{"id":2096950,"date":"2026-08-16T17:28:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096950"},"modified":"2026-08-16T17:28:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:28:25","slug":"fontaines-d-c-confirm-new-album-title-dopamine-chamber-in-cryptic-teaser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096950","title":{"rendered":"Fontaines D.C. confirm new album title \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019 in cryptic teaser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Reading24_NME_AFORD_FONTAINESDC-69464.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Fontaines D.C. confirm new album title \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019 in cryptic teaser<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The new video also suggests their fifth record will be out before the end of the year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-16T18:28:25+01:00\">16th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Reading24_NME_AFORD_FONTAINESDC-69464-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Fontaines D.C. live at Reading 2024, photo by Andy Ford\" title=\"NMEAR_NME-READING-2024-FONTAINES-D-C-LIVE-2-CREDIT-ANDY-FORD@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Fontaines D.C. live at Reading 2024. Credit: Andy Ford for NME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Fontaines D.C.\u00a0have shared a cryptic new teaser that\u00a0appears to reveal\u00a0the title of their fifth album as \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1326\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Fontaines D.C. \u2013 \u2018Romance\u2019 review: knockout, spiritual songs for the end of time<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Dublin band have been giving fans\u00a0tantalising\u00a0glimpses into their new record in recent weeks and now they have given the strongest hint yet that the follow-up to\u00a0their\u00a02024 album \u2018Romance\u2018 will be out before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier today (August 16), they posted a 26-second video to their X account that shows a spinning blue planet transform into a throbbing blue iris, before the words \u201cDopamine Chamber\u201d appear, followed by \u201c2026\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The video is soundtracked by the unreleased track \u2018Six Shot Morning\u2019,\u00a0one of two songs the band debuted during their first headline show of 2026 last week in Spain, while the post is captioned \u201cD.c.\u201d, in reference both to their own name and the new album\u2019s presumed title.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the post here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">D.c. pic.twitter.com\/RwYT9eQQpr<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fontaines D.C. (@fontainesdublin) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As well as \u2018Six Shot Morning\u2019, Fontaines debuted \u2018Marianne\u2019 at the show at the Baluarte de la Candelaria in\u00a0C\u00e1diz on August 8, and on Friday (August 14), they\u00a0shared a 30-second preview of that song, which will serve as the lead single of \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alongside that preview, the band also unveiled a new blue logo in a post simply labelled \u201c5\u201d, in reference to this being their fifth studio album.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019 will follow \u2018Romance\u2019, which was produced by\u00a0James Ford\u00a0and reached Number Two on the UK Albums Chart. It was also\u00a0nominated for Best Rock Album\u00a0at the Grammys\u00a0and was\u00a0named by\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>as the\u00a0second best\u00a0album of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The band have spoken about working on their fifth album for some time.\u00a0Talking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>in February last year, bassist Conor Deegan III said: \u201cIt\u2019s one of those things where we can\u2019t stop writing \u2013 it\u2019s something that we just do when we\u2019re with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Guitarist Carlos O\u2019Connell\u00a0offered another update in January, telling\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>: \u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0been writing,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been fun.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0at Reading &amp; Leeds and there are a couple of shows before that. I think if the music is there, it could get busy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about whether they might play new material at the festivals, he replied: \u201cI\u2019d\u00a0say so. If there is stuff written, then I would say so,\u00a0yeah.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0what we used to do all the time, play the new stuff life \u2013 songs that\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0even finished.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a good way\u00a0to test the songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Fontaines will play a few shows around Europe \u2013 in France,\u00a0Switzerland\u00a0and Austria \u2013 in the coming days, before\u00a0topping the bill at Reading &amp; Leeds at the end of the month. They then return home\u00a0to headline Electric Picnic in Ireland on August 30.<\/p>\n<p>Their return to the stage followed\u00a0the death of their manager Trevor Dietz, who they described as \u201cthe sixth member of the band\u201d.\u00a0Their first performance since his passing was\u00a0at the BBC\u2019s final live session at Maida Vale earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>They released\u00a0the standalone single \u2018It\u2019s Amazing To Be Young\u2019 in February, covered\u00a0Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s \u2018Black Boys\u00a0On\u00a0Mopeds\u2019 for War Child\u2019s \u2018Help(2)\u2019 album, contributed to\u00a0the soundtrack for <i>Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man<\/i>, and last night (August 15),\u00a0they were joined by Kurt Vile for \u2018Roman Holiday\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Fontaines D.C.