Fontaines D.C. - Boys In The Better Land (Darklands Version)

[@EpictetusAurelius]

I am Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod. I was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan on the shores of Loch Shiel. And I am immortal. And I love this band.

[@merinoteflon1128]

I am Galactus, devourer of worlds, I am the sole remnant of the universe that existed before this one, and now that I have heard this band, I hunger no more.

[@TheMysteryMachine]

This comment rules ❤

[@shamiemcguire1588]

😂😂😂👌

[@no-nowanna]

Nice one Galactus

[@andrewmckeague700]

Best fucking comment ever lol 😂

[@zugolf4980]

I'm 112 years old and I love this band!

[@AudiophileTubes]

LOL!

[@lancsl4d]

I'm not...and guess wha??? So do I 😉

[@maryburke5423]

Me too

[@zugolf4980]

@@maryburke5423 Woof woof woof hahahaahahahahahahahaha!!!!!

[@vronica84]

I’m 150 and I love it more.

[@markbyrne7203]

I'm Rameses IV, an Egyptian mummy 4000 years old and this has rocked my pyramid

[@wasnatehere]

mummys aren't in pyramids m8

[@BlueArcStreaming]

I'm a mummy !

[@fooman65]

Your tomb you mean, next to the pyramids.? No mummies in pyramids.

[@neonfieldmouse]

Rumbled

[@spanishiron]

I'm a wee Greenland Shark, barely 150 years old and even my mum and dad love Fontaines.

[@souljah9846]

I'm 62 years old. And you guys are one of the most exciting bands I've heard in years. Jackie down the line is my current obsession . . . Move over, the old guard. . . There a new gang in town.

[@musichustler4690]

63 years here. Got my tix for April!

[@steviekenny581]

53👍. These bhoys know the score!!!🇮🇪

[@Aiur]

Hell yeah, you gents have excellent taste, 32 here!

[@staceyfields8405]

I’m obsessed w Jackie Down The Line too

[@lvswysteria]

57! And the show is sold out near me. I'm afraid the next shows in the US are going to be *huge*

[@alexnunez-sindelar7494]

"With a face like sin and a heart like a James Joyce novel" is poetic as hell. I know these guys got together over their shared love of poetry and I sincerely hope they don't forget their roots. As a young person, it makes me ecstatic as hell to listen to young bands who know what's up. I also love that the lead singer sings in his natural accent; if you have an accent, use it, don't obscure it.

[@JoshuaWilkie]

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[@shadowbassist7992]

I thought it was Seal

[@brianabrewster8879]

You didn’t have to mention you were young😂

[@emma-janeminshull-turner1242]

God, yes! Do it! 🎶🎸🎵

[@carbenali]

I'm 56,am I allowed to go and see these lads??? Brilliant!

[@frankcoughlan1968]

Im 50..heading to Listowel tmr with ny 52 year old work colleague. We will lepping around ! Too Real....

[@andrew2366]

I am 56 i will be going if i find two tickets for Brighton!!!

[@x96M]

Course

[@sparkygroover]

I`m 54 and will be photographing them live this Thursday @@frankcoughlan1968

[@MrPetergmchugh]

Me and my 50 somethings mates had a ball in December o In Galway.

[@lizlo1908]

I am dropping 2050 years old. I am stock with their music. All the lyrics are beyond imaginative . One of a kind band for sure. Xoxo.

[@Crypticwitchery]

$GME

[@Crypticwitchery]

#theroaringkitty

[@Crypticwitchery]

🎉🎉🎉 $gme #gme ❤❤❤

[@tonygrant1883]

Check out WHIPPING BOY / We don't need nobody else: wayyyyyyyyyyyy ahead of DC

[@aaronquy1968]

I'm 54 and digging this band! But then again I'm an old punker since 1981!

[@eeeniebean]

I'm an ageless bog witch and I love this band!

[@bleepblap4618]

I’m 6843 years old and I love this band! 😂 In all reality though this is one of the few shows of a newer band that I saw all ages there, old heads, young people, everyone was jammin

[@PopCanHop]

me too brother

[@danielbarnatt9332]

I think I remember you from the Neolithic period.

[@pikeyorg]

Most exciting band I’ve heard for years!

[@FoogouFilms]

Yeah, my ears have been pricked for several days now!

[@husainkarrar8896]

They remind me a lot of Paraquet Courts!

