Deborah Sheedy
Fontaines D.C. have unveiled their new single Too Real.
Following up the essential breakthrough release of Boys In The Better Land/Chequeless Reckless earlier this year, the track will, like its predecessor, be out as a double A-side with The Cuckoo Is A Callin’ on December 21st.
Its video, meanwhile, was directed by Hugh Mulhern who says it is made up of ‘low-brow visuals inspired by Buster Keaton, James Joyce, The Dubliners and Jim Henson to discuss high- brow ramblings of some stout swilling stereotypes’.
Fontaines have another stint on the road with Shame this month, and have headline gigs in the UK and Ireland leading into next year and an unmissable North American tour with Idles.
Tour dates:
November
15 – Bristol, SWX
16 – Portsmouth, Pyramids
17 – Leicester, Academy 1
18 – Sheffield, The Leadmill
20 – Leeds, LUU Stylus
21 – Dublin, Tivoli Variety Theatre
22 – Paris, Les Inrocks Festival @ La Gaîté Lyrique
23 – Newcastle, University Union
24 – Glasgow, SWG3
26 – Norwich, The Waterfront
27 – Oxford, Academy 1
28 – Birmingham, O2 Institute
29 – London, The Macbeth
30 – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
December
5 – London, The Lexington
6 – Brighton, The Prince Albert
7 – Manchester, Night People
9 – Cardiff, The Moon Club
14 – Listowel, Mike the Pies
15 – Galway, Roisin Dubh
21 – Dublin, The Button Factory
January 2019
12 – Coventry, Central Library
13 – Milton Keynes, The Craufurd Arms
14 – Southampton, The Joiners
April 2019
11 – Bristol, Thekla
12 – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
13 – Manchester, Gorilla
14 – Glasgow, King Tuts
16 – Nottingham, Bodega
17 – London, The Garage
18 – Brighton, The Haunt
May 2019
5 – Kings Barcade, Raleigh, NC
6 – Strange Matter, Richmond, VA
8 – The Hollow, Albany, NY
10 – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn, NY
11,12 – Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington, DC
14 – Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
16 – Recordbar, Kansas City, MO
17 – Curtain Club, Dallas, TX
18 – Barracuda, Austin, TX
20 – Valley Bar, Phoenix, AZ
21 – Belly Up, Solana Beach, CA
22 – The Fonda, Los Angeles, CA
25 – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
27 – Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
28 – Neumos, Seattle, WA