Track of the Day: Fontaines DC - Too Real

Despite Dublin rock band Fontaines DC having a more than hectic schedule ahead of them, they aren't getting rest in early with the release of a video for their brand new single 'Too Real'. The track was premiered in the UK by Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music and in the US by John Richards on KEXP, where the group also managed to squeeze in the recording of a live session.

Alongside 'Too Real' also comes ‘The Cuckoo Is A-Callin’, the pair of which will also be released in the shape of a double A-side single on the 21st of December which is available for pre-order now.

Having signed to Partisan Records earlier in the year, this release comes sandwiched in between that news an extensive upcoming touring schedule for the band that includes support shows for Idles and Shame as well as festival appearances and headline slots of their own. The full list of dates and venues - spanning from this month to May 2019 - is set out below.

'Too Real' represents a slightly more energetic direction from Fontaines DC's more laid back previous releases, with its video being directed by Hugh Mulhern, who said it is comprised of "low-brow visuals inspired by Buster Keaton, James Joyce, The Dubliners and Jim Henson to discuss high-brow ramblings of some stout swilling stereotypes.”

Check out the video below:

Tour dates: 15 NOV 2018 / UK / Bristol / SWX* 16 NOV 2018 / UK / Portsmouth / Pyramids* 17 NOV 2018 / UK / Leicester / Academy 1* 18 NOV 2018 / UK / Sheffield / The Leadmill* 20 NOV 2018 / UK / Leeds / LUU - Stylus* 21 NOV 2018 / IE / Dublin / Tivoli Variety Theatre* - SOLD OUT 22 NOV 2018 / FR / Paris / Les Inrocks Festival @ La Gaîté Lyrique 23 NOV 2018 / UK / Newcastle / Newcastle University Union* 24 NOV 2018 / UK / Glasgow / SWG3* 26 NOV 2018 / UK / Norwich / The Waterfront* 27 NOV 2018 / UK / Oxford / Academy 1* 28 NOV 2018 / UK / Birmingham / O2 Institute* 29 NOV 2019 / UK / London / The Macbeth 30 NOV 2018 / UK / London / O2 Forum Kentish Town* 05 DEC 2018 / UK / London / The Lexington – SOLD OUT 06 DEC 2018 / UK / Brighton / The Prince Albert – SOLD OUT 07 DEC 2018 / UK / Manchester / Night People – SOLD OUT 09 DEC 2018 / UK / Cardiff / The Moon Club 14 DEC 2018 / IE / Listowel / Mike the Pies 15 DEC 2018 / IE / Galway / Roisin Dubh 21 DEC 2018 / IE / Dublin / The Button Factory – SOLD OUT 12 JAN 2019 / UK / Coventry / Coventry Central Library 13 JAN 2019 / UK / Milton Keynes / The Craufurd Arms 14 JAN 2019 / UK / Southampton / The Joiners 16 JAN 2019 / LU / Luxembourg / De Gudde Wellen 17 JAN 2019 / NL / Groningen / Eurosonic @ Vera 18 JAN 2019 / NL / Amsterdam / Cinetol 19 JAN 2019 / DE / Dresden / Ostpol 22 JAN 2019 / PL / Kraków / Klub RE 23 JAN 2019 / PL / Warsaw / Poglos 24 JAN 2019 / DE / Berlin / Schokoladen 25 JAN 2019 / DE / Cologne / Privat 26 JAN 2019 / DE / Hamburg / Molotow 29 JAN 2019 / SE / Stockholm / Obaren 31 JAN 2019 / NO / Oslo / Revolver 01 FEB 2019 / DK / Copenhagen / Ideal Bar 02 FEB 2019 / DK / Aarhus / Tape 05 FEB 2019 / CH / Basel / Kaserne 07 FEB 2019 / FR / Besancon / Generiq Festival 08 FEB 2019 / FR / Grenoble / La Bobine 10 FEB 2019 / FR / Dijon / Generiq Festival 11 APR 2019 / UK / Bristol / Thekla 12 APR 2019 / UK / Leeds / Brudenell Social Club 13 APR 2019 / UK / Manchester / Gorilla 14 APR 2019 / UK / Glasgow / King Tuts 16 APR 2019 / UK / Nottingham / Bodega 17 APR 2019 / UK / London / The Garage 18 APR 2019 / UK / Brighton / The Haunt 19 APR 2019 / BE / Diksmuide / 4AD 05 May 2019 / US / Raleigh, NC / Kings Barcade^ 06 May 2019 / US / Richmond, VA / Strange Matter^ 08 May 2019 / US / Albany, NY / The Hollow^ 10 May 2019 / US / Brooklyn, NY / Brooklyn Steel^ 11 May 2019 / US / Washington, DC / Rock & Roll Hotel^ 12 May 2019 / US / Washington, DC / Rock & Roll Hotel^ 14 May 2019 / US / Cleveland, OH / Beachland Ballroom^ 16 May 2019 / US / Kansas City, MO / recordBar^ 17 May 2019 / US / Dallas, TX / The Curtain Club^ 18 May 2019 / US / Austin, TX / Barracuda^ 20 May 2019 / US / Phoenix, AZ / Valley Bar^ 21 May 2019 / US / San Diego, CA / Belly Up^ 22 May 2019 / US / Los Angeles, CA / The Fonda^ 25 May 2019 / US / San Francisco, CA / Great American Music Hall^ 27 May 2019 / US / Portland, OR / Wonder Ballroom^ 28 May 2019 / US / Seattle, WA / Neumo’s^ * = supporting Shame ^ = supporting IDLES