Irish Times
Liberty Belle: Released May 2017: Fontaines - Liberty Belle
"Classic rumblepunk in the tradition of The Ramones, The Fall and The Libertines."- Across The Line- BBC Northern Ireland
"The Fontaines are a Dublin band who are unmistakably Dublin. Liberty Belle is a retro rock’n’roll jam fitted with a Dublin accent. It’s short, sharp and stands out. It has that instant appeal you got when you first heard the Vaccines or The Strokes. This deserves two minutes and thirty nine seconds of your time."- Rough Trade
CHEQUELESS RECKLESS- VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcSFh7NVZt4
BOYS IN THE BETTER LAND - VIDEO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNXrKBt76zI
Hurricane Laughter/ Winter In The Sun Released October 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R26xFm5n6aY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgJz1DQTx0U
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