Fontaines D.C. have released their third studio album Skinty Fia today – revisit our review and stream it below on New Music Friday.
“Former Sex Pistol John Lydon’s autobiography was called No Irish, No Blacks No Dogs, a reference to the discriminatory window posters seen in London during the 1950s and 60s.”
“Widespread racism this blatant may have been rare, but the book’s title was an unnecessary reminder that Britain has always been picky about who it rolls the red carpet out to.”
“Conditions (may) have improved but, after Fontaines D.C.’s second album A Hero’s Death was released, four of the band – including singer Grian Chatten – decided to sample Anglo-Irish hospitality in person, relocating to England’s capital whilst bassist Conor ‘Deego’ Deegan flitted instead to Paris.”
“This is an emigratory journey made by thousands over time, but one that for a group who wrote their first album largely about the unravelling fabric of Dublin seems an unlikely choice.”