[@babingtonrow4011]

Listen to shame

[@joaolitos]

Your deaf for sure

[@wolfgang6442]

I strongly agree

[@1yearago491]

You can practically taste the smoke, sweat and beer. So much character. And that front man, just something so charismatic about him

[@bogdanoff1993]

I am 89 this band brought back so many memories

[@dogearsmontana5115]

At last, a young band we can believe in. Superb on every level.

[@marymatthews678]

They play their own instruments. They have a drum kit. They have a guitarist. The lyrics are spot on. I love their sound. Beyond cool.

[@beckeaston3204]

I’m 106 and I was head banging to this when I first heard it

[@tabarot24]

Ils sont vraiment brillants ces jeunes de Dublin - Greetings from Bordeaux

[@rogerw2101]

I'm ,57. Reminds me of the punk scene of the 80's I loved it .

[@bobogliddabrun]

It's been a long time since I've heard an amazing Irish rock band. This track is killer!

[@chrispeery8310]

I'm 66 and just discovered this by way of a post on a Gang of Youths song. Talk about being transported! Makes my heart beat stronger, Gotta luv it!

[@midnightmama4]

I’m 60 and heard this song for first time playing at a Whole Foods store tonight! So good!

[@2ndnickthegreek992]

Omg, I've known these guys for, like, three hours and I've already booked my fucking ticket for their Athens concert. Woah. Just woah.

[@anyaridchenko3408]

Stephen Dedalus same! Two hours before I didn’t know that I’m going to Dresden to hear them haha

[@2ndnickthegreek992]

@@anyaridchenko3408 They rocked!

[@RockOfGreece]

WHAT ATHENS? ATHENS GREECE?

[@2ndnickthegreek992]

@@RockOfGreece Yeap. At Death Disco, in December. You'll have another chance hopefully!

[@πίξελ]

@@RockOfGreece έρχονται και τον Ιούνιο μαζί με τους New Order

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

I heard this for the first time on the radio yesterday, and thought that I was listening to some lost awesome 80's/90's record that only the cool DJ's knew. Turns out it's a bang up to date slice of excellence. Love it. Thought that quality guitar music was dead - WRONG!

[@louisecollins7345]

Jonathan B, joyous, right??? I hear ya!!! Best thing ive heard in an age.

[@Teeheehee093]

It's far from dead. It's just never on the radio.

[@ezkibela]

@@Teeheehee093 it was , They remind me of the fall , jhon peel's fauvorite band, check out the peel sessions

[@martinmcdonald4207]

John Peel would have played this back to back. That`s how refreshing this is. There is hope yet for our youth. Rock On forever.

[@Greenockianx]

Direct rip from 13th Floor Elevators You're Gonna Miss Me

[@paullambe9471]

Best band I have heard in years. Rock n Roll is still alive 🇮🇪

[@ポトラッチ-n5v]

I'm Japanese.I love this music.

[@roselynekhali470]

Un son incroyable, ,un chanteur classe et charismatique , mon groupe préféré 🔥🔥🔥

[@lucasbronzi6522]

The good music is back in the Irish land !!!

[@robor3880]

best band of the recent years you can't change my mind

[@lensymes7354]

Wid u fella !

[@markperks2148]

Me and my better half are in our 50s and these guys were the last gig we saw right before the pandemic music is ageless ‘do not go quietly into the night’😊

[@andrewstatham]

Me and my better half... you're always talking 'bout me and my better half... ME and my better half...

[@harrykemp6435]

I have just come across them , I am just shy of 62 ! can I go & see them too ? just wonderful

[@SureFor]

I like you Ireland, from Poland, cheers

[@100stephenkelly]

SOUUND PAL

[@thevid9080]

Absolutely noboady: I like poland

[@dimitri2132]

@@thevid9080 polish are the nicest people you could have the pleasure of being in presence of

[@thevid9080]

@@dimitri2132 unless your any other kind of nationality or race, yeah...

[@dimitri2132]

@@thevid9080 dunno what you're on about mate

[@carywhitt]

So far, the best thing I've heard all year. Needed a jolt like this.

[@patrickryan5570]

This takes me right back to some exciting Irish bands like - Sultans of Ping - A House - The Fatima Mansions - JJ72... Fontaines DC have it going on... I love it as it feels like just right for this moment.

