The Feeling’s Coming For The Millionth Time

Fontaines D.C. “How Cold Love Is”

Grian Chatten sings the phrase “how cold love is” over a dozen times through this song and every time it feels a little bit brutal, like he’s this exhausted and weary guy telling you a truth you’re not ready to hear and he simply doesn’t have the pity or patience to sugar coat it for you. But it’s clearly more his truth than anyone else’s, as he sounds like someone reciting a mantra to snuff out any lingering fire in his heart. The music feels as stark and unforgiving as Chatten’s vocal, with sorta unremarkable chords played at a slightly odd cadence so it sounds sorta like they’re hammering icicles into the ground. It comes together to sound like something from the late Britpop era pushed to strange angles, making Oasis moves sound more like Joy Division moves.

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