If you look at hip hop for example, when hip hop came out it was obviously such a working class kind of thing, like NWA and all that kind of stuff. How do you think non-poetic figures and objects can influence your writing?John: And my other big influence was Sir Peter OSullivan, the racing commentator in the 50s, 60s and 70s, you can get albums of his famous races. Im now in a country responsible for a lot of the chaos in the country Im from. Yeah to an extent. Recently I was in a pub with my da in my hometown and a fella came up to us outside the bar, outside the jacks (Irish slang for toilet) and he just turned around to us and he said Hey fellas do you need any advice? [15], The band got their name from a character in the movie The Godfather called Johnny Fontane, a singer and movie star portrayed by Al Martino. He and his friends began their journey in a place which became a city, but they all had their own individual bases as well. Fontane was godson of Vito Corleone. 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Well I think anyone living on the outside of a group of people can tell that group of people something about themselves. Chatten's dense, chewy lyrics, rich with allusions to the modernist poets the band first bonded over while at music school, hinted at a world trapped between history and modernity, where cabbies,. I live in my own head and have a distorted idea of myself, which is the ego. He explained how the track In ar gCroithe go deo, which means: In our hearts forever was about the story of Margaret Keane, an Irishwoman who moved to Coventry. Grian started playing Minecraft after his best friend introduced him to the game. He was born on August 9, 1993, in England. He wrote the song I Love You for Ireland, saying: Ive moved from that country. T&Cs apply, Words by Mr Niall Doherty | Photography by Filmawi, The worst thing anyone could say to Mr Grian Chatten is that hes not really Irish. John, when youre talking about poems being a living thing and poems never being finished, I like having pockets full of scraps of paper that Im never going to read again. You tell all these stories about eccentric Irish characters and people you meet in pubs. That said I was still thinking, I shouldnt be living like this! Fontaines became a fan favorite for overlaying barked poetry over tense, garage-y instrumentals, recalling the chaotic brilliance of the Fall and more modern acts like Sleaford Mods. Chatten thinks one of the reasons their songs have chimed so acutely is because there is nothing disingenuous about the way he writes. Upon researching for this conversation I learned Grian was supposed to have a sort of cool, mysterious, dont give a fuck demeanor and noticed in videos of performances that he would anxiously pace back and forth on stage between powerful deliveries of his lyrics. Mixing post-punk grooves and minimalist rock dynamics, they make music that tackles the big issues through the prism of personal experience. The youth of Dublin and the youth of Ireland are politically activated now because of the Repeal the Eighth Movement, which allows women to get abortions. Everything he puts out into the world is thoroughly honest and from the heart. Or is it more like a spouse that youre looking forward to return home to? Those are kind of the themes I wanted to explore in the album. Hed be able to explain it a lot better, but what it means to me is I think of Carlos as someone who battles sort of gloriously with his ego, which is being stroked and mutated over the last few years because were in a relatively sort of successful band. Do you guys ever start with the music first and then build a story off that or is it the other way around? Picture by Ellius Grace/PA. [1][2][3] The band consists of Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O'Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan III (bass), and Tom Coll (drums). She has been amazing to me and deserves the best.. You go into a poem when you learn it off by heart, it becomes part of you.John: Precisely! I think I need to romanticize everything thats around me in order to feel like Im living a fruitful life ya know; and a gorgeous life, something thats profound. Put it this way, we had our own coroner! It was the final straw for Grian Chatten and his adopted home city of Dublin. Well I think almost all music comes from a working class background and then it gets commandeered by the upper classes. Spiritually, there are two parts to it. Its still not part of the law, its only been written into the constitution so theres still a process, but I think that engaged everyone, all the youth in Ireland politically. He thinks a lot about a lot of things, and when youre talking to him you see his thought process in the way he articulates his words and writes songs. Nabokov Roman Holiday There is also a frank . (To access, select the year "2022" and select the date "22-APR-22"), it as a strong contender for 2022 album of the year, "Irish Band Channels the Spirit of Punk, and James Joyce", "Irish punks Fontaines DC: 'You can feel the growing Anglophobia', "BBC BBC Radio 6 Music announces its Albums of the Year 2019 Media Centre", "Choice Music Prize: Irish album of the year revealed", "Articles: Reasons to Check out Fontaines D.C., the Poetry-Inspired Irish Punk-Rock Band Behind Triple R's Album of the Week", "Interview: Fontaines DC: Currently The Second Most Important Dublin Export to Guinness", "New Artist of the Day: The Fontaines young band save rock 'n' roll", "Watch as Dublin band Fontaines D.C rock Jimmy Fallon's The Tonight Show", "Fontaines D.C. 