Chaos for the Fly
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Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings
- Summary: The debut full-length solo release from Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten was produced with Dan Carey.
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- Record Label: Partisan
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jun 28, 2023A real gem, this bold album brimming with character begins the etching of Chatten’s name among music’s greats.
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Jul 7, 2023Perhaps, the quiddity of Chatten’s songwriting is threefold—he bears the heart of a romantic, the lyrical gifts of a poet, but the wide-eyed cynicism of one cognizant of how the world can ensnare artists of this stripe. This struggle, in his capable hands renders the most exquisite music about our human condition.
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MojoJun 28, 2023The self-analysis is elevated by Chatten's scowling poetry and producer Dan Carey's bright detailing. [Aug 2023, p.80]
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UncutJun 28, 2023On Chaos For The Fly, Chatten is able to chase down a succession of personal demons, while broadening his emotional, musical and vocal range. [Aug 2023, p.24]
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Jun 30, 2023With Chaos for the Fly, Grian Chatten has proven that he's not only worth his salt for leading one of the biggest UK bands in the world right now, but that he has the erudition to create fantastic music without his Fontaine D.C. mates.
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Jul 3, 2023Chatten’s vocals and writerly voice are instantly recognisable – declamatory on the three-legged wooze of Last Time Every Time Forever, or folk-adjacent on The Score. All of the People, meanwhile, is a bitter broadside against the kind of false friends the singer in a successful rock band might have to contend with.
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Jun 28, 2023This isn’t a perfect album – far from it – but it is stylistically consistent, thematically coherent and beautifully composed.
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Jul 3, 2023This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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