Fontaines D.C. has announced their third album, Skinty Fia, which will be released on April 22nd via Partisan Records. The band once again worked with producer Dan Carey and named the album Skinty Fia, which is an Irish phrase that translates to English as “the damnation of the deer.”
The Irish giant deer is an extinct species and the band’s thoughts on Irish identity are central to Skinty Fia. Fontaines D.C. are “addressing their Irishness from afar as they recreate new lives for themselves elsewhere”. The album describes them “trying to resolve the need to broaden their horizons with the affection they still feel for the land and people they’ve left behind.”
With the announcement of the album comes the release of its lead single “Jackie Down The Line” a song that showcases elements of that catchy post-punk sound on Dogrel but also the new expansive elements found on A Hero’s Death. It features some more rich and layered instrumentation yet also brandishes one of their catchiest moments yet, with a hook that will be lingering in your brain for days like a good hangover.
You can find the official music video for “Jackie Down The Line” posted below, along with the album art, tracklist and set of new tour dates – which includes Brooklyn Steel in April.
Skinty Fia tracklist:
- In ár gCroíthe go deo
- Big Shot
- How Cold Love Is
- Jackie Down The Line
- Bloomsday
- Roman Holiday
- The Couple Across The Way
- Skinty Fia
- I Love You
- Nabokov
Fontaines D.C. on Tour:
(# denotes newly announced show)
MARCH 2022
Sun-Mar-20 Madrid, Spain @ La Riviera
Mon-Mar-21 Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 3
Wed-Mar-23 Milan, Italy @ Magazzini Generali
Thu-Mar-24 Zürich, Switzerland @ Dynamo
Fri-Mar-25 Munich, Germany @ Neue Theaterfabrik
Sun-Mar-27 Prague, Czech Republic @ Roxy
Mon-Mar-28 Berlin, Germany @ Astra Kulturhaus
Tue-Mar-29 Hamburg, Germany @ Gruenspan
Thu-Mar-31 Stockholm, Sweden @ Debaser
APRIL 2022
Fri-Apr-1 Oslo, Norway @ Vulkan Arena
Sat-Apr-2 Denmark, Copenhagen @ VEGA
Mon-Apr-4 Wiesbaden, Germany @ Schlachthof
Tue-Apr-5 Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall
Wed-Apr-6 Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli Vredenburg
Fri-Apr-8 Antwerp, Belgium @ Trix
Sat-Apr-9 Luxembourg, Luxembourg @ Den Atelier
Sun-Apr-10 Lille, France @ L’Aéronef
Mon-Apr-11 Paris, France @ Olympia
Thu-Apr-21 Washington D.C. @ 9:30 Club #
Fri-Apr-22 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts #
Sat-Apr-23 Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar #
Mon-Apr-25 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club #
Tues-Apr-26 Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel #
Fri-Apr-29 Columbus, OH @ The A&R Music Bar #
Sat-Apr-30 Cleveland, OH @ The Beachland Ballroom #
MAY 2022
Mon-May-2 Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre #
Tue-May-3 Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix #
Thu-May-5 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall #
Fri-May-6 Chicago, IL @ The Vic Theatre #
Sat-May-7 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
Mon-May-9 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater #
Tue-May-10 Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell #
Thu-May-12 Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall#
Fri-May-13 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre #
Sat-May-14 Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo #
Mon-May-16 San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom #
Wed-May-18 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater #
JULY 2022
Jul 14-17 Carhaix, France @ Vieilles Charrues
AUGUST 2022
Aug 12-14 Helsinki, Finland @ Flow Festival
Aug 19-20 Creuse, France @ Check In Party
SEPTEMBER 2022
Sat-Sep-16 Los Angeles, CA @ Primavera Sound
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