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Fontaines D. C. announce new album ‘Dopamine Chamber’

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Fontaines D. C. announce new ~~music and~~ album ~~teasers~~ ‘Dopamine Chamber’

Irish band Fontaines D. C. has ~~begun teasing~~ officially announced their fifth studio ~~album following a series of~~ album, titled ‘Dopamine Chamber’, which is scheduled for release on October 16 through XL Recordings. Produced by James Ford, the project follows their 2024 platinum-certified album, ‘Romance’. Following initial teasers and live ~~performances in Spain. During shows~~ debuts of new material in ~~Cadiz, Alicante,~~ Spain, the band released the lead single ‘Marianne’. The track, which explores themes of escapism and ~~Pamplona,~~ hedonism, was partially inspired by the ~~group debuted two~~ 2024 series ‘Ripley’ and is accompanied by a music video directed by Dave Meyers. Musically, the new ~~tracks, ‘Marianne’~~ album marks a shift from the group’s earlier guitar-driven style toward a “colder, more synthetic aesthetic.” Lead singer Grian Chatten stated that the record explores the search for pleasure in a darkening world, drawing inspiration from travels to Venice, Vienna, and ~~‘Six Shot Morning’.~~ Sicily. These ~~performances marked~~ developments follow the band’s return to the stage after the death of ~~their~~ longtime ~~manager,~~ manager Trevor ~~Dietz,~~ Dietz in June. The new material is described as having more atmospheric, experimental, and darker electronic elements compared to their previous work. To signal the upcoming project, the band updated their social media with a cryptic photograph captioned ‘5’, though a specific release date has not yet been announced.

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