I Ballsed Up with Fontaines D.C.

[@tobyjackman3212]

Never too late to return to A Hero's Death & Skinty Fia. They are both fantastic records

[@thijsmonden71]

And don't forget grian chatten solo record

[@BobutBrody]

@@thijsmonden71 surprise record of last year. loved it.

[@theartofboxing173]

Skinty Fia is excellent

[@kimberlycoberly6987]

Life was so dull without you Justin! So glad you are back!

[@himeisfred]

Skinty Fia’s their best imo you just happened to review one of the radio friendly singles vs the more interesting stuff. Try Nabokov if you get a chance

[@IndieRockerHippy]

Agreed. Love the dark sound to it. And I definitely wouldn't call it indie.

[@MrPach007]

Skinny fia is v strong album

[@spankyjeffro5320]

Nope. Videos with swearing get reviewed, too. Or no video get reviewed.

[@alexcostford5912]

Justin mate you've got to have a listen to Wunderhorse, there first record is incredible and there's a new one on the way. You'd love em

[@johnminoia7153]

YES!

[@stephenennis9159]

Couldn't agree more. Proper rock music.

[@justinspaull7660]

Came across them earlier this week and can't stop listening. So good!

[@MrTweaney]

Review of Wunderhorse Teal would be great, be cool if he checked out Dead Pretties too

[@ellebeaubelle]

and they're opening for fontaines in the european leg of the tour!

[@emilyonkov2172]

They've two features which can't be denied: 1. Capability of writing good tunes 2. No fear to change it up

[@MsObsidian1]

You’re looking dapper today!

[@schoolofrockcary6625]

You beat me to the punch!

[@costylezz]

He just came back from high tea

[@kayajbrown]

I had the same reaction to fontaines as justin, regards "i should and want to love it but i cant". After starburster came out i went back and re-listened to their previous stuff and suddenly it sounds amazing. It's intresting that sentiment is echoed..

[@jacobkellerwelsh]

Exactly the same experience here, been listening to them non-stop since this came out and now obsessed. It's amazing how just one tune can re-frame the vision of a band in your mind, and make them that much more believable! 5* track, more power to them.

[@robslevin7555]

Guilty here too. Now I'm working my way back ...and it's thrilling ❤

[@Lanesullivan1984]

This has quickly become a go to channel for uplifting vibes!

[@coldfishmusic]

Good to have you back.

[@StanleyBertEisen]

While Justin was complaining that the guy dribbling the ball never uses the other leg, I was complaining that Justin never played, nor commented to, the most interesting part of the song (the breath-in in the chorus). As I write this, it’s still driving me crazy that he ignored it.

[@Franzquirrel]

EEEEEEUGHR!

[@keltone]

Reminds me of Tenacious D and Inward Singing lol

[@markcav3949]

Mike Patton-esque

[@chrisschofield3395]

Ol Dirty Bastid

[@dj3ix]

hahaha, that bit hits me in the nerves. It feels like that moment when you're about to throw up.

[@steveb327]

Thanks for the video Justin, Always appreciated. When I moved from the Arizona to Stoke on Trent to be with my wife 10 years ago she played many of the Darkness albums for me and we're now I'm also a fan. I thank you for the many fond memories and it's not Christmas for us without Christmas time playing around our home, hope one day to hear you revisit the lyrics of the song to enjoy as a current release. Regards Stephen and Wendy

[@gavinmunro9690]

Welcome fellow stokie :)

[@NeverBelieveALie]

Suits you Sir! The Fontaines DC does Ireland proud! Love 'em! This tune makes me want to dance

[@MrSingSim]

Great to see you back on the ice!

[@kathrynhegedus]

To quote Van Halen, "that suit is youuuu!" 😍

[@theenforcer22]

Guitar in the chorus of Boys in the Better Land is identical to the rhythm guitar in the The Last Time by the Rolling Stones.

[@olivierguerin3455]

My favourite band fontaines dc. Thanks for the info to how much we play this song

[@MariaFrancesca]

Oh, very nice suit today! 🙂 Matches that beautiful guitar very nicely!

[@sharond2171]

Justin, you said you’d cover Jeff Buckley again and it’s his anniversary next week, so maybe it’s time?! Great to see you back

[@Dandiesonthinice]

Welcome back!! Two months. I searched for you recently to see if I’d missed anything. And breath.

[@babyrne78]

Justin!! Youve done it! Ive been trying to think of who they remind me of ... And with you playing the chords of boys in the better land i finally have it!!! Its the LA's "doldrum"!!!!

[@rustyshackelford934]

Loving the giant Hasselhoff overlooking everything you do.

[@Nicolasmondragon707]

Sir Justin Fucking Hawkins Rides Againnnnn!!!!! 🎸🎶🎶🎶

[@charlieblack3253]

A hero’s death and Skinty Fia are the two best albums of the last decade! Worth a revisit

[@feelinguru-vywiththepaingu9808]

You're looking quite nice today and that guitar is beautiful!

[@ragman1960]

Watching you while I wait for my plane ✈️ in Tenerife ❤

[@thedeadd.c.207]

I love these videos so much. As a former guitar player it reminds me of the old days and what i loved about it.

