The rise and rise of Fontaines D.C. – in conversation with Conor Deegan III. This reliable and vintage sounding head will offer a deep bass sound and full-bodied tone - which Fontaines DC rely on to deliver time and time again. Besides, many bands in that situation have gone on to disappear up their own backsides. It’s easy to get swept up in the stress of it and not see the bigger picture.”. I’m just glad it’s going so well for you. Maybe a Dublin Calling, seeing as I mentioned The Clash earlier. Yet there’s even a different feel from those tracks to those on the first record, and that to me suggests constant evolution. You can also find tour tickets via metropolismusic.com, seetickets.com and ticketmaster.co.uk. We were really nervous, and we couldn’t believe we’d managed to fool them into giving us a record deal, that kind of mentality. YouTube. Finding Connor Deegan - Foundation for Airway Health - New York - Duration: 5:17. Partisan Records 20-08-2018 Hurricane Laughter / Winter In The Sun. All rights reserved. We'd also recommend the Fender Bassman 500, which is a 500 Watt solid-state head. “Ah … is that too far? “Yeah, ‘A Hero’s Death’ was written when we listened back to Dogrel first, so that was probably written in October 2018, with ‘I Was Not Born’ around the same time, and ‘Televised Mind’ maybe a little later.”. Speaking of which, have you still got the bleached hair we see in the afore-mentioned band promo version of ‘A Hero’s Death’? “It was actually really nice, weirdly enough. Label Partisan Records. It’ll be good to be back out on the road.”, “There are. I guess I could make an exception for such an iconic venue. About. “Yeah, I think the way we were all raised means I don’t think any of us are super-capable of getting massive egos. Technical issues ensured I was 10 minutes late getting hold of Fontaines D.C. bass player Conor Deegan III, aka Deego. Though the tone is noticeably different, the introduction is no less intentional: This is not the same Fontaines D.C.’ And as Carlos adds, “When we wrote this album it was a reaction to the success of Dogrel. Behind Chatten, guitarists Conor Curley and Carlos O’Connor, bassist Conor Deegan III and drummer Tom Coll were flawless throughout, adapting to the contrasting moods of the music, bringing the landscapes of Chatten’s poetry and opaque sloganeering to life in cacophonies of sound and in delicate melancholy. Speaking to the Spanish outlet Binaural for their Pedaleras programme, O’Connell recalled how he and bass player Conor Deegan III ended up in lockdown in the west of Ireland together as the coronavirus pandemic took hold earlier this year. Such a great way to announce a return, this scribe hooked from the first listen, its repeated ‘Life ain’t always empty’ mantra over an ever-building, stunning track mesmerising. You have to engage with all those people in a genuine way, knackering as that is.”. 10 rules to live by from Dublin post-punk band Fontaines D.C.'s frontman Grian Chatten We started to feel very detached from who we were when we wrote Dogrel.”, “Yeah, we actually worked our arses off rehearsing in the summer of 2018 when we were set to go in to record the album, having never done that before. How big is a stadium?”. But we also wanted to write authentically and genuinely, and the other songs we ended up writing sounded nothing like that, so …”. True … although I’ll always prefer those more intimate settings. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Hometown. Posted on July 20, 2020 by writewyattuk. Conor Deegan Managing Director. Me and Carlos went to Mayo in the west of Ireland, quarantined there with some friends in a cottage by the sea.”. That said, three of the first tracks to resonate were apparently among the oldest – the title track plus ‘I Was Not Born – its Wedding Present-like guitar (around the time of Bizarro, and perhaps ‘Bewitched’ in particular for these ears) towards the end jumping out at me – and the similarly-urgent ‘Televised Mind’. Even if your childhoods were small. Liberties Takers: Fontaines D.C. are hoping to be back over in the UK come next May, all being well, COVID-19-wise. And whether this is the start of something ‘Big’ or just a brief aligning of the stars is irrelevant.’ Now I can see – just from a couple of listens to the new record – they’ve well and truly moved beyond that stage. Or was it work in progress? And that was only the beginning of that UK leg of a first headline tour. Mercury Prize nominated and Album of the Year 2019 at both BBC 6Music and Rough Trade record store, Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. have returned with an intensely confident, patient, and complex follow up album. Conor Deegan is usually seen using a Super Bassman Head. Whereas this one seems more experimental or crafted. “Oh yeah, he’s a great dude. Compositeurs : Carlos O'Connell - Conor Curley - Conor Deegan III - Grian Chatten - Tom Coll. And they’re good jobs, y’know. You clearly work well with Dan Carey, who produced both this LP and your debut at his studio in Streatham, south London. Some of the content on this site expresses viewpoints and opinions that are not those of the Recording Academy. Our souls had nowhere to live, nowhere to lie.”. Speaking to the Spanish outlet Binaural for their Pedaleras programme, O’Connell recalled how he and bass player Conor Deegan III ended up … Funnily enough, I was going to ask Deego whose dresser that was behind him in their socially-distanced promo film. A bit of background first, with Grian born this side of the Irish Sea (just … in Barrow-in-Furness) but growing up in a Dublin seaside town, while Deego and Tom hail from Castlebar in County Mayo (Deego’s been known to wear Mayo GAA tops during live performances), fellow Conor is from County Monaghan, and Carlos grew up in Madrid. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2020 Clear Vinyl release of A Hero's Death on Discogs. With taut melodies and a captivating stage presence, Chatten and fellow band members Conor Deegan III, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley and … But there’s still hope – we could still turn into dickheads!”. They can do anthems ("A Lucid Dream"; "I Don't Belong")—full of urgency and anger—and slower, thoughtful ballads ("No"; "Sunny"). You don’t dream of playing in small rooms, do you?”. Was this a good time for songwriting for the band? That’s a good question … I guess I’m talking tens of thousands, capacity-wise. Conor Deegan III Carlos O'Connell Conor Curley Tom Coll. To do it right you need to be present, otherwise you’re kind of there with glazed eyes – some kind of dickhead, not respecting the fact that people have come to see you and want to talk to you. Fontaines DC continue to make a name for themselves , Tom & Carlos performing at the band’s secret show at The Good Mixer. They’re definitely here to stay. MusiCares Launches Help for the Holidays Campaign, Through the 63rd GRAMMY Nominations and 62nd GRAMMY Awards. Responsibility for the accuracy of information provided in stories not written by or specifically prepared for the Academy lies with the story's original source or writer. The group expressed their delight at the nomination on Twitter, writing: ‘Jaysus, we’ve been nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album with A Hero’s Death’. But we also knew, ‘Now we must do the work’, thinking, ‘Oh shit! On a similar subject, Grian felt the band found themselves growing not only distant from one another, but distant from themselves, saying, “We experienced full journeys where we didn’t speak to each other. Content on this site does not reflect an endorsement or recommendation of any artist or music by the Recording Academy. After a scheduled appearance at France’s Levitation Festival in October, four dates in Australia in December, and – moving into 2021 – 18 European dates between La Riviera in Madrid on March 10th and L’Olympia in Paris on April 1st, Fontaines D.C.’s next 15 UK dates start with two shows at Manchester Academy on May 7th and 8th and finish at London’s Alexandra Palace on May 27th. It wasn’t because we didn’t love each other anymore. 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2020) See All Awards for This Year . We need to record these songs’. Beginning of dialog window. And it can’t be easy, being sat there making small talk back. They were essentially the same but just needed a new haircut … or like a scarf or something.”. We did the same with Dogrel.”. “Yeah, sure. A few artists have inevitably seen their records put back these past few months, and that can lead to frustration if you’re enthused about new material you’ve written since. Dublin five-piece who have strong ties to their native city, which they translate into abrasive vocals and driving percussion. I think that’s kind of like ‘Too Real’ in a way.”. I saw it when they played a short set at Preston’s Blitz nightclub when mighty debut album Dogrel came out last summer – going on to earn a Mercury Prize nomination and BBC 6 Music’s Album of the Year status – and it’s still very much part of their make-up. Find Conor Deegan III credit information on AllMusic. Fontaines D.C. have been shortlisted for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. “That was actually the song we were going to try and build the album around, try and go in that direction. 