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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Fontaines org - The Untold Story

"It has that outlaw quality, that dangerous quality…they’re incredible songs." Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy on the modern indie greats he loves so much that he's basically "just a groupie" for them at this point

Oppenheimer and 28 Days Later star Cillian Murphy didn't hold back in his praise of these Irish lads

Louder

Rock acts Fontaines DC, Sam Fender and Wolf Alice shortlisted for the 2025 Mercury Prize

An Irish act could win for the first time in Mercury Prize history, with both Fontaines DC and pop singer CMAT shortlisted, while North Shields singer-songwriter Fender will be hoping for a homecoming triumph as the ceremony takes place in Newcastle

The Independent UK

Kneecap at Finsbury Park: 'infamy doesn't weigh heavily on them'

4/5 Jake Hawkes on the most controversial group of the moment hitting the big stage in Finsbury Park in typically outspoken form

Evening Standard

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Fontaines D.C. at Finsbury Park: 'the band of their generation'

4/5 A political set of performances in Finsbury Park ends in a cathartic performance by Fontaines

Evening Standard

Fontaines D.C. at Alexandra Palace review: intoxicating, playful and visceral

5/5 The band are clearly having fun in this latest era – and honestly, the feeling’s mutual

Evening Standard

Fontaines DC review – Dublin rockers strike out into the stratosphere

Rolling out new album Romance and an expansive change of direction, the band range from wistful to brutal in a small-scale gig of epic intensity

The Guardian - UK

“Conventional ideas about love and romance are blurred, twisted and contorted here.” Fontaines D.C. explore love in all its beautiful, messy, euphoric and melancholic confusion on Romance

Dublin's finest band move away from post-punk and step into the big league on album number four, Romance

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Fontaines DC: ‘We can generate ideas that sound like they’ve been carved in stone for a thousand years’

Influenced by Korn and moving beyond their native Ireland, the band are ready to be one of the biggest in the world. They explain how panic attacks and parenthood came to bear on a bold new LP

The Guardian - UK

Grian Chatten: Chaos for the Fly review – the Fontaines DC frontman gets personal

Chatten dials down the rollicking post-punk of the Dublin band with a solo debut of haunted, Leonard Cohen-esque songs

The Guardian - UK

‘I used to be associated with music that wasn’t in demand’: Producer Dan Carey on Speedy Wunderground, Fontaines DC and his new band, Miss Tiny

Megan Graye visits the in-demand producer at his home studio where Carey opens up about his good luck blessings, facing setbacks, and his tried and true ‘formula’ when it comes to producing records for south London’s buzziest bands

The Independent UK

Fontaines D.C. at Nottingham's Rock City review - the Dublin 'saviours of rock and roll'

The atmosphere is rapturous at times

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