Skinty Fia
by Fontaines D.C.
  • Record Label: Partisan
  • Release Date: Apr 22, 2022
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. The Skinny
    Apr 18, 2022
    60
    There's a great album in Fontaines D.C., and Skinty Fia takes them one step closer.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Apr 22, 2022
    58
    More than anything, however, Skinty Fia’s plodding progression and miserabilist overtones come across like cut-rate versions of Bauhaus’ chilly gothic vibes and the aforementioned Joy Division’s claustrophobic dirge, only without the benefit of the latter group’s inimitable basslines.

Awards & Rankings

45
#45 Best Album of 2022
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#95 Most Discussed Album of 2022

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 44
  3. Negative: 4 out of 44
  1. scratch145
    Apr 22, 2022
    9
    This band is evolving with every new album in the best way possible, Chatten’s lyrics have even more newfound depth, along with theThis band is evolving with every new album in the best way possible, Chatten’s lyrics have even more newfound depth, along with the instrumentals being much more punchy and deeper as well. As a whole its a very satisfying followup to their fantastic previous efforts.… Full Review »
  2. Arliek
    Apr 24, 2022
    1
    As with all Fontaines albums there are one or two nice moments on this album (usually when they allow their folkishness show) but they areAs with all Fontaines albums there are one or two nice moments on this album (usually when they allow their folkishness show) but they are becoming a real one-trick pony. Their music is snowed under by affectation and, more importantly, tunelessness. As much as I love the Irish accent, listening to their singer repeat the same phrase over and over (and over) in a dull monotone eventually becomes an exercise in endurance. There are echoes of a thousand bands in this album, (Joy Division, Bauhaus, Damien Dempsey, The Pogues) but they never get near the musical or lyrical quality of any of these. Dropping literary references here and there does not literature make but that's the ineluctable modality of the visible for you.… Full Review »
  3. Kpmod
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    Masterclass in songwriting with inventive, brooding yet accessible melodies.
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