[@Mosredna]

Hey Justin, can you do a video where you geek out on guitars? Acoustic, electric, all the things! And how you learned to play?

[@Ofthegirl09]

He plays bass too..

[@Eleanorbirdy]

​@@Ofthegirl09 and keyboard

[@msell8107]

I am glad you are back!!! 🔴⚪⚫

[@nikoletta7678]

Good to have you back J-Hawk! Just been wondering whether i should quickly snap up tickets to their Madrid show next year. Going to get some listening in this weekend.

[@jacquelinemalone107]

You look dashingly dapper -- also love the hair!

[@joes2525]

skinty fia is an incredible album, i think you had the bad luck of reviewing one of the less interesting/typial indie songs on the album

[@juliehartley3652]

Excellent analysis of a very good track. 👍😄

[@MatchesMalone1183]

Justin should review Grian's solo album. His solo album definitely veers from the typical indie tropes.

[@Nathfunk]

Skinty Fia is an incredible album.

[@MicksMom365]

Loving this look. The suit and that rose guitar. Cool af.

[@philipperry9372]

Welcome back !

[@IamAlterEggo]

Justin as fellow Louis Cole fan you need to cover his new releases playing with a full orchestra (Metropole Orkest) . I cant wait for the full album

[@sixtycoats840]

Not a big Fontaines DC fan but was quite impressed with how they managed to change their sound and change their image and arguably sound better than ever. That is a very difficult trick to pull off.

[@whatsupjimmy1]

The intro was epic today! Thank you Justin!

[@genghis26]

Starburster has been on my playlist a little while. Great tune. I'd also recommend Fairlies by Grian Chatten. Love the suit, btw.

[@dipbanda]

i also loved the guitar triads on the chorus. love to find someone else that actually noticed them

[@lewismcclure1651]

I think you maybe missed the better parts of their last album. Songs like Roman Holiday and I Love You really cleared Jackie Down the Line, which was the song you listened to previously.

[@descendingforth]

What a tune!🔥🍀

[@Humanshieldchorus00]

On the keepy up's…. i actually think this is deliberate. I feel like it suggest the naivety of the character, he can’t keep one thought in his head and requires all his brain power to keep the ball up… he's a simple-minded guy, later you hear him chackling in a very simple-minded, childish way, and the song is a scatter gun of thoughts. Never thought I’d analyse keepy ups so much.

[@gnunard]

Looking forward to hearing you at SRF 2024

[@NashvilleNative-0]

I loved this song at first listen on a local Nashville, Tennessee radio station.

[@NeverBelieveALie]

I really appreciate how the lead singer is open about suffering from panic attacks with his ADHD, it validates so many others who easily suffer the same.

[@RC-fi8nn]

I do miss the raw garage rock sound of Dogrel, but imo Skinty Fia is their best and a modern classic. I hope this band keeps going for many years to come and builds up an excellent discography. They're certainly capable.

[@SquishyJoshy]

the new song is great! got it in my current top 10, their last album is definitely worth a listen too.

[@GernickKuik]

James Ford also just produced the excellent new Pet Shop Boys album Nonetheless. If you want, you could do a lot worse than to check out the wondeful first single and its accompanying video for Loneliness. Also, that's an excellent suit sir

[@mirapiccolo6601]

Today you are even more elegant and cool than usual......

[@BrendanJordan-d8i]

Boys in the Better Land was the one song in the last maybe 6 years that blew my socks orf .

[@MassiveCatLittleLegs]

Justin should do a video on Big Special. Postindustrial Hometown Blues is the best debut in yonks, Blsck Country Githic is a banger of a tune. The world needs to know!!!

[@kunaikai]

You should check out their song Nabokov. It’s my favorite song from them

[@nickharrison8717]

I'd love to see you do a similar breakdown of your own albums at some point. 😊

[@TheBarroomHero321]

Fuck, I am jealous of that Atkin. Beautiful guitar.

[@benhardy2225]

I had Justin beatboxes on my bingo card for this video before I hit play. Somehow I just knew that drum beat would draw it out of you.

[@duivvv]

You should definitely give the previous album another go. Jackie down the line is the more straightforward song on the album.

[@rainydayofficial8767]

I would love you compose "Easter is cancelled" sequel. You may find it very challenging. Don't be lazy.

[@maketheworldabetterplace4evry1]

Their music helped me to clean up and declutter a room the other night. So, thanks! 🙂

[@daveydavelawrence5466]

Looking smart.

[@FDockerty]

Would love to see Justin react to any Wunderhorse song! One of the beat UK bands at the moment.

[@nathy8979]

Diiv - Brown Paper Bag next please Justin. From the new album out May 26th x

[@conormaloney455]

I feel you've completely misread their identity as a band based entirely on one song from their first record.

[@MountainBlade]

I agree Boys in the Better Land is a very different track than the rest of their work, and imo it's their only great track. Rest of it is a bit annoying.