'A Hero's Death', Out Now. They also played nine sets at SXSW in Houston, Texas over five days, selling out venues. Our souls were kicking back against walls that were closing in. “Yeah, very much so. Grian Chatten, Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III, and Tom Coll will have much to celebrate tonight! Getting on for U2 type fame. Fontaines Five: Conor Deegan III, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Grian Chatten, Tom Coll (Photos: Richard Dumas), In fact, I can’t better the part of the official press release with the album suggesting Grian – and the band in turn – is ‘sounding like someone riddled with angst yet resolved to protect their own freedom at all costs’ on the opening track. The group consists of Grian Chatten on vocals, Carlos O'Connell and Conor Curley on guitar, Conor Deegan III on bass and Tom Coll on drums. It’s a good look. “No, I don’t think so … unless we wrote a double album or something like that.”. Grian Chatten Carlos O'Connell Conor Curley Conor Deegan III Tom Coll . “Ah … well, you better avoid the Ally Pally then.”. Conor Deegan III, Conor Curley, and Grian Chatten of the Dublin band chat with 2fm's Dan Hegarty. Partisan Records. Conor Deegan III directed the video for "I Don't Belong," while Mulhern returned to direct the "Televised Mind" video. Dune Pride: Fontaines D.C. From left – Conor Deegan III, Conor Curley, Grian Chatten, Tom Coll, Carlos O’Connell. It could almost be The Jesus and Mary Chain in places. I think our expectations have become more specific, because we’ve got a clear image of how the music industry works and how our path has gone on, but when we were young we were very ambitious and always had this idea of being a massive band. And there’s much to wallow in throughout the record, tracks like ‘I Don’t Belong’ carrying the air of the early feel of WriteWyattUK favourites The Wolfhounds. And there are those surprising moments, like on the reflective ‘Oh Such a Spring’, all seemingly some way away from the live tour de force we heard last time around. I’m nearly done though. For full details (including more about how to pre-order the new LP) head over to fontainesdc.com. We played Brixton Academy last time, so I think that kind of warmed us up for all of them apart from the Ally Pally (Alexandra Palace, South London). That’ll be a massive show.”. We’re in writing again now, in the rehearsal room, seeing what comes out.”. Hard living maybe, but friendly with it, and definitely focused. 01. But if he was rattled by that – with another appointment lined up 20 minutes later across Dublin City, the band base that provides their initial suffix, so to speak – he wasn’t letting on. Fontaines D.C. are an Irish post-punk revival band formed in Dublin in 2017. Then again, there is that key line on the title track of their new LP, A Hero’s Death, telling us, ‘Never let a clock tell you what you got time for; It only goes around, goes around, goes around’. Nominations. Technical issues ensured I was 10 minutes late getting hold of Fontaines D.C. bass player Conor Deegan III, aka Deego. But I guess this enforced break has helped. Collapse All Results Show All Results. It’s all happened so fast for them, or at least that’s how it seems to me. Be the first to find out about GRAMMY nominees, winners, important news, and events. I’m loving the LP more and more with every listen, from opening track, ‘I Don’t Belong’ right through to reflective closing number, ‘No’, the introductory number coming with its own neat promo video, directed by Deego. “I do actually. Partisan Records 20-08-2018 Chequeless Reckless / Boys in the Better Land. “Yeah, we’ve come a long way, and touring makes you a little more introverted in a way. Anyway, carry on, Deego. Technical issues ensured I was 10 minutes late getting hold of Fontaines D.C. bass player Conor Deegan III, aka Deego. Conor is a founding member of the CashAnalytics management team. Submit Corrections. Where’s that headland? I think we’ve all got a lot more appreciation for our jobs. See below for a list of Conor Deegan III’s GRAMMY Awards history. “We went to a small house that a friend of ours had. “There were tracks we cut off the album, but I think we were just trimming the fat. It’s hard to say. Drummer Tom Coll is from Crimlin, outside Castlebar, and Conor Deegan (bass guitar) is also from Castlebar. “That was our friend’s Granny’s house, while she was living with their parents.”