The Fontaines D.C. frontman releases his debut solo album. Amongst brief rests from relentless tours with the critically acclaimed Dublin post-punk band, Chatten decided to challenge his creativity and occupy a different sound world, expanding his artistic voice. With Dan Carey behind the sound board, the first single opts for drum machine downtempo and soft nylon finger picking guitar. It seems that Chatten finds a new sense of curiosity in his storytelling on this record, developing his lucid lyricism.
Having released three albums in only marginally more years at the helm of Fontaines D.C, Grian Chatten’s solo debut arrived in the promo-shunning manner of a true passion project. An immediate tonal departure from his day job, ‘Chaos For The Fly’ was a record of melancholy introversions, laced with strings and acoustic plucks, and written as an escape from the frustrations of fame and touring. Where FDC have increasingly found themselves thrust into the glare of awards shows and mainstream adoration, ‘Chaos…’ reminded the world that, beneath the bright lights,
Chatten is a songwriter’s songwriter in the great tradition of them; a modern-day bard of the broken spirit, capable of spinning darkness into real beauty.
On white coloured vinyl with signed print., “Chaos For The Fly”, out 30th June on Partisan Records:
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