Fontaines D.C. guitarist Carlos O’Connell gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about the band’s debut album, Dogrel, going against the tide after meeting in a music school, and marrying poetry to punk. We also hear about why their home of Dublin takes such a prominent spotlight on the record as the fabled city finds itself going through uncomfortable changes, and what an album like this means for their future.

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