Fontaines D.C. share ‘Skinty Fia’, the third single shared from and the title track of their highly anticipated new album set for release on April 22 via Partisan Records.
‘Skinty Fia’ operates as the album’s anchor, setting the tone for the rest of the record, as the band explores new musical terrain while lyrically they grapple with a need to broaden their horizons following a recent relocation to London.
It follows on from ‘I Love You’, which was met with international acclaim and joined the first single, ‘Jackie Down The Line’, in building widespread excitement for the third album from the beloved Irish band – who recently took home the trophy for “Best Band In The World” at the 2022 BandLab NME Awards.
Listen to ‘Skinty Fia’ by Fontaines D.C. on the Shoot Music New Releases playlist on Spotify.
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The accompanying music video, directed by Hugh Mulhern, captures the tension in the song, as lead vocalist Grian Chatten manoeuvres his way through a bustling party crowd, seemingly unnoticed, in what turns out to be a disorientating, surrealist dreamscape.
Skinty Fia is an Irish phrase which translates to English as “the damnation of the deer” and the album’s cover art features a deer, plucked from its natural habitat and deposited in the hallway of a home, illuminated by an artificial red glow. The Irish giant deer is an extinct species and the band’s thoughts on Irish identity are central to Skinty Fia.
While debut record Dogrel was littered with snapshots of the Dublin characters and sophomore album A Hero’s Death documented the dislocation and disconnection the band felt as they traveled the globe on tour, on Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. are addressing their Irishness from afar as they recreate new lives for themselves elsewhere.
For a band whose hometown courses through their veins – “D.C.” stands for “Dublin City” – the album finds 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.
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