Fontaines D.C. announce debut album ‘Dogrel’
Irish band Fontaines D.C. have finally announced their debut full-length album, which has been titled Dogrel.
To coincide with record news, the Dublin band have also revealed the album’s lead single ‘Big’ and accompanying video. Teaming up with Partisan Records, Fontaines D.C. will put out the album on April 12th.
According to a press release, Dogrel signifies “a debut which is best enjoyed as a whole; it is very much in the grand tradition of the album as an art form, just as this is a band very much in the classic band mould: great singles, an indefatigable work ethic and an utter aversion to standing still.”
Speaking about the video, the band said, “We felt that great ambition was a sickness, and we got Grian’s 11-year-old next-door neighbour to say it to you all because he’s got the presence of a hundred frontmen.”
The band have also announced a big UK tour and will join Idles as the support for their US dates.
Fontaines D.C. tour dates:
February
- 08 Grenoble, La Bobine
- 10 Dijon, Generiq Festival
April
- 14 Glasgow, King Tuts
- 16 Nottingham, Bodega
- 17 London, Garage
- 18 Brighton, Haunt
- 19 Diksmuide, 4AD
- 20 Rotterdam, Motel Mozaique Festival
- 22 Paris, Le Point Ephemere
- 24 Valencia, El Loco
- 25 Madrid, Siroco
- 26 San Sebastian, Dabadaba
May
- 05 Raleigh, Kings Barcade*
- 06 Richmond, Strange Matter*
- 08 Albany, The Hollow*
- 10 Brooklyn, Brooklyn Steel*
- 11 Washington DC, Rock & Roll Hotel*
- 12 Washington DC, Rock & Roll Hotel*
- 14 Cleveland, Beachland Ballroom*
- 16 Kansas City, recordBar*
- 17 Dallas, The Curtain Club*
- 18 Austin, Barracuda*
- 20 Phoenix, Valley Bar*
- 21 San Diego, Belly Up*
- 22 Los Angeles, The Fonda*
- 25 San Francisco, Great American Music Hall*
- 27 Portland, Wonder Ballroom*
- 28 Seattle, Neumo’s*
- 31 Neustrelitz, Immergut Festival
June
- 01 Nimes, This Is Not A Love Song Festival
July
- 13 Glasgow, TRNSMT Festival
- 20 Carhaix-Plouguer, Les Vieilles Charrues
- 26 Truck Festival
- 27 Deer Shed Festival
- 28 Y Not Festival
August
- 29 End Of The Road Festival
November
- 20 Liverpool, O2 Academy 2
- 21 Glasgow, SWG3
- 22 Leeds, Stylus
- 23 Sheffield, Leadmill
- 25 Birmingham, O2 Institute 2
- 26 Oxford, O2 Academy
- 27 London, O2 Forum Kentish Town
- 28 Brighton, Concorde 2
- 30 Bristol, SWX
December
- 01 Southampton, The 1865
*with IDLES
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