FONTAINES D.C. A Hero’s Death gets 8/10

Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. enjoyed a remarkably swift rise from pub to prizes in the space of a year. Their debut album Dogrel catapulted the young men to levels they never would have expected in the infancy of their careers: the album debuted in the Top 10 of the UK charts, also earning them a Mercury Prize nomination. Acclaim in the media was widespread and welcome, ending with Dogrel being named as the best album of the year by both BBC 6 Music and Rough Trade. Fontaines D.C. also sold out tours in the UK and abroad and even found themselves on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, bringing their trademark intensity and lyricism to an unsuspecting television audience.