ROMANCE represents a bold sonic and stylistic evolution for the band and lead single "Starburster" (out April 17) shows the band at their most electrifying to date, as Chatten's swaggering stream of consciousness collides with explosive production.
The third studio album from these guys bridges the gap between their older sound into a new and more refined era for Fontaines. Plus, Skinty Fia is a cool name.
I Hope We Can Still Be Friends is essentially an anthology that bridges Johnson’s earliest days as a songwriter with his present-day outlook and abilities.
Saturdays at Your Place take everything that made their early material resonate-twinkly guitars, heart-on-sleeve songwriting, a distinctly Midwestern ache-and stretch it into something even more resonant.