The changes are more systemic than stylistic, pulled off with a confidence and assurance that can only come from being comfortable in your skin
have shifted their gaze from their initial inspirations – the idealism of literature and poetry, the stark reality of certain parts of Dublin and Ireland, fitful ignorance of societal progression – to their experiences since they released their second album, the Grammy-nominated A Hero’s Death, in 2020.
It so happens there’s quite a lot. The foundations of Romance are noticeable in the way Fontaines DC sonically comport themselves. Once-defining characteristics – provocative, raw, naive punk, guttural rumbles and full-throttle repetitive phrasing that an irritable generation can sing along to – are barely heard.
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