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Theres Versatile, and theyre hilarious and really good as well. Oh man, Id have to say Yeats. So after the US tour and spending so much time away from home, do you expect to return as changed men? It doesnt jar the way it looks at all, it just fits it. Grian: I worked in this awful upmarket clothes shop where I had to sell sunglasses. Chatten described the single as "a list of rules for the self". I was really into a tune by her called "Never Get Old," off The Lion And The Cobra. Youre checking in to a hotel at 4.00am in between two cities and you have to wake up at seven or eight to do the rest of the drive. There is Irish hip-hop. Skinty Fia In May 2020, he helped raise money for a food drive in South Africa. We can expect good news very soon. "[28] The Guardian gave the album a five-star review, hailing it as a "perfect debut", and commending Chatten for embracing the Dublin accent. I was overwhelmed with the knowledge that none of them were worth half of what they were being sold for. All we know, Who is Justin Roilands wife? [35] The recording of the performance was released on vinyl as a limited edition release for Record Store Day on 12 June 2021[36] and later as a surprise digital release on 26 November 2021. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. If she drops something, shed say, Ah, skinty fia. It roughly translates as the damnation of the deer. I dont know, it sounds like mutation and doom and inevitability and all these things that I felt were congruous to my idea of Irishness abroad. To coincide with the album's announcement, the band shared its lead single "Jackie Down the Line" with an accompanying music video. But what we did have instead was the music hall. Would you ever want people to tell your story like that, in the same way youre telling theirs? John, repaying the compliment, is full of admiration for Fontaines. I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Fontaines frontman, Grian Chatten. I did have a job punching out registration plates that drove me fucking crazy. I like when people expand on society and pretend that they know everything about society as well because peoples opinions become so absolute after a few pints and I like engaging in that. [21][22][23] They also received grant funding from RT 2fm. "Too Real" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100. Yeah exactly, its just got that beautiful sort of pain because when you love something youre basically giving it license to hurt you, and Dublin definitely has license to hurt me. [2][7] They bonded over a common love of poetry[8] and collectively released two collections of poetry, one called Vroom, inspired by the Beat poets (Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg) and another called Winding, inspired by Irish poets (Patrick Kavanagh, James Joyce, W. B. Yeats). I feel guilty for having left. His name isnt Paddy, but that doesnt stop bullies from calling him that. Skinty Fia caps off a whirlwind few years for Chatten and his band. I realized that that was an interesting place for me to go on the next record., The rest of the album took shape back in London during dreamy night sessions at the bands rehearsal space. You wouldnt believe the decibel level. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. However, the unusual nature of proceedings didnt dampen the mood or the importance of the nuptials to Grian and his wife. I used to work on receipt paper. Funnily enough Im one of the only people that actually sings in an Irish accent from Ireland there. Its that sort of pseudo-knowledge. The title Dogrel is an homage to Doggerel, working class Irish poetry[25] 'poetry of the people' that dates back to 1630. During the argument, the man would just come out onto the balcony and he would look left and right, and just take a deep gulp of air. At some point, you try to wear it as a badge of honour.. Youre about to go on a US tour and to SXSW, what are you going to tell America about itself? Wed just sit there and the sound of the bell signalling the next class was the most poetic thing we heard all day. I think if we all got caught up on what the future is without looking at the past, then were going down a very, very dark road. Thats what that song was. John, theres a sequence in your book about a teacher who organised poetry competitions that were almost like rap battlesJohn: It was a tough school. There was a little courtyard and across from the courtyard, there was a really old couple. Yeah basically, its a