Coldplay’s Chris Martin on how Fontaines D.C. remind him “how you can never phone it in”
nme.comColdplay’s Chris Martin has shared his admiration for Fontaines D.C., and recalled how the band remind him that “you can never phone it in”.The topic arose as the frontman recently spoke to NME in his only written interview for new album ‘Moon Music’, and revealed the number of new artists that have caught his eye.Arriving last Friday (October 4), ‘Moon Music’ is the 10th album from Coldplay and the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’.
Now, in the NME exclusive, Martin opened up about how the members have been left feeling inspired by Fontaines D.C. and Little Simz.“When Fontaines or Little Simz come along, you’re just reminded that you can never phone it in,” he explained. “Even if you’re making something that you think no one is going to like, you have to be so sure that you do, and that you poured every last ounce of energy into it.”“You know that when [Fontaines] made ‘Starburster’, no one was phoning that in.
When I hear that song or IDLES, I’m like, ‘Shit!’,” he continued. “We’re not just talking about bands; we’re talking about Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyoncé – anyone that you can feel is just working so hard.”His high praise for the Dublin band comes as Grian Chatten and co.
recently shared the hit album ‘Romance’; a record NME described as being their “most considered and intricately crafted work yet”.
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