Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten has shared his debut solo single – hearken to ‘The Rating’ beneath.
The stripped-back intimate monitor sees the Irish singer “shift his artistic course of from a collaborative endeavour to a solely introspective one”, per a press launch. It was produced by Chatten and Dan Carey, the latter of whom helmed all three Fontaines albums thus far.
“You realize the rating/ It ain’t restricted to your realizing seems to be and touches anymore,” Ghatten sings over acoustic guitar earlier than a minimal digital beat kicks in. “Cuz if you make his love you flip alone/ You see your coronary heart’s been tethered to a sinking stone.”
Talking concerning the single in an announcement, the vocalist defined: “‘The Rating’ is a heavyweight bated breath of lust. I wrote it in Madrid between an electrical fan and a dying plant and I intend to maintain it there. It was impressed by sugar and sundown.”
The music arrives with a trippy accompanying video, which was directed and produced by Georgie Jesson. Tune in right here:
It’s not but recognized whether or not ‘The Rating’ will function on an album, EP or wider solo undertaking from Chatten.
Final month noticed Chatten seem on an version of Sleaford Mods’ on-line speak present Late Night time With Jason. The Fontaines D.C. singer phoned in from Australia the place the band have been touring earlier this 12 months.
This summer season, Fontaines D.C. will head out on the street to help Arctic Monkeys on their 2023 North American tour.
Talking to NME on the BRIT Awards 2023 (the place Fontaines received the Finest Worldwide Group statue), guitarist Carlos O’Connell stated that the band would “return into the mindset of writing” after the AM gigs.
“We’ve achieved each album straight after one other, and this can be a new factor for us to have a break,” he continued. “I don’t essentially prefer it however I do know it’s good for me and it’s good for everybody.”
As for these huge upcoming dates with Alex Turner and co, O’Connell informed NME: “I’m excited not solely due to the music and every little thing, however I feel it’s superb as a band to see somebody with such legacy and a lot time behind them. They’ve caught collectively and it’s fairly stunning.
“To see a band like Arctic Monkeys stick collectively after so lengthy and to proceed to make albums that problem the music round them and problem the music they’ve already made is inspiring.”
Fontaines D.C’s third and most up-to-date studio file, ‘Skinty Fia’, got here out in April 2022. It was awarded a five-star ranking by NME, and gave the band their first Quantity One on each the official UK and Irish album charts.
