<\/p>\n\n\n\n Been Stellar Now, don\u2019t get me wrong\u2014our Irish rock saviours, Fontaines D.C., played well. It was incredible to watch some of the more orchestral songs from Romance <\/em>replicated perfectly live, and it was so fun to see Dogrel<\/em> songs I\u2019ve been listening to for five years. But there was certainly something missing.\u00a0I was so ready to freak out to the punchy and powerful songs from their early albums and weep to beautiful melodic songs from Skinty Fia <\/em>and\u00a0Romance<\/em>, but they lacked the energy to deliver what I was hoping for.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fontaines D.C. consists of Conor Curley, Conor Deegan III, Tom Coll Carlos O’Connell, and Grian Chatten. But they also tour with Cathal Mac Gabhann and Chilli Jesson. Even with seven people on stage, it really was all about the frontman Grian.\u00a0He came out in sunglasses, a hat, and a coat and hardly even looked at the crowd let alone speak to them. One of the following things was happening: either he was doing a whole \u201crockstar\u201d act where he was pretending he didn\u2019t really care, he genuinely hates his newfound teenage fanbase, or they\u2019re tired. Or considering how different this album is from the previous three, they\u2019re just trying something new they aren\u2019t as good at yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Whatever the reason, the set lacked connection and character. The strength of Fontaines D.C. is the band’s simple but powerful sound with the poetry of Grian\u2019s lyricism. But very little of that translated to me at the show.\u00a0People weren\u2019t really dancing, though they did know all the words, and there was never a threat to my glasses.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fontaines D.C.<\/strong> At one point, Grian stood with his arms outstretched in a way that said \u201cI know you love me.\u201d And I\u2019ll take it a step further to say it meant he knew people would devour whatever they did on stage so they didn\u2019t have to try that hard.\u00a0It does feel rich for me to complain about them not putting on more of a show. Like when your boss is mad that you did the task you were assigned but weren\u2019t happy while doing it. But here I am begging for any evidence that they wanted to be there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Fontaines D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n From a technical standpoint, seven people switched instruments in nearly every song on stage. It sounded good but there were points where the sound person just couldn’t keep up with the literal musical chairs and things got a little wobbly. And other than the ever-present lights, which I can now call \u201cbrat green,\u201d there was very little visual interest on stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s not all their fault. I was standing between a kid who learned \u201cI love you\u201d in sign language that day and a Gen X woman trying to film the show with her flash on. But it certainly didn’t help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m sure Fontaines D.C. will catapult even further into superstardom, and they deserve it. I just hope the next time I see them they have the charisma and stage presence their music warrants.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Photos by Julia Mela<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fontaines D.C. did exactly what they needed to satisfy their sold-out MTelus show, no more maybe slightly less.\u00a0Since the release of their fourth album, Romance, the Irish post-punk band has absolutely exploded. Between blowing up on TikTok, opening for Arctic Monkeys, releasing their most sonically cohesive album to date, and a ringing endorsement from none […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1454,"featured_media":127357,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":""},"categories":[8152],"tags":[],"genre":[],"salle":[],"ville":[],"class_list":["post-127351","gig_review","type-gig_review","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-critiques-de-concerts-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/FontainesDC.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/FontainesDC-2.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/strong>
<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/FontainesDC-7.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/FontainesDC-6.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/FontainesDC-4-1.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/panm360.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/FontainesDC-9.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n