Album · Fontaines D.C.
Dogrel by Fontaines D.C.
Dogrel is an album by Fontaines D.C., released in 2019. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Boys In The Better Land”, on 10 lists with a best position of #4.
Dogrel, the 2019 debut from Dublin post-punks Fontaines D.C., arrived on Partisan Records with Dan Carey behind the desk, and it sounds like a band with a lot to get off its chest. Carey keeps things raw and close: the guitars of Conor Curley and Carlos O'Connell scrape and clang, Tom Coll drums like he's kicking in a door, and the whole record has the grit of a city seen from the pavement up.
"Boys In The Better Land" is the calling card, a wiry, sneering rush, and "Big" struts with a swagger that dares you to keep up. It's a debut with a real point of view, and it didn't go unnoticed: Dogrel was nominated for Album of the Year at the Choice Music Prize and for the Mercury Prize in 2019. A Hero's Death followed.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Dogrel on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boys In The Better Land | 10 | #4 | – | 2019–2026 | |
| 2 | Big | 1 | #565 | – | 2024 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.