#487

Take it to the “Disliking Fontaines D.C Thread” Geesey!

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#488

FINE

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#489

If anything you should be more defensive of your son(s)!

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#490

Just one son!

#491

i do actually want to like them in some ways - not enough younguns paying tribute to the Pogues.

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#492

Still true imho

#493

New album has already been mixed! Quite enjoying the rate they’re putting stuff out, hope it’s as good as the last two

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#494

Guess there was nothing better to do with the lack of touring :sweat_smile:

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#495

They said on the Reddit AMA that the album sounds like they’ve all had a big sleep and recovered from the non-stop touring of the last few years (apologies if this is in the article too), gently indicating it might be less dead-eyed than the last…

I think something ever so slightly sunnier would be a great vibe from them - the songwriting on Hero’s Death was much improved, but you could hear the bags under their eyes, so hopefully that’s true.

Dead happy we might be getting a new single in June.

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#496

i really liked that part of it, how it was both loud and punchy, yet drowsy and flat

but I really enjoy their straightforward melodic ballads plenty as it is, so I’ll take something more upbeat happily

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#497

So I guess the next one based on their current trajectory will sound like this

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#498

Wouldnt complain at that. Underrated album

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#499

But annoyed no one seems to have got this reference though :sweat_smile:

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#500

That they’re following the Horrors’ trajectory or something else?

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#501

Aye that’s about the size of it :sweat_smile:

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#502

Idk if no-one’s got it or more it’s no-one’s outraged because it’s not really that damning a thing to say?

(I did get it and my response was more along the lines of “I think that’s more of a compliment than you think it is”) :slight_smile:

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#503

Oh it wasn’t meant to be damming I like Skying as an album

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#504

Similarities aside I think Primary Colours is considerably better than A Hero’s Death (I was listening to the former at the weekend and had forgotten just how excellent it is). Skying is a similar level in my book so it would be another big leap in quality for Fontaines :slight_smile:

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#505

I liked their answer to ‘How do you break into the Dublin music scene?’

A:In terms of advice I’d say form a band with people you want to spend more time with. And listen to the strokes a lot. that’s all we ever did really

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#506

always feels like they bypassed the Dublin scene somewhat and had a pretty fast rise to hype band / international status. at least the scene as i know it, though i live a couple of hours away so i’m probably not quite as tuned into everything as i like to think i am. i did hear their name around a bit early on but don’t think they ever had a ‘local DIY cult favourites’ phase.

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