Last week, Fontaines D.C. dropped new single ‘Favourite’ alongside a self-directed music video.
‘Favourite’, is the second single from their highly anticipated fourth album ROMANCE – out August 23rd via XL Recordings.
Fontaines D.C. performed ‘Favourite’ live on Later with… Jools Holland 22nd June, check out the performance below…
Fontaines D.C. released the bombastic first track from the new album, ‘Starburster’ to international acclaim in April, with the song already declared the best of 2024 so far by Rolling Stone and Consequence, and performed it live for the very first time on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.
ROMANCE is Fontaines D.C.s most ambitious, expansive record yet, its 11 tracks constellating ideas that have been percolating among Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan (bass), and Tom Coll (drums) since they released Skinty Fia in 2022. The sonic evolution of the band, who bared their teeth in early records with antagonistic punk sensibilities, is an ascent into grungier breaks, dystopian electronica, hip-hop percussion, and dreamy Slowdive-esque textures that may surprise fans. The shoegaze touchpoints first pressed on Skinty Fia unfold on ROMANCE like a purpling bruise. But any “retro aesthetic”, as Chatten describes it, is left behind. Reflecting on the impending release, Chatten says, “We say things on this record we’ve wanted to say for a long time. I never feel like it’s over, but it’s nice to feel lighter.”
PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE ROMANCE HERE
Fontaines D.C.
Romance
August 23rd 2024
XL Recordings
ROMANCE Track List
- Romance
- Starburster
- Here’s The Thing
- Desire
- In The Modern World
- Bug
- Motorcycle Boy
- Sundowner
- Horseness is the Whatness
- Death Kink
- Favourite
Follow Fontaines D.C:
