With all the talk about Fontaines D.C. the Dublin band’s debut, album “Dogrel” pretty great reviews, the Dublin city themes and the PR narratives, The band keep on rolling right into the larger consciousness.
Some radio presenters, papers and publications are hailing the release of the group’s debut LP Dogrel as akin to a new chapter for Irish music. Paul McCloone labelled it the best debut in years . That’s a lot of expectation to put on any group and yet, the Fontaines D.C have found many champions internationally, with KEXP, NME, DIY Mag and lots more heaping praise on the group and album.
Last night, the band made their American TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon which used to be a crucial rite of passage in the life-cycle of any hyped-up young band. performing Dogrel standout track ‘Boys in the Better Land’.
Fontaines D.C. played two songs on Fallon: “Boys In The Better Land” on the broadcast and “Liberty Belle” as an online bonus. And they ripped both of them, riffing hard and looking intense and generally seeming like they were too cool to breathe , The Music guest Fontaines D.C. gives a bonus performance of “Liberty Belle” for the Tonight Show studio audience.
Dogrel is out now on Partisan Records.