[@Mauruud]

@@MountainBlade cant say that skinty fia was a bad album. It was solid

[@beckyfikes5452]

Love your guitar ❤

[@Elwooddudes]

Think I felt the same…. Came out and were rockin, then didn’t bother with them for a bit, but the new track is amazing! Love the chorus vocals!

[@Fatima81313]

Love your suit! Lookin' very handsome today!

[@himeisfred]

A good man admits when they were wrong 🤝

[@Mialamorena1]

That my dear is a bad ass suit, and the highlights in your hair light up your whole face!!! LOVE 😍 First hearing of this band and that is a cool 😎 and unique song. Going now to have a full listen 🎧 Thank you👍🏾

[@ollytaylor4231]

Whilst dogrel is my favourite, AHD and skinty fia are still both fantastic records

[@MW-hk2on]

Stepped it up for this new album

[@Mark761966]

Do an episode on Microdisney

[@Outlanes]

“I wanna hear these guys do rock and roll “ - all the more reason you need to listen to a hero to death and skinny fia !!

[@porridgegoats7976]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE… Do an episode on Blinding Faith by Knocked Loose. I think you will love it. By god it’s obnoxious but so beautifully put together.

[@everlast22]

Look quite dapper sir 😎

[@clouddz]

wunderhorse - teal would be great to see you review

[@BarbaraAntoinetteVeronica]

Nice tone on that guitar you just played. Big storm coming. I have to exit a while. It sounds like it's going to be a clanger.

[@katnapasmr12]

Hope you are feeling ok ❤

[@RosieHarp]

Never heard of them, I have now, thanks Mr H. I'm liking this a lot 👍

[@Kernow80]

Hi Justin saw you a few years ago in Plymouth. Fantastic. I have a request I hope you'll enjoy..its rap but on the deeper side so I really think you'll appreciate it. CHESTER p The Authorship. He's one of the best lyricists you'll ever hear a real poet ❤

[@jamesdowe]

I find the best way to truly take in music, is to listen to it in 0.2 second chunks.

[@brid5415]

Life ain't always empty!!!!

[@jakepullella2093]

Their album Skinty Fia is definitely worth reviewing. It’s my favourite

[@fab208athome]

Hey Justin, please throw a spotlight on Henge, they are madly amazing 🐸🛸

[@Tompa8989]

Please, play Hazel Eyes at Sweden Rock Festival.

[@mountaverage2706]

How can you even judge whether you like a song or not when you pause literally every 2 seconds for like 3 minutes each time?

[@denisebyrne3625]

Copyrights

[@mountaverage2706]

@@denisebyrne3625 What's the limit exactly? I swear other KZbinrs let the music play longer in between pauses.

[@sah-win]

@@mountaverage2706That’s a Scooby Doo mystery! I’ve had several of my uploads flagged for copyright and I have had to cut down or completely out the section they flagged. Yet, I’ve seen many, MANY(!), other vids with the same exact sections that were in my vids that YT allowed others to leave completely intact. It drives me mad(der)!👹

[@MrsHudson-bi2gj]

It varies so much - it’s a massive issue for reviewers - they just don’t know until they get hit with a copyright claim then they have to hack it right back.

[@inttrovertedmonk851]

I was in the woods when I heard the cry of a hawk, it was then I realized "he rides again"!

[@fadge4105]

Justin Hawkins rides again..I'm glad and happy. And Irish...😂

[@jonerlandson1956]

i'm glad somebody has a handle on what's going on in our world...

[@theguzzlersband]

Hey Justin check out this new band from Limerick called “Static Vision” they just released one of the hardest rock n roll track ever!! Would love to hear your opinion on it

[@SampleRate-w2w]

Because gravity is reversed down under I can't play keepy upys

[@keltone]

Sounds more produced than the previous record? Is this almost like a Radiohead progression of sounds? Also reminds me of the grooves of Viagra Boys.

[@alfiewright1396]

Seems like you listened to one or two songs from Skinty Fia/A Hero's Death and wrote both of the albums off completely?

[@adjoho1]

God I want that guitar.

[@jens2049]

You never let it play

[@T.O.P.Reviews]

May I ask how you review this stuff without infringing copyright/reproduction rules? Is it the magic 5 second rule? Was great to meet you in Leeds.

[@guillietarlish577]

Yes it’s the 5 second rule

[@MyNameIsWhat118]

Stating their two last album were « indy » is such an understatement. Skinty Fia is a masterpiece with proper rock songs like Jackie Down the Line and Nabokov if thats what you are about.

[@gatordonttakenoshiat]

Which track/album did you listen to make you think they went to plain indie after Dogrel?? If anything dogrel is their most ‘indie’ record. You need to listen to Skinty Fia for sure

[@markweaver8529]

It’s the tune of 2024 no question Massive 90s vibe to it.

[@MariaFrancesca]

Wind turbines... All very tall things moving in the wind are kinda scary to be honest, if you get close enough.

[@SuziQ.]

I like the fields of them. One alone is kind of boring, but acres (hectares?) of them are hypnotic to watch.

[@MariaFrancesca]

@@SuziQ. Quite a fascinating engineering feat, though, isn't it? And yeah, has a sort of beauty to it.