r/arcticmonkeys • u/mattkward • 4h ago
Discussion Various moments on the new Fontaines DC feel Arctic Monkeys inspired
I know the lads are friendly with the Fontaines fellas and they both use producer James Ford, so the connections make sense.
There are three moments on the (excellent) new Fontaines album "Dopamine Chamber" that made me think of the Arctics.
"Happy For You" feels like their take on "Do Me A Favour" - a breakup song sung from the perspective of the person wanting to end the relationship, and its a moody song that builds up to massive riffing guitars at the end. It's awesome, and as "Do Me A Favour" is my favourite song it really works for me.
"You Miss Me" includes a line "You wanna go to sleep and never wake up" with the second half of the line sung almost identically to "You wanna sleep in a city that never wakes up" from Old Yellow Bricks"
"Japan" has a chorus that sounds like it could be on the Submarine soundtrack or in the latter half of Suck It And See