[@ahlads]

You’re not wrong

[@cashewpistachio1826]

It's like I always say, if ye can't take the heat then get out of the bubblebath

[@svtheolive4921]

Nail on the head...

[@martinmcdonald4207]

I forgot i was waiting for a band to come along that was worth getting into, HA! Rock on D.C.Fontaines.

[@perowatp4427]

All the best from Serbia glad to see music like this is still well and Alive,brilliant

[@davidbarron107]

Absolutely mind blowing good.just heard it on the radio in shop this morning .lucky for me they said the band's name after it finished..and here I am.fucking epic

[@martinmcdonald4207]

It`s a rare a beautiful thing when a band look as cool as they sound. This Dublin band have been a breath of fresh air for us older music fans because the younger ones need this as much as we do ! Godspeed Fontaines DC.

[@peelsghost]

Fontaines DC sound a lot like something I heard somewhere before.. and at the same unlike anything I've ever heard before.

[@dale7226]

'Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White' - the Minor Threat cover of the Standells

[@itsnotfnenough8404]

The singer sounds like the one from girl band its pretty sweet

[@sheilacarey4]

velvet underground, the fall .....and then some

[@edsharp2676]

The lil guitar solo riff thing is really similar to a Vampire Weekend song

[@PeterPan-og6cm]

Cousin

[@OAGSTER99]

4 YEARS LATER & STILL MAGIC🙏🛐☮️💟

[@edcase999]

Best sounds to come out of Dublin in a long time.

[@motherivy8954]

i saw them at victorious festival in portsmouth and that was the first time i heard them. i now absolutely love them and as a teenager it’s nice to see people who are a lot older than me agree

[@grindhouse11]

Crackin open up a cold one with the boys in the better land

[@TheovanGraven]

Great song !! back to 70/80's John Peel time !!

[@nicolas4377]

this is literally on of the best songs I've heard in quite a time now

[@whatIdontSEE]

I like that post punk is not about silly haircuts, safety pins, & dated tattoos. Just music & lyrics. “I like that!”

[@jenarnett196]

Poser

[@whatIdontSEE]

@jenarnett My mom keeps saying the same thing. Thank you for your positive outlook.

[@punkisdad1607]

In fairness there are some silly haircuts in this video too.

[@ConMan97]

@@punkisdad1607 I’m 24 and from Dublin, I know the circles these lads mix with and they’re very pretentious

[@invisiblecurious856]

@@ConMan97 like their backgorunds?

[@MuratYazan]

So far the only great thing about 2020 is stumbling across this band. Freaking phenomenal!

[@Cal157]

Saw these guys last night in Liverpool... Smashed it... Unreal..

[@pureviolet2742]

1:14 I love this line so much

[@anajulietachitara5707]

Lyric You're not alive until you start kicking When the room is spinning and the words aren't sticking And the radio's all about a runaway model With a face like sin and a heart like a James Joyce novel Saying sister, sister how I missed ya, missed ya Let's go wrist to wrist and take the skin off of my blister If you're a rock star, porn star, superstar Doesn't matter what you are Get yourself a good car, get out of here But the boys in the better land You're always talking 'bout the boys in the better land The boys in the better land But the boys in the better land You're always talking about the boys in the better land The boys in the better land Driver's got names to fill two double-barrells He spits out "Brits out!", only smokes Carroll's And he's refreshing the world in mind, body and spirit Mind, body and spirit, you'd better hear it and fear it Oh that's the spirit Saying sister, sister how I missed ya, missed ya Let's go wrist to wrist and take the skin off of my blister If you're a rock star, porn star, superstar Doesn't matter what you are Get yourself a good car, get out of here Yeah But the boys in the better land You're always talking about the boys in the better land The boys in the better land But the boys in the better land You're always talking about the boys in the better land The boys in the better land The driver's got names to fill two double barrels He spits out "Brits out!", only smokes Carroll's And he's refreshing the world in mind, body and spirit Mind, body and spirit, you'd better hear it and fear it Ah that's the spirit Saying sister, sister how I missed ya, missed ya Let's go wrist to wrist and take the skin off of my blister If you're a rock star, porn star, superstar Doesn't matter what you are Get yourself a good car, get out of here Yeah But the boys in the better land You're always talking about the boys in the better land The boys in the better land But the boys in the better land You're always talking about those boys in the better land The boys in the better land!!!!!

[@hanben165]

Fukk yeah!