working class poetry. I feel like I abandoned Ireland., On Roman Holiday, he is trying to embrace London as an Irish person, where youre sort of still mocked and told to go home. Sometimes when I think about Yeats I well up in tears. Dublin is like a third parent to me. His family and relationship history, Who is Ovidio Guzmans wife? Irish hip-hop? See more at: https://www.rte.ie/culture/GRIAN CHATTEN - THURSDAY APRIL 23RD / RT ONE Hailing from Skerries in North Dublin, Grian Chatten is the lead singer. Something went wrong, please try again later. I like when something really great is said in conversation and then never said again. Nothing can tamper with that. It majorly contains Minecraft videos, but it also has diversified content such as videos of Grian opening Pokemon packs with his cats. Yeah man. I think the song was influenced by addiction, which is something that runs in a lot of families. Out of fear. [16], In 2018, Fontaines released the single "Chequeless Reckless"/"Boys In The Better Land" and "Too Real". In 2015 they were going to release their debut with music journalist John Robb's Louder Than War label. Ive moved from that country. [40] Toronto's Spill Magazine praised Skinty Fia as "an important album, perhaps the most important album of the year", hailing it as a strong contender for 2022 album of the year. Im sure there is. Of course the only American city any rock band can test their skills in has to be New York and the only venue they can really make a splash in has to be Union Pool. We got to talking about what makes the Fontaines tick, Seattle rain, Irish poetry, and love. Chart History: Heatseekers Albums", "Fontaines DC's label boss on the band's big chart result", "British certifications Fontaines D.C.", "Charts analysis: Fontaines DC debut at summit with Skinty Fia", "18 June 2021 24 June 2021 Scottish Singles Archive", "Record Store Day Special Release: Live at Kilmainham Gaol", "ARIA Top 20 Vinyl Albums Chart 21 June 2021", "Fontaines D.C. Live At Kilmainham Gaol dutchcharts.nl", "19 June 2020 25 June 2020 Scottish Singles Archive", "Fontaines D.C. What kind of narratives do the Irish working class talk about? I feel like Ive abandoned Ireland to some extent. Taking the air on a stroll around the bustling Temple Bar area, the singer of Fontaines D.C. caught sight of a gaggle . Fontaines DCs A Heros Death is out now via Partisan. On our last tour in U.K., it was a ritual of mine to listen to do you know the actor, Andrew Scott? I feel guilty for having left. People tend to think they know everything, obviously when theyve had a few pints in them. Theres got to be tension in order for it to be an interesting thing to write about. Shop now, EIP exclusive: free global shipping and same-day delivery. That was in the summer right? It was a similar appeal; it was the guttural energy. Shop now, Free standard delivery to United States. In many ways, his country defines him, as a songwriter, as an artist and as a person. One inspiration was a charity-shop accordion that Chattens mother gave him for Christmas. The song Bloomsday was inspired by Irish actor Andrew Scotts reading of Dubliners, which made him feel a great sadness about leaving Ireland. One of the main reasons I dont think of poetry as an elitist pursuit anymore is because of people like John.. [16], In May 2018, Fontaines played an in-studio at KEXP in Seattle. This wasnt the Seventies or anything like that. See more at: https://www.rte.ie/culture/GRIAN CHATTEN - THURSDAY APRIL 23RD / RT ONEHailing from Skerries in North Dublin, Grian Chatten is the lead singer . The reason I wont let go of my accent is that so many people have told me its part of my charm and, for me, the customer is always right!Grian: When we played in Boston, because of the amount of reverence they have for Irish people there, I subconsciously ramped up my Irishness by about 20 percent. In Johns new memoir, theres a great passage about his early influences being Muhammed Ali and his mothers Womans Own magazine. T&Cs apply. They put those words on her gravestone, but the church of England ruled it was at risk of being perceived as a political slogan, so they refused to allow it. A lot of it is revealing itself to me to be largely informed and influenced by Irishness existing in England, Chatten says of the LP, and mutating and becoming a new kind of culture in general.. Despite the four decades between them, Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten and longstanding punk poet John Cooper Clarke have much in common. [27], The NME said that "Dogrel proves that early-days pinning as punks next great hope was perhaps premature there's far more to Fontaines D.C. than your typical thrashed-out, pissed-off young rebellion. This was only two years ago,, Skinty Fia a swear word that means the damnation of the deer appealed to him as: It sounds like mutation and doom and all these things that were congruous to my idea of Irishness abroad.. With all the things going on in the world right now, no one is very absolute in what they think and theres so much disarray