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Fontaines D.C. - Romance review (with Aoife Barry) - Nialler9
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Niall is joined by journalist and arts writer Aoife Barry review the fourth album from the Fontaines - is it a new chapter, new label, new look, new sound for the band?
Romance signifies some change from the Fontaines, their first on new label XL Recordings, they have graduated from the indie producer du jour Dan Carey with James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Depeche Mode, Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz ) at the control, a producer used to big music stage sounds.
Romance brings a mix of guitar rock genres - shoegaze, 80s Irish and UK indie, ‘90s alt-rock, grunge, into their fold, while retaining their core Fontaines sound. yet The songs are among the brightest they've done.
Grian Chatten's lyrics have transcended their Dublin roots and embraced a universality. The preoccupation with a city of origin is replaced by Romance as a concept.
His vocals have grown on this record, more soaring, more melodic, brighter, less gutteral, more commanding and varied.
But is it any good? Dive into Romance with us.
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