Fontaines D.C. share “anxious” new single ‘Here’s The Thing’ with twisted, horror-inspired video
nme.comFontaines D.C. have shared a new single called ‘Here’s The Thing’. Check out the horror-inspired music video for the track below.Released today (August 6), the song marks the latest preview of the Irish band’s highly anticipated fourth album ‘Romance’, which is set to arrive on August 23 via XL Recordings (pre-order/pre-save here).Ahead of this, the group have already shared two singles from the James Ford-produced record: ‘Starburster’ and ‘Favourite’.‘Here’s The Thing’ was written just days before frontman Grian Chatten and co.
entered the studio to record their upcoming LP, and the finished result sees it underpinned by mechanically-tinged, mutant guitar sounds, paired with expressive electronic aspects.“It’s an anxious tune that twists and turns in what it wants, back and forth between pain and numbness,” Chatten said in a press release. “It’s an urgent song, searching for autonomy in emotional extremes.”Alongside the track, the band have also dropped an accompanying cinematic music video directed by lauded filmmaker Luna Carmoon.In the horror-inspired visuals, the band and filmmaker deliver an embodiment of paranoia and anxiety, as the narrative follows a traditional Irish dancing competition where chaos takes its toll.
Check it out below.After the long-awaited ‘Romance’ album drops later this month, Fontaines D.C. will perform on the main stage at Reading & Leeds 2024.
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