The best of 2022 from the editorial staff
Celestial rock disc, great classic of literature, graphic novel or collection of drawings by David Hockney… Our selection of nuggets to put under the tree.
Music – Fountains DC
Disk:Grandma will be happy! No heavy and bulky birthday boxes this year to clutter under the tree and disturb the santons. The disc that should be offered was released last spring, it is very light despite the kilos of lead it contains and, icing on the log, presents a cute deer in the sleeve which will not go out of place with the spirit of Christmas. Fawn or “Fia”, in old Dubliner, among the countless bits of island dialect with which the five Irishmen stuff their texts, in love with James Joyce – you can love punk and have letters. Confirming the sensation of his first album, the second draft of Fontaines DC remains on the platinum for a long time, as a future classic of a dark but celestial rock, feverish without being feverish, frustrating and elegant at the same time. Among these nuggets in the raw, “Bloomsday” is the best track to start 2023. FBA