Dublin indie/rock n’ roll/ alt band Fontaines D.C. have aired their new single “It’s Amazing To Be Young“, alongside a video.
The song is out now via XL Recordings. The Limited edition 7” vinyl will be released 18 April, featuring another new song, Before You I Just Forget. Pre-order it here.
Their latest album “Romance“, is included in our Best Albums of 2024 list.
Commenting on the track, 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.”
Of the video, directed by one of their favourite collaborators Luna Carmoon, he adds:
“Luna has a very visual ear and found a way to bring out the world of our songs, somehow making the feelings more clear and more dreamlike at the same time. This video in particular has many special moments, but I think the way it unifies the different characters together is brilliant, because it embodies the message of not just the song but the album- youth is magical, and stories can become interwoven unexpectedly and feel like worlds colliding. That is youth, that is young love, and I think oftentimes that is romance.”
Watch /listen below.
Upcoming Tour Dates
- 21 Feb – Osaka, Japan – Gorilla Hall Osaka
- 23 Feb – Tokyo, Japan – Toyosu PIT
- 27 Feb – Red Hill, Australia – Perth Fest
- 1 Mar – Brisbane, Australia – Riverstage Brisbane
- 2 Mar – Wollongong, Australia – Yours & Owls Festival
- 6 Mar – Sydney, Australia – Opera House Forecourt (SOLD OUT)
- 8 Mar – Melbourne, Australia – Palace Foreshore (SOLD OUT)
- 9 Mar – Meredith, Australia – Golden Plains Festival
- 10 Mar – Melbourne, Australia – Palace Foreshore
- 12 Mar – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena
- 18 Mar – Ciudad De México, Mexico – Pabellón Oeste
- 21 Mar – Santiago, Chile – Lollapalooza Chile
- 23 Mar – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Lollapalooza Argentina
- 24 Mar – Buenos Aires, Argentina – Niceto Club (SOLD OUT)
- 26 March – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Audio Club
- 28 Mar – São Paulo, Brazil – Lollapalooza Brazil
- 30 Mar – Bogotá, Colombia – Festival Estéreo Picnic
Photo credit: Simon Wheatley
