Fontaines DC, Kneecap or a surprise? Choice Music Prize Irish album of the year nominees profiled
Fontaines DC's Romance; Kneecap's Fine Art
The fourth album from the London-based five-piece, all have been nominated for the Choice Music Prize, but they’ve never walked away with the top gong. That could change this year. They’re selling out arena dates across the world and have a couple of Grammy nominations under their belt - plus Romance is their biggest and best album to date. Grian Chatten stakes his claim as the best frontman around on the irresistible lead single ‘Starburster’, thinks about commitment on ‘Bug’, and eyes early 90s indie acts like Whipping Boy on closer ‘Favourite’. It’s produced by James Ford, who helped Arctic Monkeys scale their own heights almost 20 years ago.
