Fontaines DC’s Grian Chatten: “If you were going to model your career off a band, you’d look to Arctic Monkeys”

nme.com:

Fontaines DC frontman Grian Chatten has praised Arctic Monkeys, saying that they have “maintained their credibility” despite achieving huge global success.The Irish singer-songwriter recently spoke to NME about his debut solo album ‘Chaos For The Fly’, which was released on June 30.

It followed Fontaines’ acclaimed third record, 2022’s ‘Skinty Fia’.Next month the band will hit the road to support Arctic Monkeys on their huge North American stadium tour.“I don’t know what to expect – we haven’t done a support tour since the first album,” Chatten told NME. “And Arctic Monkeys are playing better shows now than ever, Alex [Turner] completely owns his stage presence.“I think if you were ever going to model your career off a band, you’d look to Arctic Monkeys.”He continued: “What really excites me about them is that they have maintained their credibility while becoming as big as they are.

People I know are still holding Arctic Monkeys listening parties in their gaff when a new album drops – there’s still this cult passion that’s managed to weather the storm of the band’s success.”Asked about what his own definition of success is, Chatten said: “I’m really proud of the fact that I’m getting happy again, to be honest.