“I feel like we get caught into such a nostalgic thing that we’re forgetting to make new things”

Alex Kapranos tells us about the band feeling like the ultimate version of themselves, how pop music is growing "stale" and feeding people's "genuine desire for the rawness and the depth you can only get from a band"

"'Stranger’ contains the toughest theme we sing about in 'Viva Hinds'. Feeling the heaviness of existence and not recognising your own self. Fontaines D.C. taught us to embrace that darkness"

They also played the title track from their new album for the Jo Whiley Sofa Sessions

Sam Fender, Blossoms and Kasabian are all on the wish lists of fans

From Lana to Liam and Fontaines to Fred Again.., Reading & Leeds 2024 was one of the books. These are the moments that hit the hardest

Feast your eyes on these shots of The Prodigy, Fontaines D.C., Lana Del Rey, The Last Dinner Party and more

The band of the moment mix aching melancholia with ragged indie bangers. The result is magical

The headline-grabbing Irish rappers also told us about progress on their next album and partying backstage with Fontaines D.C.

The Camden Electric Ballroom gig celebrating the release of the band's fourth album saw the likes of Harry Styles, Cillian Murphy and Florence Welch in attendance