Televised Mind will appear on their sophomore album, 'A Hero's Death', which is due out on July 31. It follows the previously shared title track and I Don't Belong.
Discussing the swirling post-punk cut, frontman Grian Chatten said:
"This song is about the echo chamber, and how personality gets stripped away by surrounding approval. People’s opinions get reinforced by constant agreement, and we’re robbed of our ability to feel wrong. We’re never really given the education of our own fallibility. People feign these great beliefs in order to appear trendy, as opposed to independently arriving at their own thoughts.
"We were listening to a lot of The Prodigy and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, specifically their song “Open Heart Surgery”. I was interested in extrapolating those types of chord progressions and capturing this droning, hypnotic feel. That last line repeated over and over [“What ya call it”] is a buffer expression that people used here in Dublin. It’s sort of like “umm” or “well...” – it’s what people say when they’re distracted.”
The Dublin band recently announced a UK tour for spring 2021, tickets for which go on general sale at 9am on July 3. Head below for further details.
Fontaines DC Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri May 07 2021 - MANCHESTER Manchester Academy
Mon May 10 2021 - LEICESTER De Montfort Hall
Tue May 11 2021 - LEEDS O2 Academy Leeds
Wed May 12 2021 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE O2 City Hall, Newcastle
Fri May 14 2021 - GLASGOW Barrowland
Mon May 17 2021 - CAMBRIDGE Cambridge Corn Exchange
Tue May 18 2021 - SHEFFIELD O2 Academy Sheffield
Thu May 20 2021 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Fri May 21 2021 - CARDIFF Cardiff University Students Union
Sat May 22 2021 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Mon May 24 2021 - BOURNEMOUTH O2 Academy Bournemouth
Tue May 25 2021 - SOUTHAMPTON O2 Guildhall Southampton
Thu May 27 2021 - LONDON Alexandra Palace
Sat July 03 2021 - DUBLIN Iveagh Gardens
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