Fontaines D.C.

Fontaines D.C.
Fontaines D.C. performing at Loose Ends festival Amsterdam, 2019
Fontaines D.C. performing at Loose Ends festival Amsterdam, 2019
Background information
OriginDublin, Ireland
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels
Members
  • Grian Chatten
  • Conor Curley
  • Conor Deegan III
  • Tom Coll
  • Carlos O'Connell
Past members
  • Josh O'Connor
Websitefontainesdc.com

Fontaines D.C. are an Irish post-punk band formed in Dublin in 2014.[2][3][4] The band consists of Grian Chatten (vocals), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan III (bass), Tom Coll (drums) and Carlos O'Connell (guitar).

The band members met while attending music college and bonded over a common love of poetry. They began self-releasing singles and performing live regularly, signing to Partisan Records in 2018. The band's debut album, Dogrel, was released on 12 April 2019 to widespread critical acclaim. It was listed as Album of the Year on record store Rough Trade's website,[5] voted Album of the Year by presenters on BBC Radio 6 Music,[6] and nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize.[7]

The band's second studio album, A Hero's Death, written and recorded in the midst of touring to promote their debut album, was released on 31 July 2020. A Hero's Death was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Their third album, Skinty Fia, released in 2022, was the band's first to reach number one on the Irish Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart and contributed to their winning the Brit Award for International Group. The band's fourth album, Romance, was released on 23 August 2024.

  1. ^ "Fontaines D.C. | Other Voices Artists". Othervoices.ie.
  2. ^ Byrne, Niall (6 January 2018). "New artist of the week: Fontaines D.C." The Irish Times.
  3. ^ Barshad, Amos (31 July 2019). "Irish Band Channels the Spirit of Punk, and James Joyce". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Nguyen, Dean Van (5 April 2019). "Irish punks Fontaines DC: 'You can feel the growing Anglophobia'". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Albums of the Year – 2019". Rough Trade.
  6. ^ "BBC – BBC Radio 6 Music announces its Albums of the Year 2019 – Media Centre". BBC.
  7. ^ Murphy, Glen. "Choice Music Prize: Irish album of the year revealed". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 August 2021.