[Pre Order] Fontaines D.C. - Dopamine Chamber - Cassette *

Release Date: October 16, 2026

The fifth studio album from Fontaines D.C. on indie retail exclusive cassette, featuring alternate artwork.

Fontaines D.C. release their fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, on October 16, 2026 via XL Recordings. Produced by James Ford, it follows 2024's Romance, the album that took the Dublin five-piece from critical favorites to one of the biggest bands in the world.

Announced with lead single "Marianne" and its accompanying Dave Meyers-directed video, Dopamine Chamber is the sound of a band moving decisively away from the guitar language of their early records into something colder, stranger and more synthetic. The title comes from the idea of a record as a room the listener steps into. "The album itself is a dopamine chamber," says Chatten. "You step inside and we test these different mind- or mood-altering pieces of music on you."

Features

• Cassette
• Indie retail exclusive
• Alternate artwork exclusive to the cassette edition
• Foldout J-card
• Label: XL Recordings