Starburster Fontaines DC
From its opening gasp - literally, Chatten inhales sharply - the song plunges into a trip-hop noir landscape, where distorted strings and sparse piano swirl around a pounding, hip-hop-inflected beat. The lyrics are a fever dream of surreal imagery and visceral longing: 'I'm gon' hit your business if it's momentary blissness,' becomes a mantra of desperate pursuit, a threat wrapped in yearning.
What makes 'Starburster' beautiful is its refusal to resolve. It doesn't soothe, it sears. The song's structure is jagged, unpredictable, culminating in a lush instrumental interlude that feels like stumbling into a clearing mid-chaos. It's a moment of fragile serenity before the storm resumes.
Fontaines DC have always flirted with post-punk's edge, but here they leap into avant- garde territory. With James Ford's production and XL Recordings' backing, they fuse art rock, rap and electronica into something uniquely theirs. It's not just a song, it's a statement of intent.
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