Dogrel, PARTISAN RECORDS, 2019

Fontaines D.C.’S debut album Dogrel left an impression on fans and critics with its passionate, guitar-charged rock and hard-bitten lyrics about life in Dublin. For instance, the cab driver in “Boys in the Better Land”: “He spits out ‘Brits out,’ only smokes Carroll’s” or the opening line from “Big,” “Dublin in the rain is mine/ A pregnant city with a Catholic mind.” In addition to the rave reviews, the LP netted Fontaines D.C. a nomination for Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize.