Fontaines D.C.

First press 2019.
The sound of a band arriving fully formed and not asking permission. Dogrel is sharp, literate, snarling post punk with Dublin grit baked into every line. Tight grooves, wiry guitars, proper hooks, and lyrics that feel lived in rather than put on. No filler, no bloat, just confidence and bite from start to finish. One of those debuts that immediately felt important and still holds up. Class record. FFO The Fall, Shame, Idles early stuff, Parquet Courts, modern post punk