FONTAINES D.C. – SINGLE REVIEW

Fontaines D.C. – Big (Partisan Records) 

Fontaines D.C. - Big

Release Date: Out Now

Along with IDLES, Fontaines D.C. are spearheading a new post-punk movement at the moment and it speaks volumes for the mental and emotional state of the music consuming generations right now. New single ‘Big’ is about as brutal and raw as it comes with an unapologetically persistent beat, clattering guitars and a deadpan vocal delivering lines like “Dublin in the rain is mine, a pregnant city with a Catholic mind”, dripping in upbringing, frustration and reluctant pride. The Irish outfit are off to tour the world and I think that’s a very, very good thing for everyone concerned – we all need new heroes right now. The video is a cracker too, already on the video of the year long list for the performance of the wee lad lip-synching through the market streets.

More information: https://www.facebook.com/fontainesband/

Live Dates:

22^nd February – Dolans Warehouse, Limerick City

7^th March – Union Pool, Brooklyn

8^th March – Union Pool, Brooklyn

11^th April – Thekla, Bristol

12^th April – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

13^th April – Gorilla, Manchester

14^th April – King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

16^th April – Bodega, Nottingham

17^th April – The Garage, London

18^th April – The Haunt, Brighton

19^th April – AD, Diksmuide

22^nd April – Point Ephemere, Paris

5^th May – Kings, Raleigh

6^th May – Strange Matter, Richmond

8^th May – The Hollow Bar, Albany

11^th May – Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington

12^th May – Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington

14^th May – Beachland Ballroom & Tavern, Cleveland

16^th May – The Record Bar, Kansas City

17^th May – Curtain Club, Dallas

18^th May – Barracuda, Austin

20^th May – Balley Bar, Phoenix

21^st May – Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach

22^nd May – Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles

24^th May – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco

25^th May – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco

27^th May – Wonder Ballroom, Portland

28^th May – Neumos, Seattle

20^th July – Site De Kerampuil A Carhaix, Mael-Carhaix

19^th November – O2 Ritz, Manchester

20^th November – O2 Academy, Liverpool

21^st November – SWG3 Studio Warehouse, Glasgow

22^nd November – Stylus,  Leeds

23^rd November – Leadmill, Sheffield

25^th November – O2 Institute, Birmingham

26^th November – O2 Academy, Oxford

27^th November – O2 Forum, Kentish Town

28^th November – Concorde 2, Brighton

30^th November – SWX, Bristol

1^st December – The 1865, Southampton

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