Elton John: “The best band around? Fontaines DC”
For Elton John the DC Fountains are “the best band around right now”. The English musician expressed this opinion in a recent conversation he had with the frontman of the Irish band Grian Chattentalking about the band’s new album, “Romance” (read the review here), released a month ago.
Elton John told Chatten: “After seeing you at Glastonbury, after hearing the new album, you’ve grown album by album. It feels like you’ve really found your footing with this album… it’s a great record.” Chatten, 29, agreed that the band seemed to have found a solid footing. “I feel like this is the first time I haven’t chased it with another record, you know what I mean? I’m going to enjoy being a part of this.”
Reinforcing his admiration for the group, Elton John He added: “I think this album takes you guys – and I’ve been around a long time – to a different level, and it’s going to be around for a long, long time. But the most important thing is that the music is really, really, really special. Congratulations on everything, Grian, it’s bloody wonderful.”