The LaFontaines

It’s a wonder I hadn’t done this post already as it just so happens that a SAMA winning band live right in my local town!

The LaFontaines are an unusual combination of Hip-Hop, Rock and Pop, all rolled into one which creates their unique sound. Coming from Motherwell, The LaFontaines have performed the full length of the country,  playing in various venues and their unique genre mash-up has gained critical acclaim from press and radio throughout the UK.

After winning a SAMA for ‘Best Live Act’, the band have (funninly enough) went onto play at T in the Park, where, according to their Facebook, they attracted such a large crowd that the tent had to be closed and people denied entry; a first ever for any unsigned band to play the T Break stage.

I will admit, I hadn’t listened to a lot of The LaFontaines before but as of recently, I am really liking them, especially ‘Paper Chase’, which talks of the monotomy of a boring 9 to 5 job. I especially enjoy the clever ‘Invictus’ reference in the chorus:

We are the masters of our fate

And we need a change, we need our own space.

We are the captains of our souls

And we’ve got it all under control.

 I can definitely say they are like nothing you’ve ever heard before.