Fontaines D.C.
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Fontaines D.C. are an Irish post-punk band formed in Dublin in 2014. The band consists of Grian Chatten (vocals), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor "Deego" Deegan III (bass), Tom Coll (drums) and Carlos O'Connell (guitar). The band members met while attending BIMM Dublin music college and bonded over a common love of poetry. They began self-releasing singles and performing live regularly, signing to Partisan Records in 2018. The band's debut album, Dogrel, was released in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim; it was listed as Album of the Year on record store Rough Trade's website, voted Album of the Year by presenters on BBC Radio 6 Music, and nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize. The band's second studio album, A Hero's Death, written and recorded while touring to promote Dogrel was released in July 2020, and earned a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Their third album, Skinty Fia, released in 2022, was the band's first to reach number one on the Irish Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart and contributed to them winning the Brit Award for International Group. The band's fourth album, Romance, was released in August 2024, and won The Album Award at the Rolling Stone UK Awards 2024. and was also nominated for the Mercury Prize.