While the world burns on all other fronts, 2024 has truly delivered some great albums. Disruptive newcomers and rejuvenated stalwarts alike have stepped up to the plate with outstanding offerings which have defined the year in music, whilst a handful of Overblown favourites have seized their opportunity to become global…
There are plenty of artists who have had their moment in 2024, but few have shone quite like Fontaines D.C. A stellar studio effort came in the shape of their fourth LP Romance, alongside hoards of critical acclaim, bigger stages, a y2k meets post-punk restyling and hordes of new fans.…
After five years at the top of the post-rock/post-punk scene, Romance nails Fontaines’ position as a decade-defining guitar band. Since their 2019 debut, Dogrel, Fontaines D.C. have been a revelation for guitar music: catapulted from Dublin to the forefront of the British and Irish alternative scene in the blink of…