Hmm... Film Noir

The involvement of Fontaines D.C. members Carlos O’Connell and Tom Coll as producers for the new Film Noir album is an immediate attention-grabber. The French outfit is currently pivoting from loose, indie-rock sketches toward a more muscular, rhythmic tension. On the lead singles, they’ve traded their previous lo-fi haze for a sharp, post-punk urgency that feels less like an homage and more like a deliberate evolution. Watch for whether this Dublin-Paris connection can translate their underground momentum into a definitive cross-channel breakthrough.