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Fontaines D.C. announce new album ‘Dopamine Chamber,’ share ‘Marianne,’ sang with Kurt Vile

August 18

Fontaines D.C. have announced their fifth album, Dopamine Chamber , due October 16 via XL Recordings. They reunited with producer James Ford, who also produced its 2024 predecessor, the Grammy-nominated Romance , which w

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