After a Spring full of albums being delayed due to the ongoing pandemic, a summer album from Fontaines D.C. may have come as a surprise to many. After spending some lockdown time in Skerries, County Dublin and a stint with the band in the city, frontman, Grian Chatten is relaxed, reappraised and “generally happy”. Following a jog around London, we discuss the effect of a seaside town, a new found consciousness and how creativity is at the heart of everything Fontaines D.C.