Dublin indie / rock n’ roll / alt band Fontaines D.C. have released the video for their latest single “Bug“, off their recent album “Romance“, which came out in August via XL Recordings.
The Andrea Arnold-directed video features footage from the upcoming film, Bird, which also marks the band’s Carlos O’Connell’s big screen debut. O’Connell said:
“Andrea Arnold was kind enough to cut up a sequence to our tune ‘Bug’ featuring Barry Keoghan playing the character Bug in her new movie Bird. ‘Bug’ is a song that happened quickly and convinced everyone quicker. In my eyes, the character Bug, the tattoo “Bug’s Life,” Andrea’s essential & romantic worlds, and the line ‘Changed my name to “Promise you, Yea”’; when put all together make convincing needless & conviction undeniable. Big thanks to Andrea Arnold for letting us in so close to her visionary universe. She’ll be remembered how we remember Bacon or Goya.”
Andrea Arnold added:
“I’ve loved Fontaines since I first heard them. Some music just sits in your bones like it always belonged, like you know it already, like it’s part of you. It’s why I asked to use [Fontaines songs] ‘Too Real’ and ‘A Hero’s Death’ for my Bird film. Their music felt like it belonged there, in my world. They were immediately generous in letting me use those tracks which was just fucking brilliant. That generosity brought energy which gets poured into the life of the film. I am grateful for all the positive energy that comes when you make a film.
“Extending the images and my Bird world for the ‘Bug’ track felt like the most natural thing in the world, like part of the same thing. I wouldn’t have done it had I not felt that and I would hardly do it for anyone.”
Watch it below.
Get Romance here.
Upcoming Tour Dates
NOVEMBER
5 Zurich, Switzerland X-TRA, Zurich
7 Munich, Germany Zenith
8 Berlin, Germany Verti Music Hall
9 Frederiksberg, Denmark K.B. Hallen
11 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle
12 Cologne, Germany E-Werk
13 Paris, France Zénith de Paris
15 Bruxelles, Belgium Forest National
16 Amsterdam, Netherlands AFAS Live
20 Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Wolverhampton Civic Hall
22 London, United Kingdom Alexandra Palace
23 London, United Kingdom Alexandra Palace
24 Cardiff, United Kingdom Utilita Arena Cardiff
26 Plymouth, United Kingdom Plymouth Pavilions
27 Nottingham, United Kingdom Motorpoint Arena
29 Manchester, United Kingdom The Factory
30 Manchester, United Kingdom The Factory
DECEMBER
1 Manchester, United Kingdom The Factory
3 Leeds, United Kingdom First Direct Arena
4 Glasgow, United Kingdom OVO Hydro
6 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
7 Dublin, Ireland 3Arena
Photo credit: Theo Cottle
