Shop now. It was just one of those things, he says. Grians second channel, Two Much Grian, currently has 283K subscribers. I think its interesting in this world where its incredibly important to be good, it just makes it very, very alluring to write from the perspective of somebody who doesnt want to be good or doesnt feel the need to pretend to be good. The fact that shes coming now Im kind of like, whats the point in playing the gig? A lot of the lyrics are about stories I identify with but arent necessarily personal. Fontane was godson of Vito Corleone. It makes it feel like everything good is still in the future.John: Very well put!Grian: Both of those things made me develop my own style If I could call it that.John: Youve got the style alright, kid! Grian and his wife had planned to travel a lot before getting married, but the coronavirus pandemic forced them to postpone those plans. The initials D.C. stand for "Dublin City". Latest weather models confirm that a bitter cold snap is on the way for Ireland. When people talk in pubs theres this terrific sense of knowledge. Interview by Izel Villarba, find more of his work here. The sound of a printing machine has this really sexy syncopated shuffle beat thats really helpful in the composition of poetry. What does it mean for music to have a Dublin accent? It was kind of like a form of meditation and its a great way to share the hangover as well, because the most certain thing to me about having a hangover is the numbness that can come with it. But he gave me something to prove, like yours did. Shop now, Free standard delivery to United States. Like I dont think I know myself as well as my friends. This amount will fund over 300,000 hot meals. Do you know your Kourtneys from your Khlos? She used to say that as kind of like a colloquialism. Fontaines D.C. performing at Loose Ends festival Amsterdam, 2019. You tell all these stories about eccentric Irish characters and people you meet in pubs. I wanted to make some good music and when its done, still have that enjoyment of playing guitar and listening to music every day, make sure I had that and not be embittered, he says. [19][31][9] They played nine sets at SXSW 2019 over the course of five days, selling out venues, and count Gilla Band as a major influence.[27][32]. "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Loves a double-edged sword, you know? "Fontaines D.C. Live at Kilmainham Gaol" did not enter the Dutch Albums Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the Dutch Vinyl Albums Chart. The award-winning Fontaines have gained international success with their music, with appearances on the Jimmy Fallon show in America, sold-out concerts across the US and the UK, and two hit albums, Dogrel and A Heros Death. So if we got back, theres an elephant in the room because we both know somethings not right. A lot of black communities and much of the American population had forgotten about those types of music until the Stones and other bands brought them back in and it became mainstream; commercialized to a larger extent. My moms British and I was born in England and I moved over [to Ireland] when I was like two months old, and my dads Irish so its like Im made up of two halves. Youd hear them really screaming at each other. He and his friends began their journey in a place which became a city, but they all had their own individual bases as well. Thats skinty fia to me. John Cooper Clarkes memoir I Wanna Be Yours is out now via Picador. Theres a story in the papers about a woman from Coventry in England. Everything he puts out into the world is thoroughly honest and from the heart. It was all very hormonal, a my vocabularys bigger than his kind of thing. You, the band, the music, this whole thing? He was born on August 9, 1993, in England. It was like a Rear Window kind of setup at the back. I dont know exactly what that is; its an abstract thing, but its like somethings over ya know. Everything he puts out into the world is thoroughly honest and from the heart. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The Couple Across the Way Im very sad about whats going on over there. I went to the library and got everything Edgar Allan Poe had ever written, then I started reading about his life and I discovered that this poet, Charles Baudelaire had put his own work to one side to translate the entire canon of Edgar Allan Poe into French. Absolutely. I wanted to write a song called I Love You because I thought that it was a challenge that interested me to write a song about so kind of an ostensibly clich topic and attempt to make it interesting and my own, unique. Let's find out! "Boys In The Better Land" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop Top 50, but charted as an extra tip on the Flanders Ultratop Bubbling Under chart. What about American culture stands out to you? I feel in a sense that theres a little bit of a wrapping up of something after that happening, between us and Dublin. The more culture we see, the more books we read, and the more views that we get to see will help us. "[28] The Guardian gave the album a five-star review, hailing it as a "perfect debut", and commending Chatten for embracing the Dublin accent. He thinks a lot about a lot of things, and when you're talking to him you see his thought process in the way he articulates his words and writes songs. [1][2][3] The band consists of Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O'Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan III (bass), and Tom Coll (drums). Tags: "Liberty Belle" is in homage to the Liberties, a neighbourhood in Dublin where many band members lived. Hes someone who never had any diminishing returns for me. And the people blatantly telling him: Go home., These experiences cant help but make their way into the music of Fontaines D.C., the band Chatten fronts specifically on the bands third album, Skinty Fia, out April 22. Dogrel is out April 12th via Partisan Records pre-order the album here. We better check if there are any bombs. Chatten reckons it subconsciously seeped into his writing. When you clock in in the morning, youre really clocking out, do you know what I mean? The youth of Dublin and the youth of Ireland are politically activated now because of the Repeal the Eighth Movement, which allows women to get abortions. Put it this way, we had our own coroner! Taking the air on a stroll around the bustling Temple Bar area, the singer of Fontaines D.C. caught sight of a gaggle . Big Shot Your subscription could not be saved. It feels more like an ex-lover at this point, but I think thats because weve consumed it, processed it, and then put it back out into the world creatively because weve written all these songs, weve made this album, the album is finished. I think he just felt kind of consumed by the spirit of [Nabokovs] writing and wanted to relay that musically. Oh man, Id have to say Yeats. Because he knows his heart so well, hes doesnt need to tell you about it, he doesnt need to share it with you. Theres got to be tension in order for it to be an interesting thing to write about. Born in Cumbria, in the far north of the country, he moved to Ireland barely a month after moving out of the womb. Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan, Grian Chatten, and Tom Coll met while attending music college at BIMM in The Liberties, Dublin. It felt very structured or something like that, and easy, Chatten says. On our last tour in U.K., it was a ritual of mine to listen to do you know the actor, Andrew Scott? I think its him crying in real life because I dont think it makes any sense as a dramatic decision on his part as an actor. Its still not part of the law, its only been written into the constitution so theres still a process, but I think that engaged everyone, all the youth in Ireland politically. I dismantle them, put them back together. Their songs are shot through with youthful exhilaration and the bite-marks of early adulthood, the big nights out and the fretful hangovers that follow. It saved him from himself. Theres lines like, I will be your dog in the corner, and I would light your cigarette. Its just this subservience that I wanted to use in order to express the element of compromise thats necessary. [9], Lead singer Chatten is half-English (his mother is English and his father is Irish) and was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria[2] but grew up in the County Fingal coastal town of Skerries, north of Dublin. You go into a poem when you learn it off by heart, it becomes part of you.John: Precisely! We read this when we went back to Ireland for the start of the pandemic. Grian and his long-time girlfriend got engaged in August 2019. His name isnt Paddy, but that doesnt stop bullies from calling him that. Stay in the loop with the latest style news and get an exclusive 10% off when you subscribe to our emails. Im not interested in writing a straight-up love song. 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Grian's marriage to his wife typified the type of wedding ceremonies we see these days - small and intimate, with guests' smiles hidden under protective masks. Yeah, nine months out of the year its drizzling there, I could imagine Ireland is very similar. Grian was born on 9th August 1993 in England and spent some time growing up in Japan. In January 2022, the band announced their third studio album Skinty Fia. I got hold of your stuff last night and I like your style, the overcoat, the look, the voice, these are all the ingredients to make great records. Its partly because of figures like John, Grian says, that he thought he could make a career out of writing and performing in the first place. However, the 27-year-old from Skerries, Co Dublin, didnt hold back when describing the inspiration behind their new album, Skinty Fia. Its an exaggeration of a compromise thats necessary to a functioning relationship, to the point where it sounds pathetic. [2][7] They bonded over a common love of poetry[8] and collectively released two collections of poetry, one called Vroom, inspired by the Beat poets (Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg) and another called Winding, inspired by Irish poets (Patrick Kavanagh, James Joyce, W. B. Yeats). There used to be a guy called Moondog, a street singer with a long white beard, he did a book called 100 First Lines. Chatten is the frontman of the Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C., recently described by NME as "the new heroes of the rock resurrection." The members of the group met while attending music college in Dublin and initially bonded over a shared love for Irish . Lo and behold, it turned out to be another song about Ireland, he says. Its very reassuring when that happens, I find.Grian: When you say you hear echoes of different people in what I do, thats why that doesnt upset me. An example I was thinking of was how the Rolling Stones brought the blues and a lot of music rooted in black culture, American culture, back to America when the whole British Invasion happened. Bringing the pair together over a scratchy three-way phone line today, they trade asides, quotes and one liners, eager to impress one another. Drivers warned over incoming hike in petrol and diesel prices amid two key changes, "Its really important that we dont have any particular day where fuel goes up very dramatically", Limerick woman 'lucky to be alive' after being held captive, beaten and doused with acid in horror attack. Look no further! But what we did have instead was the music hall. Im trying to kind of convince my girlfriend to come out and enjoy this its like adventure, you know what I mean? [2], They released music videos directed by frequent collaborator Hugh Mulhern. I think the song was influenced by addiction, which is something that runs in a lot of families. Is there someone specific you want to prove anything to? [21][22][23] They also received grant funding from RT 2fm. Especially when youre in a group of young Irish people living in London, it can be a great social adhesive between youse. 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I mess about with poems night after night. You wouldnt believe the decibel level. Would you ever want people to tell your story like that, in the same way youre telling theirs? It was beautiful, I remember the coffee there. Picture by Ellius Grace/PA. [18][19] In November 2018, the band signed with Partisan Records. Were all on the same planet. If a band has a good message on paper but is too fashionable, too concerned with fashion, its just very difficult for me to listen to them because I cant take them seriously. [Conor] Curley, our guitarist, wrote all the music and the title. Im saying goodbye to Dublin. Its a war between the good intentions of the youth and the growth of materialism and social media, technology, stuff like that because thats just spindling the culture away in front of our eyes. Like if you go to Boston, that expression of Irishness. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. She has been amazing to me and deserves the best.. I want to live in the world of the heart. I guess the opposite of Dogrel would be high class poetry. I am so lucky to have her in my life and I cant wait to be a husband and start a family with her,Grian wrote on the caption. 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