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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the Irish indie rock band was produced and mixed by Dan Carey.
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- Record Label: PTKF
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 17
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Mixed: 1 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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Apr 17, 2019Fontaines DC wear their influences close to their sleeve, with nods to The Pogues, The Strokes and Joy Division, but these influences are absorbed into their identity, to create something that instantly familiar and accessible, but also thrillingly compelling. ... They’re going to be big, and one listen to Dogrel will convince you of that fact.
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Apr 12, 2019This is the kind of songwriting quality that bands can take years to reach, or never reach at all: brilliant, top to bottom.
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Apr 11, 2019Dublin in the rain belongs to Fontaines D.C., and rather than being too real this album is just right, it is a ragged delivery. The trick lies in the seemingly un-filtered rawness combined with its stark poetic reality. The three components help secure this album’s position as an example of authenticity; authenticity in its most concentrated and truest form and expression.
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Apr 18, 2019Dogrel is an album of tremendous ardor and vivid landscapes, and interspersed with an Irish underdog spirit, Fontaines D.C. are nearly untouchable.
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May 10, 2019They're smart, clueless, and ready to take the festival circuit by storm.
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Q MagazineApr 8, 2019By striving to find romance and poetry in grim times, Fontaines D.C. have made a record to fall in love with. [May 2019, p.113]
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UncutApr 8, 2019Musically, it's not exactly mould-shattering, a blend of surf and chirpy indie rock. They're at their most effective when they deliberately fray the edges. [May 2019, p.29]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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Jun 28, 2019Kick-ass debut album from Dublin City. One of the best in 2019 so far. Highly recommended post punk record
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May 3, 2019simply one of the best albums of 2019 yet. it's like a shining star in this music industry garbage.
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Aug 6, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jun 14, 2020
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Aug 31, 2019
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Apr 21, 2022This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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