Irish post-punk outfit Fontaines D.C. have unveiled details of their upcoming new album Skinty Fia and have released a single entitled “Jackie Down The Line”. The single is available on all streaming services, or can be listened alongside its corresponding music video at the link below. The video was directed by Hugh Mulhern, and stars dancer and choreographer Blackhaine.
“Jackie Down The Line” feels like a natural progression the band’s last record, 2020’s A Hero’s Death. Frontman Grian Chatten’s signature beat poet droll is very much still present, however he seems to take a more melodic angle than usual, developing his accentuated spoken word vocals into an eerie singing style reminiscent of songs such as “Oh Such A Spring” from A Hero’s Death.
The instrumentals backing Chatten are suitably dark and moody, with bassist Conor Deegan leading the charge with melancholic, grumbling bass chords, paired with a driving drum beat from Tom Coll. The lyrics of the song marry well with the morose tonality of the instruments, with Chatten singing in the chorus: “I don’t think we’d rhyme, I will wear you down in time, I will hurt you, I’ll desert you, I am Jackie down the line”.
The band teased the impending release of new music last week and have now confirmed that their new album will be released on April 22nd. Furthermore, the group’s debut live performance of the new single will air tonight on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
The upcoming record can be pre-ordered here, and you can view the track list down below.
01. ‘In ár gCroíthe go deo’
02. ‘Big Shot’
03. ‘How Cold Love Is’
04. ‘Jackie Down The Line’
05. ‘Bloomsday’
06. ‘Roman Holiday’
07. ‘The Couple Across The Way’
08. ‘Skinty Fia’
09. ‘I Love You’
10. ‘Nabokov’
In other news, Fontaines D.C. will be embarking on a lengthy spring and summer tour in support of their new album, with shows in the UK, mainland Europe, North America, as well as a myriad of festival appearances such as Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Tempelhof in Berlin and Roskilde in Denmark. The band will be playing in the UK in July of this year. Tickets can be purchased here, and the dates can be viewed down below.
02/07/2022- Iveagh Gardens- Dublin
03/07- Iveagh Gardens- Dublin
08/07- Lytham Festival (w/ The Strokes)- Lytham St. Annes
09/07- TRNSMT Festival- Glasgow
15/07- Finsbury Park (w/ Sam Fender)- London
