Fontaines D.C. Share Pounding Comeback Single & Announce New Album: Here’s When It Arrives

8/18/2026 Dopamine Chamber will be the band's fifth full-length set. By Fontaines D.C. Elizaveta Porodina Fontaines D.C. has pulled the curtain back on its next era, with the Dublin-formed band’s new album, Dopamine Chamber, confirmed to arrive on Oct. 16 via XL Recordings. News of the forthcoming LP arrives alongside its punchy lead single, “Marianne,” which received its live debut during a headline gig at the Baluarte de la Candelaria venue, in Cadiz, Spain, on Aug. 8. According to the press release, Dopamine Chamber was produced by James Ford, who worked with the band on its previous two albums — Skinty Fia and Romance. The album was recorded between London, the English countryside and Palermo, and sees the band embrace a darker, electronic-infused sound. Conor Curley, the band’s guitar