Fontaines D.C. are an Irish post-punk band formed in Dublin in 2017. After meeting while attending music college, and bonding over a common love of poetry, the band began self-releasing singles and performing live regularly, signing to Partisan Records in 2018. The band's debut album, Dogrel, was released on 12 April 2019 to widespread critical acclaim and was nominated for both the Mercury Prize and the Choice Music Prize.