Skinty Fia
by Fontaines D.C.

From Cargusbralem 04/23/2022 00:53 | #284506 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

This band continues to churn out bangers like it's easy. I like how they're flirting with shoegaze this time around.

From Brad1770 TOP 100 COMMENTER 09/11/2022 04:24 | #289570 | TOP COMMENT Vote up your preferred comments and the comments with the most votes will be flagged.

Every year guaranteed there’s at least one or two highly anticipated albums that disappoint & unfortuately ‘Skinty Fia’ is one of those

Up until now I’ve been a pretty big supporter of these guys with both ‘Dogrel’ and ‘Hero’s Death’ landing high on my year end list. I first became concerned about ‘Skinty Fia’ when the stodgy “Big Shot” preceded its release as the first single & those fears were fully realised when I finally got my hands on the full album. Where’s the “Boys In the Better Land”? Where’s the “Dublin City Sky”? Where’s the “Televised Mind”? MIA that’s where. “How Cold Love Is” and the title track are solid enough but the rest is simply all a bit underwhelming

So, on this occasion I’m giving their third album a thumbs down because at the end of the day there’s simply too much other great music coming out I’d rather spend my time with (Edited)

Fontaines are back at it again with another great album that expands on their sound and musical journey as a band. (Edited)

This is their best record so far, less derivative than their first two albums. In ár gCroíthe go deo, Bloomsday, and all the side B of the album are very very remarkable. (Edited)

When I first listened to this band, I found the vocals annoying and thought they were nothing special instrumentally. But on further listens this album has grown on me massively. A very moody and emotional album, but at the same time really fucking cool. The last two tracks, I Love You and Nabokov, are my favourites. The lyrics on I Love You are very deep although not being Irish I can't pretend to understand the meaning of them - "I'll love you till the grass around my gravestone is deceased" is lovely. Jackie Down The Line is great too, as is Roman Holiday which is a bit different to the rest of the album as it could pass as a cool stoner rock summer anthem. Absolutely love it, think this might be the most excited I've been about a new band this decade. (Edited)