<\/li>\n<li>Grian Chatten<\/li>\n<li>Indie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Diablo-4-Lord-Of-Hatred-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Diablo-4-Lord-Of-Hatred-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">How \u2018Diablo\u2019 continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/this-is-lorelei-credit-gabe-long-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">This Is Lorelei was only meant to be a side project. 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<\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Fontaines D.C.\u00a0have shared a cryptic new teaser that\u00a0appears to reveal\u00a0the title of their fifth album as \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1326\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE:\u00a0<\/b><b>Fontaines D.C. \u2013 \u2018Romance\u2019 review: knockout, spiritual songs for the end of time<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Dublin band have been giving fans\u00a0tantalising\u00a0glimpses into their new record in recent weeks and now they have given the strongest hint yet that the follow-up to\u00a0their\u00a02024 album \u2018Romance\u2018 will be out before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier today (August 16), they posted a 26-second video to their X account that shows a spinning blue planet transform into a throbbing blue iris, before the words \u201cDopamine Chamber\u201d appear, followed by \u201c2026\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The video is soundtracked by the unreleased track \u2018Six Shot Morning\u2019,\u00a0one of two songs the band debuted during their first headline show of 2026 last week in Spain, while the post is captioned \u201cD.c.\u201d, in reference both to their own name and the new album\u2019s presumed title.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the post here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">D.c. pic.twitter.com\/RwYT9eQQpr<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fontaines D.C. (@fontainesdublin) August 16, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As well as \u2018Six Shot Morning\u2019, Fontaines debuted \u2018Marianne\u2019 at the show at the Baluarte de la Candelaria in\u00a0C\u00e1diz on August 8, and on Friday (August 14), they\u00a0shared a 30-second preview of that song, which will serve as the lead single of \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alongside that preview, the band also unveiled a new blue logo in a post simply labelled \u201c5\u201d, in reference to this being their fifth studio album.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019 will follow \u2018Romance\u2019, which was produced by\u00a0James Ford\u00a0and reached Number Two on the UK Albums Chart. It was also\u00a0nominated for Best Rock Album\u00a0at the Grammys\u00a0and was\u00a0named by\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>as the\u00a0second best\u00a0album of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The band have spoken about working on their fifth album for some time.\u00a0Talking to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>in February last year, bassist Conor Deegan III said: \u201cIt\u2019s one of those things where we can\u2019t stop writing \u2013 it\u2019s something that we just do when we\u2019re with each other.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Guitarist Carlos O\u2019Connell\u00a0offered another update in January, telling\u00a0<i>NME<\/i>: \u201cWe\u2019ve\u00a0been writing,\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0been fun.\u00a0We\u2019re\u00a0at Reading &amp; Leeds and there are a couple of shows before that. I think if the music is there, it could get busy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked about whether they might play new material at the festivals, he replied: \u201cI\u2019d\u00a0say so. If there is stuff written, then I would say so,\u00a0yeah.\u00a0That\u2019s\u00a0what we used to do all the time, play the new stuff life \u2013 songs that\u00a0weren\u2019t\u00a0even finished.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a good way\u00a0to test the songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Fontaines will play a few shows around Europe \u2013 in France,\u00a0Switzerland\u00a0and Austria \u2013 in the coming days, before\u00a0topping the bill at Reading &amp; Leeds at the end of the month. They then return home\u00a0to headline Electric Picnic in Ireland on August 30.<\/p>\n<p>Their return to the stage followed\u00a0the death of their manager Trevor Dietz, who they described as \u201cthe sixth member of the band\u201d.\u00a0Their first performance since his passing was\u00a0at the BBC\u2019s final live session at Maida Vale earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>They released\u00a0the standalone single \u2018It\u2019s Amazing To Be Young\u2019 in February, covered\u00a0Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor\u2019s \u2018Black Boys\u00a0On\u00a0Mopeds\u2019 for War Child\u2019s \u2018Help(2)\u2019 album, contributed to\u00a0the soundtrack for <i>Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man<\/i>, and last night (August 15),\u00a0they were joined by Kurt Vile for \u2018Roman Holiday\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/fontaines-d-c-confirm-new-album-title-dopamine-chamber-in-cryptic-teaser-3963039&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Reading24_NME_AFORD_FONTAINESDC-69464.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Fontaines D.C. confirm new album title \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019 in cryptic teaser The new video also suggests their fifth record will be out before the end of the year By Max Pilley 16th August 2026 Fontaines D.C. live at Reading 2024. 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