Dublin’s Fontaines D.C. have been nominated for International Group at the BRIT Awards 2021, which is set to take place on 11th May 2021.
This is the band’s first-ever BRIT Award nomination and comes on the heels of their sophomore album ‘A Hero’s Death’, which debuted at #2 in the UK charts, as well as earning a GRAMMY nomination for Best Rock Album, and some of the best reviews of any album released in the last year. Far from a re-hash of their swaggering 2019 debut (‘Dogrel’), ‘A Hero’s Death’ arrived battered and bruised – albeit beautiful, with songs that are patient, confident, and heady takes on the modern world and its great uncertainty. ‘A Hero’s Death’ was produced by Dan Carey (Black Midi, Bat For Lashes). Listen to the seething, surreal title track, accompanied by a music video starring Aidan Gillen (Game of Thrones, The Wire).
Speaking on their nomination the band said, “It’s great to be recognised by The Brits as an International Act. Cheers People. X”
Fontaines D.C. also recently announced rescheduled dates for their EU / UK tour. The UK dates will now take place in Oct 2021 (including a third Manchester Academy show) and European dates will follow in Mar / Apr 2022 – full list of dates below. Tickets are available here.
Buy/stream ‘A Hero’s Death’ here: https://fontainesdc.lnk.to/AHD
