Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten planning another solo album: “It’d be a lot more lively and a bit more kind of festival-ready”
Fontaines D.C. frontman Grian Chatten says he is considering a second solo album, with a sound that would be more lively and suited to festivals than his 2023 debut. The idea comes as the band prepares to release its fifth album and plans time away after the release and a major run of 2027 tour dates.
Chatten said he has several songs and an idea for the record, while adding that he continues to write music and wants it to find a home. His debut, *Chaos For The Fly*, was written during an intense touring period and took a quieter, more introspective direction. He has previously said making it helped him feel less alone and influenced his work with Fontaines D.C.
- Chatten is considering a second solo album.
- He wants it to sound livelier and festival-ready.
- His 2023 debut was more subdued and introspective.
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Fontaines D.C. are an Irish rock band, with Grian Chatten as their lead singer. Chatten also makes music on his own: his 2023 debut solo album, Chaos For The Fly, had a quieter, more inward-looking sound and was written during a demanding period of touring.
A solo record is made outside a musician’s main band, giving them room to explore different songs and sounds. Chatten has said his solo work helped shape his later writing with Fontaines D.C., so a second album could offer another glimpse of how his music develops alongside the band’s.