Fontaines D.C. — Skinty Fia

Black Vinyl LP

The Irish post-punk band, formed in Dublin in 2014, consists of Grian Chatten (vocals), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan III (bass), Tom Coll (drums) and Carlos O'Connell (guitar). The name of their third album, Skinty Fia, is used colloquially as an expletive; the title roughly translates from the Irish as “the damnation of the deer.” Part bittersweet romance, part darkly political triumph, the songs ultimately form a long-distance love letter, one that laments an increasingly privatized culture in danger of going the way of the extinct Irish giant deer.

Released: 5/6/22