Ive spent my whole life trying to reconcile those two parts of myself and I think thats the reason that I became so fascinated in Irish culture really because I was trying to prove to myself and prove to other people that I was as Irish, if not more Irish, than other people because itd make me feel more at home. But there is a furnace there still burning. Thats what I think Im doing. 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With all the things going on in the world right now, no one is very absolute in what they think and theres so much disarray and cognitive dissonance happening in everyone, so I think all that happens now really when cultures are crossed is people are basically looking at each other and saying how are you dealing with all of this? Were basically having a conversation on how to deal with whats going on. It allows me to express myself fully. Fontaines D.C. first broke out with their 2019 album, Dogrel, written in their native Dublin, which earned them a spot on the Mercury Music Prize shortlist. Proving that girls can wanna have fun while also sticking two fingers up to the pricks, Cardiff quartet Panic Shack are a bundle of unapologetic energy that harness the power of both. I like when something really great is said in conversation and then never said again. To consider Irishness as inherently sort of linked to the IRA or terrorism, or anything like that, its just deeply upsetting to hear, he told music magazine Rolling Stone. 13th November 2020. Steadfastly refusing to invest in a computer or mobile phone, their material was played to him the night before our interview by his daughter, and he beams with the exuberance of the newly-converted. The government is driving the country into the ground, keeping a lid on previous scandals. We got to talking about what makes the Fontaines tick, Seattle rain, Irish poetry, and love. Theres a story in the papers about a woman from Coventry in England. The only other time the Dublin outfit had been here was for a KEXP live session in Seattle, but last month they played to an American crowd for the very first time in their young, but burgeoning musical career. Those are kind of the themes I wanted to explore in the album. I think messages of artists often get lost in inauthenticity. Arrive at The BRIT Awards 2021 at The O2 Arena on May. Mixing post-punk grooves and minimalist rock dynamics, they make music that tackles the big issues through the prism of personal experience. This amount will fund over 300,000 hot meals. Do you guys ever start with the music first and then build a story off that or is it the other way around? His family and relationship history, Who is Ovidio Guzmans wife? It becomes contrived and superficial. Sometimes, it sounds like early The Cure, if Mr Robert Smiths crew rehearsed only on the way home from an all-day bender. I just wanted to kind of put myself in that position, in that song, to express how it feels to no longer have absolute independence and autonomy over your life, when you decide that you are in love and you want to share your life with someone. Its beautiful in its own way but when you think about it, its disgusting. Theres a lot of covert prejudice and stereotypes still kept alive by people here, he says, either little micro-aggressions or blatant racism towards Irish people. Theres no hope without tragedy and all that. It still considers people from Ireland something not to be trusted and threatening. As frontman and chief lyricist of the Dublin post-punk quintet Fontaines D.C., Chatten has channelled life growing up in Ireland into his band's music, songs that take in themes of mental health, corrupt governments, religion and community. Scroll down to get your copy. Capturing the feeling of living in Dublin as it balances historical weight with financial upheaval, the singer Grian Chattan makes his statement of intent by announcing in a monotone rant on the opener, Big: Dublin in the rain is mine, a pregnant city with a Catholic mind. Theres a kind of great sadness to that. Theres lines like, I will be your dog in the corner, and I would light your cigarette. Its just this subservience that I wanted to use in order to express the element of compromise thats necessary. That sounds like it was just the rewards system, but it was also the fact that I felt like I was part of the poem. Theres got to be tension in order for it to be an interesting thing to write about. Technically speaking, Grian Chatten is in fact English. Chatten is the frontman of the Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C., recently described by NME as "the new heroes of the rock resurrection." The members of the group met while attending music college in Dublin and initially bonded over a shared love for Irish . I dont like to talk to people after gigs, so I dont really have a desire to remain on peoples tongues after this stuff happens but I would like to leave a mark in the sense of inspiring people to get into literature and poetry because I think its very good for you. [9] Stereogum, who premiered "Chequeless Reckless" in early 2018, described their sound "a synthesis between post-punk, garage rock, and a kind of gritty, urbane sense of rhythm and narrative" and naming them a 'Band To Watch'. Yeah I think I do. Chart History: Heatseekers Albums", "Fontaines DC's label boss on the band's big chart result", "British certifications Fontaines D.C.", "Charts analysis: Fontaines DC debut at summit with Skinty Fia", "18 June 2021 24 June 2021 Scottish Singles Archive", "Record Store Day Special Release: Live at Kilmainham Gaol", "ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart 21 June 2021", "Fontaines D.C. Live At Kilmainham Gaol dutchcharts.nl", "19 June 2020 25 June 2020 Scottish Singles Archive", "Fontaines D.C. I think the people of Ireland need to look back into the past of Ireland with not reverence, but more understanding and more awareness and not reject it as something that belongs to an old and out of fashion generation because I think in the past lies the answer to the future for Ireland. Photos byLauren Khalfayan, find more of her workhere. I was in my flat, upset at 6.00am, raging against the rest of the world and feeling like a freak because I couldnt sleep. A sleep therapist advised him to decide on a time to wake up every day and stick to it, regardless of when he went to bed. "Fontaines D.C. Live at Kilmainham Gaol" did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 19 on the ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart. It feels more like an ex-lover at this point, but I think thats because weve consumed it, processed it, and then put it back out into the world creatively because weve written all these songs, weve made this album, the album is finished. To hear Irish men, even in their 20s, talk in such terms is a "Not in Kansas" moment and one of the most quietly striking and encouraging aspects of the documentary. interview, Please, The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. In the past, Grian, youve spoken about how prolifically you were writing when working service industry jobs, and in Johns book you were constantly working by day and performing by night. The band returned to The Tonight Show as musical guests, performing "A Hero's Death" on 28 January 2021. He had this piece of music and the title, and then I wrote the lyrics more or less in one go. In New York when it rains and you see puddles, you see the gasoline and iridescent colors. Like if Shane MacGowan told me that he liked one of my tunes I think I could just retire. Not just mine, but a lot of families. Originally they were called The Fontaines, but they added the initials "D.C." when a band in Los Angeles had the same name. [20], Fontaines received tour support from Irish Arts Council which allowed them to tour internationally. The YouTuber posted two Instagram photos announcing the proposal: One showed the gorgeous sea and blue sky that provided a romantic backdrop for the special moment, and the other showed the engagement ring on Grians fiances finger. I have this kind of strange feeling of guilt toward my leaving of Ireland. "Too Real" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100. "Too Real" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop Top 50, but charted as an extra tip on the Flanders Ultratop Bubbling Under chart. Picture by Ellius Grace/PA. [16], Fontaines D.C. started out self-releasing singles. When you clock in in the morning, youre really clocking out, do you know what I mean? Bringing the pair together over a scratchy three-way phone line today, they trade asides, quotes and one liners, eager to impress one another. Put it this way, we had our own coroner! The fact that shes coming now Im kind of like, whats the point in playing the gig? What about American culture stands out to you? The idea of becoming a citizen poet acquired this kind of glamour that we didnt have an equivalent of in this country. Despite the four decades between them, Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten and longstanding punk poet John Cooper Clarke have much in common. There is Irish hip-hop. It was released on 22 April 2022. Its interesting for me to dissect what that song means, because I think what it means is, [Im] saying goodbye to Dublin, without realizing it. Grian married his wife in a small, intimate ceremony attended by close friends and family The covid-19 pandemic has effectively ruled out the huge gatherings associated with weddings. We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. It would hurt me a lot because I draw so much from it, he says over Zoom from his flat in Kentish Town, north London. Like everyone, Covid has forced Chatten to spend an inordinate amount of time at home over the past 21 months. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. As an Irishman living in London, Grian Chatten deals with a lot of bullshit. 15 February 2022. Like is there American-Irish food? Can either of you remember the first time you wanted to be a writer?Grian: I started writing songs when I was about nine years old. See Im actually half British. He looks back with horror on those first few months at home, describing them as some of the darkest times of his life. Are you optimistic about Dublins future? Is Grian married or single, and who is he dating now? It was the best day of my life. "How Cold Love Is" did not enter the Irish Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the Irish Homegrown Top 20 chart. Something that I can lie down beside all the books and poems Ive read and all that kind of world, because thats the world I want to live in. Leftfield feat Grian Chatten - Full Way Round 77,229 views Oct 18, 2022 From the new album - 'This Is What We Do' 'Full Way Round' features Grian Chatten (Vocals / Lyrics) Listen to FWR. I used to work on receipt paper. Grian was born on 9th August 1993 in England and spent some time growing up in Japan. She was an old woman who died and when she died her family wanted to commemorate her Irish heritage. Is there any American crossover in Ireland? As frontman and chief lyricist of the Dublin post-punk quintet Fontaines D.C., Chatten has channelled life growing up in Ireland into his bands