Skinty Fia is an Irish phrase which translates to English as “the damnation of the deer” and the album’s cover art features a deer, plucked from its natural habitat and deposited in the hallway of a home, illuminated by an artificial red glow. The Irish giant deer is an extinct species and the band’s thoughts on Irish identity are central to Skinty Fia. While Dogrel was littered with snapshots of the Dublin characters -  like the cabbie in “Boys In The Better Land” - and A Hero’s Death documented the dislocation and disconnection the band felt as they traveled the globe on tour, on Skinty Fia Fontaines D.C. are addressing their Irishness from afar as they recreate new lives for themselves elsewhere. For a band whose hometown courses through their veins -  “D.C.” stands for “Dublin City” - the album finds them trying to resolve the need to broaden their horizons with the affection they still feel for the land and people they’ve left behind.

alt-J are Joe Newman, Gus Unger-Hamilton and Thom Green. They returned in 2022 with their latest album, The Dream.  

alt-J are one of the most successful British bands of the millennium. Their 2012 Mercury Prize and Ivor Novello Award-winning debut An Awesome Wave, was followed two years later by their number one, GRAMMY and BRIT Award-nominated album This Is All Yours. Released in 2017, RELAXER flew straight into the top 10 of the UK album chart ahead of a summer of major international shows - including a headline show at London’s O2 Arena and headline performances at numerous festivals - and became their second album to be nominated for the Mercury Prize.

You can stream our new album '33' (released Jan 16 2016) here in full CD quality on Soundcloud or buy here: -

https://honeybadger5.bandcamp.com/album/33

33 - By Honeybadger 

1.The Ballad of El Guapo 03:26
2.Sirens Dancing 03:08
3.Lemonade 03:28
4.(Ain't it Just) A God Damn Shame 03:20
5.Midnight Train (Out of Nowhere) 04:35
6.Silhouettes 03:21
7.Ophelia 03:06
8.When You Cross The Styx 03:45
9.Standing On The Shoreline 03:50
10.Beautiful Nightmares 04:51

Credits: -


Robert Vaughan - Vocals, Guitar 
Rich Reeves - Guitar, Backing Vocals 
Nicky Hatten - Bass 
Chris Van-Santen - Drums, Backing Vocals, Mandolin (5), Random Percussion 

James Brown - Backing Vocals, Hammond, Piano 
Lisa O'Sullivan - Additional Backing Vocals on 6 and 10 

Recorded and Mixed at JBJ Studio

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