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Track Listings

1 Romance
2 Starburster
3 Here's The Thing
4 Desire
5 In The Modern World
6 Bugs
7 Motorcycle Boy
8 Sundowner
9 Horseness Is The Whatness
10 Death Kink
11 Favourite

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Irish indie rock sensation Fontaines D.C. return with new album ROMANCE, their debut on XL Recordings, out on August 23rd. Recorded shortly after their tour supporting Arctic Monkeys, it seizes on the momentum of 2022’s Skinty Fia, which firmly established them as one of today’s most exciting rock bands. ROMANCE represents a bold sonic and stylistic evolution for the band and lead single “Starburster” (out April 17) shows the band at their most electrifying to date, as Chatten’s swaggering stream of consciousness collides with explosive production. A1. Romance A2. Starburster A3. Here's The Thing A4. Desire A5. In The Modern World A6. Bugs B1. Motorcycle Boy B2. Sundowner B3. Horseness Is The Whatness B4. Death Kink B5. Favourite

Product details

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.14 x 12.47 x 12.4 inches; 9.76 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ XL Recordings
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2024
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 17, 2024
  • Label ‏ : ‎ XL Recordings
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0D12DXMCT
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2024
    I first encountered Fontaines on May 4, 2019, just weeks after the release of their debut album, "Dogrel". I was in a cab in Dublin, and "Boys in the Better Land" came on the radio. I was exhilarated and confused, thinking this was possibly some decades-old group I had missed, and I began furiously writing lines in my notebook to Google when we got on hotel wifi, in an effort to find out- "Who is this band!?"

    I returned from that trip with a copy of "Dogrel", which I listened to obsessively back in the US, finding the band to exist in an aesthetic reality entirely without direct comparison. They carried elements of early punk and post-punk, and interviews with the band revealed that they had a deep bench musically, with a fondness for The Pixies and The Pogues. Much was made of the fact the members met as university students, and their shared love of Irish literature, and how that carried influence into the songs.

    Each attempt to define and categorize the band felt elusive. They are not a sum of their influences. They are what all great artists are- lovers of culture, who with great taste and curation have been exposed to wonderful music, writing, film and art, drawing inspiration to fuse with personal experience, observation, and the unique sparks of artistry in their hearts, frontman Grian Chatten in particular, to craft a sound and space of their own making.

    Following the band through the Dublin-centric "Dogrel", through the dark and ennui-laden followup albums "A Hero's Death", informed by touring the US, and "Skinty Fia", which drew from the experience of Dubliners forging new lives in London, we come to their latest, "Romance".

    This may be their finest album, and if that is debatable, it at least stands as the equal of "Dogrel", a debut so perfect, that I thought it could not be matched. With producer James Ford, the band have opened a new chapter in their evolution, bringing delicacy, intricacy, and orchestral arrangements to the tracks. The album is enigmatic and full of mystery and wonder, as if life is a work in progress, and this is not merely "a band making music", but artists to their core, giving the listener a window into their comprehensive aesthetic (They have cited album influences as the city of Tokyo and the film "Akira").

    To put words to it feels a bit in vain, as to try and define and categorize true art, with its inherent sense of evolution, and existence sprung from the artist's own interiority, is to try and shackle and bring to heel with words, what must be left to roam and spellbind. This is not a group that you can ever tame and put in a box. They offer limitless possibility, excitement, introspection, and transcendence, with "Romance" a stunning encapsulation of that state of creation.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
    The best record of 2024.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2024
    Great album, one of the best of the year.
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2024
    A nice diversity of themes and styles this time out
  • Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024
    Fontaines dc have made a near perfect album.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2024
    Good balance of rhythm, beats and lyrics...
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2024
    They’re becoming coldplay. Definitely a softening of sorts

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  • Carlos Domínguez
    5.0 out of 5 stars El mejor
    Reviewed in Mexico on February 3, 2025
    El mejor!
  • EP
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2025
    absolute belters of tunes.
    lyric book is good
    cd has nice design
    nice inside design and back design
  • Cjleto
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bellissimo
    Reviewed in Italy on February 4, 2025
    Fantastico! Ogni pezzo ti entra in testa e non esce più. Band che sta facendo vedere come si fa il post punk.
  • okop007
    5.0 out of 5 stars ok
    Reviewed in Poland on January 31, 2025
  • Carmensioux
    5.0 out of 5 stars Impresionante
    Reviewed in Spain on January 30, 2025
    Es lo que quería tiene un sonido impresionante.
    Quizas el embalaje no es lo que era pq venía en una caja grande sin protección dentro, con lo cual se puede mover o romper.