music, songs that take in themes of mental health, corrupt governments, religion and community. I dont know exactly what that is; its an abstract thing, but its like somethings over ya know. Its very reassuring when that happens, I find.Grian: When you say you hear echoes of different people in what I do, thats why that doesnt upset me. I live in my own head and have a distorted idea of myself, which is the ego. Conor Curley, Carlos O'Connell, Grian Chatten, Conor Deegan III and Tom Coll of Fontaines D.C. Its funny you should mention your dad, Grian, because my dad discouraged this course of action at every opportunity. Fontaines D.C. are one of the most thrilling guitar bands to emerge this century. I think the song would be summed up with the word doom.. Did it rain when you guys were in Seattle for KEXP? The song Bloomsday was inspired by Irish actor Andrew Scotts reading of Dubliners, which made him feel a great sadness about leaving Ireland. But theres nothing borrowed from traditional Irish music within those groups. Am I becoming desensitized toward it? Still, Chatten says the band - himself, Conor Deegan III, Conor Curley, Carlos O'Connell and Tom Coll - felt shackled by its success. From The Magazine. Shop now, Spend to save up to 25% off new-season items with code SPENDTOSAVE. [16], In May 2018, Fontaines played an in-studio at KEXP in Seattle. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. "I'd wait for Halloween every year so I could dye my hair black and wear . Were all experiencing the same flux. Im not interested in writing a straight-up love song. He posted a photo of the couple and attached the caption: Its been 10 months since I proposed to my fiance, and the wedding is creeping up on us very fast. Its like the most normal title ever. Then there are the jokes about the IRA, the leering men asking him to say, Top o morning! when hes just trying to have a quiet drink with his girlfriend. It was put in my hands and then I was away for a couple of days, walking around the gaff playing with very little knowledge of how to play. Latest weather models confirm that a bitter cold snap is on the way for Ireland. At some point, you try to wear it as a badge of honour.. This interview should have happened backstage at a Swiss music festival last summer. Chatten, who now resides in London with his fiancee, and has English relatives on his mother's side, says he was shocked to read about the family's story, following Mrs Keane's death in 2018, aged 73. I think Yeats is a lot more heart on the sleeve, hes a bleeding heart. Youre in good company there, Grian. 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I just felt like I was looking down the barrel of the gun, of going to this country that doesnt really welcome people who are Irish. [24], On 12 April 2019, the band released their debut album Dogrel on Partisan Records. Im typically a quite reserved, shy person. But Joyces brain is as powerful as Yeats heart. Im very paranoid about staying the same. Every day Id kind of find a room of space on my own and just spend like an hour just listening to that. Something weve experienced a lot over here in London. Carlos [OConnell], one of our guitarists wrote the lyrics and he wrote the main riff and everything like that. Especially when youre in a group of young Irish people living in London, it can be a great social adhesive between youse. 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A Hero's Death was later nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. I usually come off stage and hide for a while. You want reminders of the fact that youre part of this group of people that are still sort of mocked and told to go home. Because I happen to know fucking everything and then he looks at us as he says and I might not remember it in the morning. Thats exactly it. I think he actually cries at the end of the story A Painful Case. You can hear him actually cry. Joyce would be more intellectually orientated, for most of his writings. This is at the start of the pandemic that this happened. 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Grian's marriage to his wife typified the type of wedding ceremonies we see these days - small and intimate, with guests' smiles hidden under protective masks. Spanish-born Carlos had moved to Ireland with a Spanish girl, and when that relationship ended, it was Grian, and his family in Skerries, who helped Carlos through it, and got him out the other. The reason I use the word embrace, trying to talk about this, is because in a sense, especially when you surround yourselves or almost insulate yourself with people who are from the same area as you in a new country most of my friends here are from Dublin as well the effect is that you begin to look for it or love it. I like when people expand on society and pretend that they know everything about society as well because peoples opinions become so absolute after a few pints and I like engaging in that. I think Ill be a changed man in a few ways. I like to believe that my world creatively is iron-clad and insular, says the man who puts all of himself into his songs, even when he doesnt mean to. Its a celebration of that flipping, from it being a bad thing into a positive thing. Yeah it was summer. Does it stem from personal experiences as well? Its an exaggeration of a compromise thats necessary to a functioning relationship, to the point where it sounds pathetic. [34] On 14 July 2020, they performed a live set from Dublin's iconic Kilmainham Gaol as part of the live television series Other Voices. 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