. Has this lockdown, I asked Deego, given the band an unexpected chance to reflect on a mad couple of years, and put things in perspective? They were nothing less than courteous though, to a man, yet looked so tired. And now you seem to be getting closer to touring again, are you looking forward to that? The plan was: ‘Damn, what’s going on? When you set out on this journey at music college in Dublin, did you have a clear vision of where you should be headed, and if so, have those expectations and goals changed by the year? Fontaines D.C. has been nominated for the highly coveted Best Rock Album award for A There'll be celebrations aplenty for Irish band Fontaines D.C. tonight following their inclusion ing 2020's GRAMMY nominations. But they met in Dublin, attending the British & Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM), bonding over a love of poetry, their name taken from Al Martino’s singer/movie star character Johnny Fontane in The Godfather, Vito Corleone’s godson; the Dublin City initials added to differentiate from an LA outfit. “But then, like you say, there are certain songs which are a development of what we were doing on the first album, like ‘A Lucid Dream’. With introductory excuses behind me, I asked Deego how he and his bandmates – who were set to perform at the 50th anniversary of Glastonbury Festival, perhaps the highest profile casualty of so many this summer – had fared during the lockdown. We were listening to a lot of mellow songs, kind of de-stressing in the van, and that kind of impacted on our style of writing.”. He’s from a seaside town in Dublin, so it was probably there.”. He’s a really great producer.”. Record Label. The fast emerging, indie post-punk five-piece from Dublin are: Grian Chatten (vocals), Conor Deegan III (bass), Carlos O’Connell (guitars), Conor Curley (guitars) and Tom Coll (drums). I learned so many things about songs, like the chord progressions that were going on, bar counts, all these sort of things.”. The bass of Conor Deegan III and the drums of Tom Coll drive it forward; the twin guitars of Conor Curley and Carlos O'Connell slice through. © 2020 - Recording Academy. Biography by Liam Martin + Follow Artist. And where did frontman Grian record his part? So we got them really tight. In fact, all three remain just as powerful a few more lsitens down the line. And while I’d only had a couple of plays of the new record – out on July 31st, its title inspired by the line, ‘Everybody’s looking for a hero’s death’ in The Hostage by Irish playwright Brendan Behan, and the album art featuring the statue of mythological Irish warrior Cuchulainn that stands in Dublin as a commemoration of the Easter Rising – when I spoke to Deego, I could already tell it was a grower, very different but equally sharp, not so immediate as Dogrel. It’s the Irish post-punk quintet’s first-ever nomination at the award show. Hurricane Laughter (Darklands Version) Fontaines D.C. Hurricane Laughter / Winter In The Sun. Get all the lyrics to songs by Conor Deegan III and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Foundation For Airway Health Recommended for you Escape will cancel and close the window. The five-member group have been enjoying great success - their debut album, ‘Dogrel’, released in April of last year on Partisan Records, was voted one of the best albums of 2019. I think that’s what he said, although I initially googled ‘Gecko’ to see if it was a Dublin beer. A Hero’s Death Fontaines D.C. 1. Garage-pop melodies backed by agit-punk rhythm fronted by the powerful, insistent vocals of Dubliner Grian Chatten.Debut album from Dubliners Fontaines DC - a band that feel like they’ve been around forever already - welcome to the world of Grian Chatten, Conor Deegan III, Carlos O’ Connell, Conor Curley and Tom Coll. Don’t get me wrong. Required fields are marked *. “That was in rural Dublin. Two of the band members make that Mayo connection Conor Deegan III, and Tom Coll both have CASTLEBAR roots with the rest consisting of Carlos O Connell, and Conor Curley based in Dublin . We had no space for ourselves. See below for a list of Conor Deegan III’s GRAMMY Awards history. Deegan adds: “The increase of tech companies here, all of the capitalist stuff going on in Dublin right now, the focus on money over quality of life or art, is why gentrification is a given now. Twitter. And I couldn’t be more pleased for you, really. Learn how your comment data is processed. Capturing a lonely intensity through the cinematography, the visual explores the connection between the safety of being on land and the relative risk and unknown nature of the water, which is a metaphorical riff on the song's lyrics. Eligible Members Click Here to Login and Access Online Voting. How would you compare this LP to Dogrel, which I guess was your take on that vital first album, like The Clash or The Jam’s In the City or The Undertones maybe (incidentally, Undertones Mk.II frontman Paul