Dogrel
Studio album by
Fontaines D.C.
Released12 April 2019 (2019-04-12)
GenrePost-punk
Length39:48
LabelPartisan
ProducerDan Carey
Fontaines D.C. chronology
Dogrel
(2019) 		A Hero's Death
(2020)
Singles from Dogrel
  1. "Liberty Belle"
    Released: 20 August 2018[1]
  2. "Hurricane Laughter"
    Released: 20 August 2018[2]
  3. "Chequeless Reckless"
    Released: 20 August 2018[3]
  4. "Too Real"
    Released: 12 November 2018[4]
  5. "Big"
    Released: 7 February 2019[5]
  6. "Roy's Tune"
    Released: 6 March 2019[6]
  7. "Boys in the Better Land"
    Released: 10 April 2019[7]

Dogrel is the debut studio album by Dublin post-punk band Fontaines D.C. It was released through Partisan Records on 12 April 2019 on cassette, CD, digital download, and vinyl formats.[8] The album was nominated for Album of The Year at the Choice Music Prize and Mercury Prize in 2019.[9][10]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.5/10[11]
Metacritic86/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Clash9/10[14]
DIY[15]
The Guardian[16]
The Irish Times[17]
Mojo[18]
NME[19]
Pitchfork8.0/10[20]
Q[21]
Uncut6/10[22]

Upon its release, Dogrel received universal acclaim from contemporary music critics. On review aggregator website Metacritic, Dogrel has an average weighted rating of 86 out of 100 indicating "universal acclaim" based on 17 critics' reviews.[12] On review aggregator website AnyDecentMusic?, the album has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10.[11]

Ben Beaumont-Thomas, writing for The Guardian, praised the lyricism of the album, stating that "this is the kind of songwriting quality that bands can take years to reach, or never reach at all: brilliant, top to bottom."[16] Tom Connock of NME stated that "the Irish troubadours come good on a debut album that offers both a storyteller's narrative voice and a snarling new vision of youthful disillusionment."[19] Writing for The Skinny, Robin Murray praised the multitude of emotions the album evokes, saying that it "feels both overwhelming and tender, caustic and soothing, a blast of working class rage grown articulate while retaining its primal howl."[23]

Writing for Pitchfork, Stuart Berman contrasted both the band and record to contemporary British post-punk outfits, IDLES and Shame,[20] saying that "Fontaines D.C. are fueled by neither IDLES' revolutionary fervor nor Shame's festering disgust. They're not raging against the current state of affairs as much as lamenting the local communities and culture in danger of being steamrolled by the march of modernity."[20] He went on to comment that "their origin story is so quaint and anachronistic, it verges on flaneur cosplay, with the quintet reportedly bonding over a mutual love of Joycean poetry and pub nights spent scribbling out and reciting verses to one another. That old-school approach finds its analog in a raw, robust twin-guitar attack that's more jangly than jagged, nodding to ‘60s garage, surf, and early rock‘n’roll while projecting a confrontational fury. As such, Fontaines D.C. are very much a post-punk band reclaiming a certain pre-punk innocence."[20]

The album was nominated for the 2019 Mercury Prize[24] and the Choice Music Prize.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written and performed by Fontaines D.C.[25]

No.TitleLength
1."Big"1:45
2."Sha Sha Sha"2:30
3."Too Real"4:08
4."Television Screens"4:00
5."Hurricane Laughter"4:50
6."Roy's Tune"3:00
7."The Lotts"4:56
8."Chequeless Reckless"2:15
9."Liberty Belle"2:32
10."Boys in the Better Land"5:00
11."Dublin City Sky"4:52
Total length:39:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dogrel.[25]

Fontaines D.C.

Additional personnel

Artwork

Charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 88
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 163
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] 93
French Albums (SNEP)[29] 75
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] 92
Irish Albums (IRMA)[31] 4
Scottish Albums (OCC)[32] 4
UK Albums (OCC)[33] 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format
Various 12 April 2019[8] Cassette, CD, digital download, vinyl
United States 26 April 2019[35] CD, vinyl

References

  1. ^ "Liberty Belle - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Hurricane Laughter / Winter In the Sun - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Chequeless Reckless / Boys in the Better Land - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Too Real - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Big - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Roy's Tune - Single by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Fontaines D.C. have dropped a brand new track, 'Boys In The Better Land'". Dork. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Dogrel by FONTAINES D.C. on Apple Music". iTunes. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Choice Music Prize: Irish album of the year revealed". The Irish Times.
  10. ^ "Irish band Fontaines DC nominated for Mercury Prize". RTÉ.ie. 25 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Dogrel by Fontaines D.C. reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Dogrel by Fontaines DC Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  13. ^ Martin, Liam. "Dogrel – Fontaines D.C." AllMusic. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ^ Hansen, Susan (11 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel". Clash. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  15. ^ Wright, Lisa (9 April 2019). "Fontaines DC – Dogrel". DIY. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  16. ^ a b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (12 April 2019). "Fontaines DC: Dogrel review – boisterous Irish punks' perfect debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  17. ^ Sweeney, Eamon (5 April 2019). "Fontaines DC: Dogrel review – Is this the world-conquering debut Ireland has been waiting for?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  18. ^ Myers, Ben (May 2019). "Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel". Mojo (306): 89.
  19. ^ a b Connick, Tom (11 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C. – 'Dogrel' review". NME. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  20. ^ a b c d Berman, Stuart (17 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  21. ^ Catchpole, Chris (May 2019). "Dirty Old Town". Q (397): 113.
  22. ^ Cochrane, Greg (May 2019). "Fontaines D.C.: Dogrel". Uncut (264): 29.
  23. ^ Murray, Robin (16 April 2019). "Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel". The Skinny. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  24. ^ Savage, Mark (25 July 2019). "Punk and politics collide on Mercury list". BBC News. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  25. ^ a b Dogrel (Media notes). Fontaines D.C. Partisan Records. 2019.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  27. ^ "Ultratop.be – Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  28. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  29. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 16, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  30. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Fontaines D.C. – Dogrel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  31. ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 19 April 2019". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  32. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  33. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  34. ^ "British album certifications – Fontaines Dc – Dogrel". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  35. ^ "Fontaines D.C. - Dogrel". Amazon. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
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