A Hero's Death

A Hero's Death is the second studio album by Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. The album was released on 31 July 2020 through Partisan Records, less than 18 months after the release of their debut album Dogrel. The album received critical acclaim upon its release, signifying a partial departure from their bubbling and anxiety-inducing post-punk sound found on their first record to the incorporation of more dream-like and psychedelic aspects having taken inspiration from The Beach Boys, to name but one of many influences, during the writing of the record.

For the title track, see A Hero's Death (song).

A Hero's Death
Studio album by
Fontaines D.C.
Released31 July 2020 (2020-07-31)
RecordedAugust 2019 – February 2020
Genre
Length46:33
Label
  • Partisan
  • Rough Trade
ProducerDan Carey
Fontaines D.C. chronology
Dogrel
(2019)		 A Hero's Death
(2020)		 Skinty Fia
(2022)
Singles from A Hero's Death
  1. "A Hero's Death"
    Released: 5 May 2020
  2. "I Don't Belong"
    Released: 9 June 2020
  3. "Televised Mind"
    Released: 30 June 2020
  4. "A Lucid Dream"
    Released: 15 September 2020

The album received a nomination for Best Rock Album at the 2021 Grammy Awards, while also garnering the band a nomination for the Brit Award for International Group at the 2021 Brit Awards and Album of the Year at the 2020 Choice Music Prize.

After a well-publicized chart battle with American singer Taylor Swift, A Hero's Death debuted at number two in the United Kingdom behind her album Folklore because of a last-minute sales tactic on Swift's part.

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