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Every once in a long while I come accidentally come across music that immediately grabs my attention. I just heard a song this band on radio South Winds Blow which sounds great, after checking Fontaines D.C on youtube and listening to a few of their tunes my ears pick up on a great mix of MC5, Damien Dempsey, Shane MacGowan, Billy Bragg, Joy Division, a little Dylan, James Joyce, A little of A House, The Strokes, I know that with a few more listens all those others references will fade away The music is great, it, it is raw, it is real, it is fresh, those boys tell great stories, they fully believe in what they are doing, they grab your attention. What more do you need to enjoy excellent music.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Pride of Skerries my Skerries friend tells me! And im a true Dubliner, Liberties even! Will have to settle for the delightful Imelda May!

[@codywallace7053]

Amazing band, really made me realise who I am. They won’t see how much impact they’ve already made on people

[@melissadolan7827]

Love!! Could easily be a band from my high school days in the early 80's. Great throwback feel!

[@eoinryan3275]

Absolutely love the new scene coming out of Ireland!

[@seamussweeney5892]

Been listen to music from up and coming Irish bands for 35 years this is one of the best bands out of Ireland in the past ten years.Reminds me of the excitement of hearing the likes of the Radiators,the blades, Cactus world news and of course the great Aslan for the first time.Any Info of where they are playing in Ireland?

[@colm47]

Waterford. All Together Now festival. Saw them last year at Forbidden Fruit in a tent, brilliant gig.

[@stevecheevers7337]

@Christy Dolan Great call on Whipping Boy, definitive the lead singer has a bit of his delivery. It's cause I reckon they both sing in their own accents, none of this faux American vocal's that seem to have plagued Irish music scene for years. Heartworm still one of the best Irish albums you are likely to hear. Just great to hear just something different with a bit of kick to it, besides the shallowness of Kodaline and that lark and posh acoustic wobblers that seem to have drenched the charts over here for years now.

[@stevecheevers7337]

@Christy Dolan Shocking shite, Tough to find great Irish albums over the years, I'm in my mid 30's and nothing much has impressed me from these isles through the years. I thought The Thrill's So Much for The City was a cracking album, but they were copying a load of bands I liked and they were doing American faux vocals but it was rarer back then. Was a big fan of Ash, 1977 and Free All Angels are great. Whipping Boy Heartworm is great as well. Pugwash are a underrated band. Had a soft spot for Relish debut album. Damien Dempsey first few albums are great. But that's it for me with Irish albums that impressed me. Until Fontaines DC came along.

[@geeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz]

That's some beat right there. My fav track of theirs. Go-on go-on go-on. I feel like I'm roaring along on a bike just sitting here listening to it.

[@jonlucking]

I saw these guys at a festival in Portsmouth having never heard them before, these guys are electric on stage, converted to a big fan!

[@motherivy8954]

yeah i saw them at victorious, these + supergrass are now 2 of my favourite bands and i’d never heard of them before. i also found a band called the clockworks there which were amazing too. this is why i love festivals.

[@rael1999]

61 now and still enjoy discovering new bands that excite me. Great outfit and great energy lads ....good luck with everything ....oh and stay safe!

[@davidbarron107]

Genuinely blown away by them.havent stopped listening to them all day..havent heard a bad song by them.yet

[@jeanjacquesjell5431]

I'm 8 years old and I can't wait to see this band on festival!

[@sofiagallegos9038]

I keep coming back every couple days to listen to this song

[@mariegilmartin8827]

Same!

[@BonhamsBongo]

You know they're great when you dig every single on first listen. Refreshing authentic rock n roll

[@The333]

Best f--king rock song I have heard in a long time.

[@oilwellholdings3301]

Masterpiece!!! Incredible Punk Rock Song!!!

[@stockmanager]

good bass line, great song, cool band

[@martinmcdonald4207]

What about the drummer?! Powerful track.

[@mdr1353]

First time I saw them on Fallon I was hooked! Excellent!

[@dillonbaggins9663]

I’m so glad it finally hit 1m views they deserve it

[@kevjones5047]

I will be conceived during a power outage this winter... and I love these guys!

[@xCPTxNEMO]

Love the sense of urgency to this, perfect driving soundtrack.

[@GreasyBelcher]

I’m from Cabra, been living in Australia for 20 years. Heard this on Spotify and have been checking the band out regularly since. Top Stuff, keep it coming.