and cognitive dissonance happening in everyone, so I think all that happens now really when cultures are crossed is people are basically looking at each other and saying how are you dealing with all of this? Were basically having a conversation on how to deal with whats going on. It created a really nice sense of impermanence. Thats a classic example of coming over to a different culture and telling that culture something about themselves I think as well. Grian posts regularly, and his videos rarely get below three million views. Is Grian married or single, and who is he dating now? Ill tell you when a poems dead: when its in a book. However, the 27-year-old from Skerries, Co Dublin, didnt hold back when describing the inspiration behind their new album, Skinty Fia. I have this kind of strange feeling of guilt toward my leaving of Ireland. The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time Im not going to name the country, but I think thats interesting because I definitely fell in love with the whole concept of that country and the difference of culture. It comes in no new form ever. He had dreams of being an actor, but he shelved those aspirations after making it big on YouTube. I think Yeats is a lot more heart on the sleeve, hes a bleeding heart. Kind of hang his head and collect himself and then turn around and go back in. The new record broadens the groups sonic palette. Grian and his wife had planned to travel a lot before getting married, but the coronavirus pandemic forced them to postpone those plans. Three albums later, the parameters have changed. I dont know exactly what that is; its an abstract thing, but its like somethings over ya know. Paul Duggan gave the album an unprecedented 10 bananas out of 10. Thats what I think Im doing. I went to the library and got everything Edgar Allan Poe had ever written, then I started reading about his life and I discovered that this poet, Charles Baudelaire had put his own work to one side to translate the entire canon of Edgar Allan Poe into French. Its interesting for me to dissect what that song means, because I think what it means is, [Im] saying goodbye to Dublin, without realizing it. What does it mean for music to have a Dublin accent? Sometimes, it sounds like early The Cure, if Mr Robert Smiths crew rehearsed only on the way home from an all-day bender. According to Chatten, Skinty Fia (titled after an old Irish swear meaning the damnation of the deer; see below for more on that) started coming together when members of the band were back in Dublin during the pandemic. RELATIONSHIP DETAILS BELOW He was previously part of another YouTube channel called CraftedMovie before deciding to go solo in 2014. On more than one occasion John threatens, tongue in cheek, to steal Grians material. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Please, A fresh breath: Chatten says the bands second album is like the exhalation after Dogrels inhalation. I have a sort of soft spot for the accent as well because I was born up in Cumbria, a town called Barrow-in-Furness. Its an exaggeration of a compromise thats necessary to a functioning relationship, to the point where it sounds pathetic. It just turned out to be another song about Ireland, of course. I think the person that went missing for those eight hours rushed back in and I got a double dose of myself after. Especially when youre in a group of young Irish people living in London, it can be a great social adhesive between youse. "" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. She was an old woman who died and when she died her family wanted to commemorate her Irish heritage. Grians marriage to his wife typified the type of wedding ceremonies we see these days small and intimate, with guests smiles hidden under protective masks. That sounds like it was just the rewards system, but it was also the fact that I felt like I was part of the poem. But theres nothing borrowed from traditional Irish music within those groups. See Im actually half British. Lo and behold, it turned out to be another song about Ireland, he says. They were the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 1 May 2019, performing "Boys in the Better Land". The worst thing anyone could say to Mr Grian Chatten is that he's not really Irish. I guess the opposite of Dogrel would be high class poetry. I think he just felt kind of consumed by the spirit of [Nabokovs] writing and wanted to relay that musically. Chatten has been spending his coronavirus-induced lockdown in the refuge of books: lately he's been sucked into the pages of Mikhail Bulgakov's 1966 novel The Master And Margarita, stalking the. Chatten is the frontman of the Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C., recently described by NME as "the new heroes of the rock resurrection." The members of the group met while attending music college in Dublin and initially bonded over a shared love for Irish . At some point, you start to wear as like a badge of honor, and thats what that song is. Want to be the first to know what's going on in the world of Showbiz? If