Dogrel
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Released | 12 April 2019 | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 39:54 | |||
Label | Partisan | |||
Producer | Dan Carey | |||
Fontaines D.C. chronology | ||||
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Singles from Dogrel | ||||
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Dogrel is the debut studio album by Dublin post-punk band Fontaines D.C.. It was released through Partisan Records on 12 April 2019 on cassette, CD, digital download, and vinyl formats.[8]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 8.5/10[9] |
Metacritic | 87/100[10] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Clash | 9/10[12] |
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The Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10[17] |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Paste | 8.3/10[20] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10[21] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Uncut | 6/10[24] |
Upon its release, Dogrel received near universal acclaim from contemporary music critics. On review aggregator website Metacritic, Dogrel has an average weighted rating of 87 out of 100 indicating "universal acclaim" based on 16 critics' reviews.[10] On review aggregator website AnyDecentMusic?, the album has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10.[9]
Ben Beaumont-Thomas, writing for The Guardian, praised the lyricism of the album, stating that "this is the kind of songwriting quality that bands can take years to reach, or never reach at all: brilliant, top to bottom."[15] Tom Connock of NME stated that "the Irish troubadours come good on a debut album that offers both a storyteller's narrative voice and a snarling new vision of youthful disillusionment."[19] Writing for The Skinny, Robin Murray, specifically praised the multitude of emotions the album evokes. Murray said that "Dogrel feels both overwhelming and tender, caustic and soothing, a blast of working class rage grown articulate while retaining its primal howl."[25]
Writing for Pitchfork, Stuart Berman compared Dogrel as well as Fontaines D.C. to contemporary British post-punk outfits, IDLES and Shame, although Berman distinguished Fontaines D.C. and Dogrel from the two bands.[21] Berman said that "Fontaines D.C. are fueled by neither IDLES revolutionary fervor nor Shame's festering disgust. They're not raging against the current state of affairs as much as lamenting the local communities and culture in danger of being steamrolled by the march of modernity."[21] Berman felt that "Their origin story is so quaint and anachronistic, it verges on flaneur cosplay, with the quintet reportedly bonding over a mutual love of Joycean poetry and pub nights spent scribbling out and reciting verses to one another. That old-school approach finds its analog in a raw, robust twin-guitar attack that's more jangly than jagged, nodding to ‘60s garage, surf, and early rock‘n’roll while projecting a confrontational fury. As such, Fontaines D.C. are very much a post-punk band reclaiming a certain pre-punk innocence."[21]
The album was nominated for the 2019 Mercury Prize.[26]
Track listing
All tracks are written and performed by Fontaines D.C.[27]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Big" | 1:46 |
2. | "Sha Sha Sha" | 2:32 |
3. | "Too Real" | 4:08 |
4. | "Television Screens" | 4:00 |
5. | "Hurricane Laughter" | 4:50 |
6. | "Roy's Tune" | 3:00 |
7. | "The Lotts" | 4:56 |
8. | "Chequeless Reckless" | 2:16 |
9. | "Liberty Belle" | 2:32 |
10. | "Boys in the Better Land" | 5:00 |
11. | "Dublin City Sky" | 4:54 |
Total length: | 39:54 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dogrel.[27]
Fontaines D.C.
- Grian Chatten – vocals (1-11), tambourine (1-11)
- Carlos O'Connell – guitar (1-11), baritone guitar (1), piano (3), uchia music easel (5), backing vocals (9)
- Conor Curley – guitar (1-11), baritone guitar (8, 10), Nashville guitar (4), chord organ (5), backing vocals (8, 9)
- Tom Coll – drums (1-11) , tambourine (8, 10), miscellaneous percussion (2)
- Conor Deegan – bass guitar (1-11), piano (4), baritone guitar (5), surf guitar (8), Jupiter synth (7), backing vocals (8)
Additional personnel
- Dan Carey – production, mixing, swarmatron (3, 5, 7), arpeggiator (7)
- Alexis Smith – engineering
- Christina Wright – mastering
Artwork
- Bruce Davidson – photography (cover)
- Richard Dumas – photography (inner sleeve)
- Matt de Jong – design
Charts
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[28] | 88 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[29] | 163 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30] | 93 |
French Albums (SNEP)[31] | 75 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[32] | 92 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[33] | 4 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[34] | 4 |
UK Albums (OCC)[35] | 9 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format |
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Various | 12 April 2019[8] | Cassette, CD, digital download, vinyl |
United States | 26 April 2019[36] | CD, vinyl |
References
- ^ "Liberty Belle - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Hurricane Laughter / Winter In the Sun - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Chequeless Reckless / Boys in the Better Land - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Too Real - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Big - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Roy's Tune - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Fontaines D.C. have dropped a brand new track, 'Boys In The Better Land'". Dork. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Dogrel by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Dogrel by Fontaines D.C. reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Dogrel by Fontaines DC Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ Martin, Liam. "Dogrel – Fontaines D.C." AllMusic. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ Hansen, Susan (11 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel". Clash. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Wright, Lisa (9 April 2019). "Fontaines DC – Dogrel". DIY. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Hawkes, Jake (11 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel". Dork. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (12 April 2019). "Fontaines DC: Dogrel review – boisterous Irish punks' perfect debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Sweeney, Eamon (5 April 2019). "Fontaines DC: Dogrel review – Is this the world-conquering debut Ireland has been waiting for?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Lynch, Ben (8 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Myers, Ben (May 2019). "Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel". Mojo (306): 89.
- ^ a b Connick, Tom (11 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C. – 'Dogrel' review". NME. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ Manno, Lizzie (18 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel Review". Paste. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d Berman, Stuart (17 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Catchpole, Chris (May 2019). "Dirty Old Town". Q (397): 113.
- ^ Hodgkinson, Will (12 April 2019). "Fontaines DC: Dogrel review". The Times. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ Cochrane, Greg (May 2019). "Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel". Uncut (264): 29.
- ^ Murray, Robin (16 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel". The Skinny. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ Savage, Mark (25 July 2019). "Punk and politics collide on Mercury list". BBC News. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b Dogrel (Media notes). Fontaines D.C. Partisan Records. 2019.
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- ^ "Ultratop.be – Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 16, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 19 April 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel". Amazon. Retrieved 15 April 2019.