[@rosariocarlisi1607]

Nessuno come questi ragazzi ha saputo sorprendermi negli ultimi anni in fatto di musica ,grandiiiii

[@macyib6388]

Best band I've heard in years !!!!!!!!!!

[@jesusmejia1334]

Just heard this song on my local radio 88.7 KSPC. It’s so good! 😊

[@ludovicapugliese6155]

Love it! We needed this band! They're so damn cool

[@zkentzkentzkent9004]

Hello from Turkey:) Great band, great music..

[@stickywickedy]

It sounds so familiar yet so new. What an amazing band, love 'em!

[@No-to4id]

Absolutely fucking phenomenal.

[@GaryMillyz]

The word flow reminds me a little of Courtney Barnett

[@seosamhv]

G Sam POETS 👍🏻

[@mrbrightside3440]

the girl who did that awful awful you say fr-ah-nce I say fr-aw-nce song?

[@risernotme]

Omg yes I see that similarity too

[@amaddicted1234]

Ahh yes... The great Courtney Barnett 😁

[@TheRadianc3]

His cadence conjured up that same thought for me too

[@andreatesselli3376]

Brilliant, really brilliant!!!

[@lucasbronzi6522]

Incredible !! great music...new bands like this is all we need... yeaahh!!

[@SophiaLotsari]

fantastic rock n' roll!

[@ted.4170]

Finally on a million views, proud of the lads

[@louisecollins7345]

Love it!!

[@stelleratorsuprise8185]

Oooh it reminds me to 'The Fall' or 'Joy Division', I think I should buy some music from them.

[@dylanhoyle106]

Wont regret it

[@patrickbrett1552]

Ian Curtis lookalike. Both poets.

[@ianmeads7697]

Saw these in Southampton bouncy bad and brilliant 👏

[@davidhernandezlozano307]

Greats guitars, great vocal style, better lyrics and a beautiful absence de keyboards. So pure!!!

[@martinmcdonald4207]

A great guitar band, not a bad drummer! and a very charrasmatic front man all buzzing off each other. Looking forward to catching this band live a.s.a.p. Sorry i did not get to experience them about a year ago in a pact out small pub venue. I hope we can get back to those experiences at some time in the future. Rock on Fontaines D.C.

[@zo4226]

I’m 16 and I bloody love this music

[@bozbontins]

I'm 62 and I bloody love this music!

[@tedk1655]

who asked

[@zo4226]

Ella H it’s music I beg you chill out over the comment I’m j saying how I enjoy the music lols not a big deal

[@tedk1655]

TWAT

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Ella H arrogant idiot

[@patrickbrett1552]

I am 60. This is Ian Curtis reincarnated. This is seriously great. I am a believer.

[@celticvape8236]

you're not wrong there

[@ishitvvats2044]

I might even go for Jim Morrison at this point

[@commoneuropeanstarling]

You beat me to it..... Was going to say the same.

[@LibertinaUno]

I'm 58 and would not agree the singer to be anywhere close to the late great Ian Curtis , I agree they're good though

[@DLT100]

with a smattering of the Fall : )

[@robertcolinogilvie8132]

I FCKN LOVE THESE LADS..AW THE VERY BEST IN LIFE LADS..GLASGOW LAD

[@adamsky77]

Great sounding recordings too. I love the bands influences coming through but not overwhelming their own style, Can hear Velvet Underground in this, some post-punk and a bit of psychobilly in the other singles. Hell yeh ✌

[@timidlittlescrewup]

what an expert

[@Branolad]

Class tune!!.....Fair play lads

[@bunglebonce]

I'm 90. Give me a medal.

[@SuperDenism]

Thank god for some great music at last.

[@itsmuck1965]

OOOOOOH So like the Fall, a wondrously great band.

[@paulmulcahy4187]

Hell yeah rock n roll is back!!!

[@brainliberius9530]

I drank a fifth of plutonium and I'm loving this song

[@macyib6388]

Amazing !!!! Absolutely love them 👍🕺🎉

[@bebidadelmal]

No puedo parar de escuchar este temón!

[@letsd0good]

boys! you kill it w every new one. thank you!

[@wellsym8e]

What a record this is, top drawer special. Love and respect from a Londoner.

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Totally hear ya, from a Dubliner. Great band.

[@andrewnicholsnr5549]

Hey what a great group just discovered these boys great 😮