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Feb 13, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More
HELP(2) Due Out March 6 via War Child Records; Album Also Features Pulp, Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Young Fathers, and More
Feb 12, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Damon Albarn (of Blur and Gorillaz), Grian Chatten (of Fontaines D.C.), and Kae Tempest have all teamed up for the new song “Flags,” which also features Johnny Marr (The Smiths), Dave Okumu (The Invisible), Adrian Utley (Portishead), Gorillaz’ bassist Seye Adelekan, Femi Koleoso (Ezra Collective), and a 43-piece children’s choir. It’s the second single from HELP(2), the ambitious new charity album to benefit War Child UK. More
Debut Solo Album Chaos For the Fly Due Out This Friday via Partisan
Jun 29, 2023
By Kat Ramkumar
Grian Chatten, the frontman for Irish post-punk band, Fontaines D.C has shared a music video for “All of the People,” which is his latest and final pre-release single from his upcoming album Chaos For the Fly. More
Chaos For the Fly Due Out June 30 via Partisan
Jun 02, 2023
By Kat Ramkumar
Grian Chatten, the frontman for Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C, is releasing his solo debut solo album Chaos For The Fly. Now he has shared its third single, “Last Time Every Time Forever.” More
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Mar 05, 2026
By Celine Teo-Blockey
The war in Bosnia had been raging on for four years when news of the Srebrenica massacre broke in July 1995. By then, 250,000 people had lost their lives and two million more had been displaced. But the long drawn out conflict had rendered most desensitized or apathetic. More
Striving for Normality on the Road
Aug 31, 2023
By Celine Teo-Blockey
The title of Grian Chatten’s debut solo album, Chaos For the Fly, borrows from the quote “What is normal to the spider is chaos for the fly,” attributed to Charles Addams, the titular creator of The Addams Family. It refers to the different modalities of reality we all exist in, implying there’s no such thing as a “normal” that suits everyone, in fact, one group’s normal is often another’s disaster. More
Reviews
Jul 07, 2023
By Celine Teo-Blockey
Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten explores “exaggerated aspects of his soul” far from the clamor and clanging of his fastidious band on his solo effort, Chaos For the Fly. More
