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Fontaines D.C.\\u2019s leader, Grian Chatten, joins LSQ to talk about the Irish post-punk band\\u2019s newly announced third studio album, Skinty Fia, which is f*cking excellent, btw. (It\\u2019s not out until April, but I was lucky enough to hear an advance, in preparation for the interview.) Of course we also delve into his formative creative experiences \\u2014 from setting up a makeshift drum kit with boxes and pots and pans to recreate a drum fill in Bad Religion\\u2019s \\u201cAmerican Jesus\\u201d (\\u201cThere was something so symmetrical about it \\u2014 it reminded me of a dolphin jumping out of the water and creating an arc in the air\\u2026\\u201d) to memorizing poems in exchange for football cards (an inspired parenting idea from his dad), to playing in a group that actually won their local battle of the bands, to realizing during early gigs as a frontman that he felt an uncanny sense of calm while performing. Skinty Fia comes out April 22nd via Partisan Records and you can pre-save or pre-order it HERE.