Fontaines D.C. are an Irish rock 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).
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"Listening to this record, we were staying in an Airbnb in Montreal, and I think there was a record player in there, and this album was like the only album in the whole place. We listened to it, and it's just incredibly simple music. It's all recorded with like one mic; there's an amazing cover of 'Sweet Jane' on this as well."Watch this moment
"it's probably my favorite live performance taping ever. it's absolutely amazing."Watch this moment
"Yeah, he turned on this, he warps it and turns it into music and it's just a really cool thing, you know, it's really great atmosphere. I used to hate country music but that record changed how I perceived it."Watch this moment
"this is broadcast this is their live at Maida Vale sessions which I've been listening to a lot on T. it's great to finally pick it up."Watch this moment
"Pretty Hate Machine is a record I loved since I was a teenager, really. It opened up my mind to music in a big way because suddenly you're not so rigid anymore; it's not about tribes as much as it is about feeling."Watch this moment
"Yeah, it's just one of those records that I can't believe I don't own. I think we just spent so much time with this record and it's kind of a... I'm just such a big fan of Elvis Costello."Watch this moment
"Yeah, we all love the Beach Boys so much; they're so important to us. Did you ever listen to that one, 'A Day in the Life of a Tree'? It's really cool, it's like a really beautiful thing, kind of like Harry Nilsson."Watch this moment
"Doolittle is just like a really important album to me for bass playing and back and vocals and stuff. I'm really into Kim Deal's thing, what she does there. It's one of those records that's just like flawless from start to finish."Watch this moment
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