yeah, I’m seeing New Order on the Saturday (never seen!) and going to New Bloom Fest on Monday (never seen Basement, Balance & Composure and One Step Closer) - decided to see acts I’ve never seen this round. Lucky to have seen Fontaines twice in a week in 2023 lol
I’m publishing an interview with Jon Simmons from B&C this week last years festival was great but this year’s lineup is amazing
thank you! I love ‘em. If you or someone you know are crafty you can likely recreate them easy. I am not. Props to my fav record store in Pittsburgh PA - The Government Center - for putting me onto them. Flip Record Display Shelf
Speaking about the song, Conor Deegan III says: "It’s Amazing To Be Young is a song that was written in the presence of a newborn child - Carlos’ child. It sounded more like a lullaby or a music box then, but with the same lyric- “it’s amazing to be young”. The feeling of hope a child can give is profound and moving, especially for young men like us. That sense of wanting to create a world for them to grow up in happily. It’s a feeling that fights against the cynicism that can often overtake us in the modern world. So we wanted to declare which side we were on - it really is amazing to be young. We are still free, and want to make that feeling spread. We want to protect it for the others around us, and maybe in doing that, can also help protect it for ourselves.”
yeah just heard it and another gorgeous song, they can't miss in this era I'm unsure if it was a Romance outtake or a newly written song but apparently it's coming out on vinyl with another new song on the b-side
they were so fucking good man holy shit. these guys and shame, absolutely deadly combo entire crowd doing the fast part of I Love You word for fucking word gave me chills
I know this is the Fontaines thread but this pic of Charlie from shame walking on the crowd is the coolest thing I've ever taken in my life
found myself with a ticket to their show last night after tracking prices for what felt like months. goddamn that was good. Starburster live just hits different. bummed I missed Jadu Heart after being a fan for a while, folks would like their new album from this year.