Fontaines D.C.

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). Formed at BIMM Dublin, the band signed to Partisan Records in 2018 and released the debut album Dogrel in 2019 to widespread critical acclaim; it was listed as Album of the Year on record store Rough Trade's website, voted Album of the Year by presenters on BBC Radio 6 Music, and nominated for the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize. The band's second album, A Hero's Death (2020), was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Their third album Skinty Fia (2022) became their first number one on the Irish and UK Albums Chart and contributed to them winning the Brit Award for International Group. During their rise, Fontaines D.C. were grouped into the contemporary wave of ascending British/Irish post-punk bands. The band's first-week sales numbers more than doubled with their fourth album, Romance (2024), which received two Grammy nominations and a Mercury Prize nomination. Its lead single, "Starburster", became their first to chart in the UK.