McLoone, a presenter on Dublin’s Today FM, has long since championed the band)? The band recently released their debut album, Dogrel. “For the first album the songs were more or less fully formed, but for the second we’d recorded in LA already and had got a little confused over the identity. GRAMMY Award Results for Conor Deegan III. I did find a Honduran craft beer, so maybe he was namechecking that. Official. However, there’s an air of professionalism about this band, also featuring Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), and Tom Coll (drums). Now there’s a case in point, one suggesting that earlier experimentation I hinted at. Fontaines D.C. bassist Connor Deegan III remotely directs the cinematic visual for I Don't Belong. The rise and rise of Fontaines D.C. – in conversation with Conor Deegan III. Hometown: Dublin,Ireland "With one foot in the shambolic anarchy of The Pogues, and the other in a Las-esque lilt, Fontaines D.C are messy but melodic in the best way possible" - DIY "Snarling, ... Read More. Facebook. “It’s actually something you don’t ever get used to. There’s mention in your press release of ‘60s influences like The Beach Boys, Suicide, Leonard Cohen and Lee Hazlewood coming through, and that comes over in particular on the penultimate song, the delightfully-dreamy ‘Sunny’, not least with its Brian Wilson qualities, a lovely bit of wonky and twangy guitar, some gorgeous harmonies, and subtle strings. I think we just kind of had sounds we wanted to explore and mess around with, certain songs like ‘Living in America’.”. Instagram. “Yeah, definitely. Posts about Conor Deegan III written by Olivia. Bassist Conor Deegan III (L) and guitarist Carlos O'Connell of Fontaines D.C.. I wrote after your Blitz show in Preston, ‘They’ve a hard slog ahead if they’re to carry on unaffected by all the hype, but they’re up to that judging by the recorded product and relentless itinerary so far. Final Round is Now Open! The fact that Fontaines D.C.’s new album A Hero’s Death begins with ‘I Don’t Belong’ is hard to take as anything but a pointed inversion, the music moodier and the lyrics more searching. “Yeah, we were coming off the back of two to three years’ solid drinking in Dublin as well, so we were kind of weakened from the get-go.”. “Yeah, maybe. “I don’t know. The roots are coming out a little bit, but I might re-dye it.”. Fontaines D.C. は、アイルランド、ダブリン出身のポストパンクバンドである。 2017年に結成。彼らの2019年4月12日にリリースされたデビューアルバム、Dogrel はラフトレードとBBC 6 MusicのAlbum of the Year 2019に輝いた。 By this stage, it sounds like Deego is setting a house alarm and is starting to walk across town, the sound of traffic cutting in here and there. Fontaines D.C. With all the praise for the first album from fans and critics alike, it would have been easy to be swept up by the hype. Dublin. I’d still rather see you do a week of dates at a smaller venue. Conor Deegan III, Grian Chatten, Carlos O'Connell, Conor Curley, Tom Coll. And in conclusion, this new record doesn’t suggest you’re a band out to try and give us Dogrel Pt. Well, there’s something to look forward to. The group consists of vocalist Grian Chatten, guitarists Carlos O’Connell and Conor Curley, bassist Conor Deegan III and drummer Tom Coll. “Oh, I do love playing those places. It adds, ‘If not a retreat, it almost sounds like a defensive rebuke of ‘Big’ — Fontaines’ last album opener, the one that rushed out the gates hungry to consume the whole world while proclaiming ‘My childhood was small; But I’m gonna be big!’. Your email address will not be published. They kind of needed re-orientating. Composers: Carlos O'Connell - Conor Curley - Conor Deegan III - Grian Chatten - Tom Coll. Self-releasing their first single in May 2017, ‘Liberty Belle’, in tribute to the Liberties, the Dublin neighbourhood where band members lived, that acclaimed debut LP – like this one, on Partisan Records – followed within two years, its title in homage to doggerel, a form of working-class Irish poetry that’s eased itself into the English language over time since the 17th century. I recall coming up after the show at Blitz with my youngest daughter to get the LP signed, I told Deego, just one of many in that awkward situation where you’re trying too hard to say something interesting. But when you’re young and starry-eyed … you dream big.”. “A sell-out is someone who becomes a hypocrite in the name of money. It’s now 15 months since my first live sighting of Fontaines D.C., arranged through Preston’s premier independent record shop and occasional label. Written By Tom Coll, Grian Chatten, Conor Deegan III & 2 more. Conor Deegan III. That’s just the way you dream. 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