you had to pick between Yeats, Joyce, or Beckett? Grian is not yet married but in the recent Instagram post, he has disclosed his decision to convert his dating life into a marital relationship. As frontman and chief lyricist of the Dublin post-punk quintet Fontaines D.C., Chatten has channelled life growing up in Ireland into his bands music, songs that take in themes of mental health, corrupt governments, religion and community. Theres a lot of covert prejudice and stereotypes still kept alive by people here, he says, either little micro-aggressions or blatant racism towards Irish people. Just because its diaspora, its still pure. That song is me saying I love Ireland and I always will. Amid all the seething political ire and raw emoting on the record, however, the overriding feeling is one of hope. That is a huge amount of food desperately needed by these people., All you need to know about Danielle Panabaker, Inside Aimee Challenors life, her husband and parents, Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patricks relationship, explained, photo of the ceremony alongside the caption, He posted a photo of the couple and attached the caption, Grian posted a video on 12th June 2016 stating, Who is Kareem Abdul-Jabbars wife now? Im very paranoid about staying the same. Trying to find Ireland's best burger or best pizza? Theyd be roaring their heads off. Fontaines D.C. performing at Loose Ends festival Amsterdam, 2019. Youre huddled together a bit more.. That really excites me. [38] Three further singles were released from the album: "I Don't Belong", "Televised Mind" and "A Lucid Dream". Better late than never. As frontman and chief lyricist of the Dublin post-punk quintet Fontaines D.C., Chatten has channelled life growing up in Ireland into his band's music, songs that take in themes of mental health, corrupt governments, religion and community. Not that it cant survive fine without me, but I feel like Ive taken all this crap from it creatively, and then Ive just left. I feel like the first time I fell in love was with a girl from a different country. Apart from entertaining his followers, Grian uses his platform to raise money for charity and to sensitize his fans on various causes around the world. Grian (real name: Charles Batchelor) is a British YouTuber who specializes in posting Minecraft gaming videos. Ive read Joyces poetry and it just doesnt stand up to Yeats at all for me. Scroll down to get your copy. Its expansive and loose where their first two records were tightly wound. Its funny you should mention your dad, Grian, because my dad discouraged this course of action at every opportunity. Its a war between the good intentions of the youth and the growth of materialism and social media, technology, stuff like that because thats just spindling the culture away in front of our eyes. Grian, when did you first hear Johns poetry?Grian: I was probably 16 or 17, Carlos [OConnell, guitarist] from the band showed me your appearance on a late-night chat show in the 80s. Like I dont think I know myself as well as my friends. He said if I learnt a poem and recited it to him off by heart, hed buy me a pack. A Hero's Death was later nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards. They formed at college in Dublin in 2017 and released their raucous debut album, Dogrel two years later. Thats that mutation. The government is driving the country into the ground, keeping a lid on previous scandals. In January 2022, the band announced their third studio album Skinty Fia. This is at the start of the pandemic that this happened. "Boys In The Better Land" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop Top 50, but charted as an extra tip on the Flanders Ultratop Bubbling Under chart. With the Irish twist that you have, what do you think youre going to reveal to America that it doesnt already know about itself, as outsiders and non-Americans? To hear Irish men, even in their 20s, talk in such terms is a "Not in Kansas" moment and one of the most quietly striking and encouraging aspects of the documentary. 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Would you consider Dublin your first love? interview, He loves the sprawling nature of the city and a part of him enjoys the sense of being an outsider. Big Shot Instead, I'm talking to the disembodied voice of Grian Chatten, down the phone line from London. All these famous music hall guys were the superstars of their day and they specialised in monologues which blue collar people would pay cash money to witness. Grians second channel, Two Much Grian, currently has 283K subscribers. There's an 'unsubscribe' button at the bottom of every email we send out. He posted a photo of the couple and attached the caption: Its been 10 months since I proposed to my fiance, and the wedding is creeping up on us very fast. Leftfield feat Grian Chatten - Full Way Round 77,229 views Oct 18, 2022 From the new album - 'This Is What We Do' 'Full Way Round' features Grian Chatten (Vocals / Lyrics) Listen to FWR. 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