Dublin's Fontaines DC on course for first UK number one album

It comes after their Mercury Prize-nominated debut, Dogrel, reached number nine in the UK albums chart last April

Fontaines DC's second album, A Hero’s Death, is currently at number one in the Official Charts Company’s mid-week update

Irish post-punk band Fontaines DC are on course to knock Taylor Swift from the top of the UK albums chart.

The Dublin five-piece’s second album, A Hero’s Death, is currently at number one in the Official Charts Company’s mid-week update, with more than half its sales from vinyl.