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ALBUM REVIEW: Fontaines D.C. \u2013 Dogrel (Partisan Records)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This debut album by the labelmates of\nlast year\u2019s big thing Idles was one of the most eagerly-awaited of 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last few months have seen the\nDublin indie-rock five-piece become one of the most-talked-about new bands\naround, with a real sense of anticipation surrounding this release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A string of tracks were released to\nradio, earning plenty of airplay on the likes of 6Music, which meant the album\nfelt a little over-familiar on first listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it\u2019s already on many critics\u2019\nalbum of the year shortlists, and it\u2019s easy to see why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grian Chatten\u2019s rich Irish brogue and\nslightly off-key delivery is reminiscent of vintage era The Pogues, while the\nuse of repetition echoes post-punk heroes like The Fall, Joy Division and PiL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dogrel, the debut record by Fontaines D.C., is tipped as an album of the year contender.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Opening track Big is a short, sharp\nintroduction to what Fontaines D.C. are all about, while the radio-friendly Too\nReal is one of their big songs as Chatten asks \u201cis it too real for yaaa?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That use of repetition is employed on\none of the standout tracks, Hurricane Laughter, which was released as a single\nlast year, while the languid Roy\u2019s Tune shows a more melodic side to the band,\nand The Lotts sounds like Boy\/October-era U2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liberty Belle and Boys In The Better\nLand move the album towards its wonderful closing track Dublin City Sky, where\nChatten sounds like Shane MacGowan at his poetic best as he takes us on a\njourney around the grey, rainswept city which inspires so much of his writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although it took a few listens to shrug\noff the feeling of overfamiliarity, I can\u2019t wait to see what they come up with\nnext. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For now, let\u2019s enjoy an album which is certainly one <\/strong>of the best I\u2019ve heard this year, and will surely come to be regarded as a classic. 8\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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