#105

Enough, and never judge before listening

#106

I think people are just looking for reasons not to like them

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#107

No.

#108

Where is he from?

#109

The I’M ABOUT TO MAKE LOTSA MONEY song makes me cringe myself inside out

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#110

Skerries.

#111

I know lots of people from Skerries who have that exact accent

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#112

Seriously? Would have associated it more with the city myself. My Dublin friends are doing their nuts over the accent.

#113

Haven’t heard Gruff Rhys talk much, I do think James Graham amps up the accent a bit when he’s singing, especially when he rolls his Rs, I don’t mind it and it’s just slightly thickening his real accent as far as I can tell, but I could understand people being a bit put off by it.

I think in this case as I can pinpoint the accent he’s impersonating (north Dublin, usually stereotyped as gritty working class Dublin) which I don’t really hear in his speech (not sure where he’s from but I’m sure I read they all moved there to study) then it feels a bit more of a ‘dishonest’ affectation - however I don’t really mind it and think it’s a decent album.

#114

Yeah one of my best mates and his whole crew from there all have big northsider accents. I thought you were going to say Blackrock or something :smiley:

#115

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#116

It’d be perfect if he was a D4 head but damnit, it just doesn’t fit the narrative!

#117

Ha that’s fair, had no idea where he was from. The one interview I’ve seen he didn’t sound as broad to me as he sings but I only saw a short clip.

I think I brought it up first in this thread but didn’t realise it’d become such a talking point really, but not surprising if it’s already a talking point in Dublin

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#118

Haha I do think the accent is hammed up though, find it a bit grating

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#119

aww I love that haha

Then again I’m not Irish

#120

I find their banging on about Irish literature non stop to be a bit tryhard as well but tbh I’ve been occasionally known to do the same after a few pints

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#121

nope like i said i quite like the music.
they’re absolutely playing up to the aesthetic though, it’s not subtle

Are you a Dub yourself?

#122

I dunno about Welsh accents but Gruff Rhys isn’t trying to be ‘street’ in the way Fontaines are
And anyway i said it’s a pretty common thing, so yeah…adds colour, uniqueness and character to music, I can see why people do it.

#123

They’re miles better than vaccines, view or the enemy though, unfair comparisons.

I started out in Cavan then Dublin and now New York.

#124

There’s a lot of Too Cool For School attitudes in here, arsed about accents.
I don’t care where in Ireland they’re from and how broad their accents are allowed to be. Cant people just enjoy music for what it is?
It’s easily an AOTY contender for me and they’re a really tight live band that I’d recommend seeing.

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