Fontaines DC new album imminent

[Don Gately]

New album on the way from Dublin's finest. "Romance" is the title. Pretty decent promo clip doing the rounds inspired by the elevator scene n the Shining.  Really looking forward to this, Skinty Fia is a masterpiece.

[Pagan Saviour]

Appalling band.

[Carnage]

Quite. I don't see the appeal myself, but then I'm not the target audience I suppose.

[Sworntothecans]

Awful band.

[open face surgery]

Can't get my head around yer man's vocals at all but the music is cool at times from what I've listened to. Don't understand their popularity.

[Don Gately]

Ah lads ye're way off here. First album was a bit rough but they are fantastic. This is going to be huge.

[Mooncat]

I've actually been meaning to post about Fontaines here and keep forgetting. Was interested to see what the opinion in them is back home, since they're homegrown. For all the people saying they're awful, why exactly?

I've only just started getting into them. Absolutely love their first album Dogrel. Was a bit disappointed they started to move away from that post-punk sound, but Skinty Fia is growing on me. Looking forward to the new one.

I also love his vocals, though I can see why people from back home might be mortified. Any time I hear a prominent Belfast accent I feel the same, but once you get over it, he's a really good punk vocalist with interesting lyrics.

[Carnage]

His vocals are poor alright, that skanger aesthetic is totally lost on me. He's not the only one, Damien Dempsey for instance cuts through me.

The music I just find throwaway, generic, however you want to describe it. Instantly forgettable.

Like I said, it's not being made for me so if I'm missing some point then that's alright.

[Ollkiller]

I've given them a go. Christ no, not for me.

[Pagan Saviour]

TBH it's the vocals that completely destroy it for me. Music is ok in patches but I'd listen to other stuff that's in the same ballpark that I find much more fulfilling.

[Eoin McLove]

I saw the singer being interviewed a few years ago and he came across as this sort of tortured artist while sitting in his parents' kitchen drinking tea. I could imagine teenage girls being really impressed but it was cringey and affected. It put me off them. Maybe it's time to revisit.

Edit. Just had a listen to the new single and part of an old one. No.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Given them a go a couple of times over the years, know Skinty Fia fairly well. I don't mind the vocals so much as the repetition, that's what makes them most often fall on the wrong side of the authentic/try-hard to my ears. Grand though like.

[Don Gately]

I saw the singer being interviewed a few years ago and he came across as this sort of tortured artist while sitting in his parents' kitchen drinking tea. I could imagine teenage girls being really impressed but it was cringey and affected. It put me off them. Maybe it's time to revisit.

Edit. Just had a listen to the new single and part of an old one. No.

Listen to "In ar gcroithe go deo" from last album, opening track. Go on try it.

[Don Gately]

Lol ...just can't get past the vocals.. pops on Altars of Madness

[open face surgery]

Cringey and affected is definitely a good description of any interviews I've seen.

Have that above song on now. His intentionally bad singing and repetition is painful. Would've been cool enough as an instrumental with the choral bit.

Have the new tune on now and his vocals once again ruining it. He's consistent.