{"id":2099896,"date":"2026-08-18T15:55:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2099896"},"modified":"2026-08-18T15:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:55:43","slug":"watch-fontaines-d-c-perform-new-single-marianne-from-last-ever-bbc-maida-vale-session-as-the-band-share-how-late-manager-trevor-dietz-saved-the-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2099896","title":{"rendered":"Watch Fontaines D.C. perform new single \u2018Marianne\u2019 from last ever BBC Maida Vale session as the band share how late manager Trevor Dietz saved the song"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fontaines-dc-maida-vale2@2000&#215;1270.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\">Watch Fontaines D.C. perform new single \u2018Marianne\u2019 from last ever BBC Maida Vale session as the band share how late manager Trevor Dietz saved the song<\/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>&#8220;This album is dedicated to Trev, all he gave us, all he taught us. Love you forever&#8221;<\/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> Liberty Dunworth<\/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=\"2026-08-18T16:55:43+01:00\">18th 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\/2026\/08\/fontaines-dc-maida-vale2@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"fontaines-dc-maida-vale2@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Fontaines D.C. at Maida Vale Studios. CREDIT: BBC<\/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>Footage has been shared of Fontaines D.C. performing new single \u2018Marianne\u2018 from the last ever BBC Maida Vale sessions. Check it out below, along with what the band had to say about how their late manager Trevor Dietz saved the song.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.\u2018s \u2018Marianne\u2019 sets a bold new cinematic scene in their search for escape<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The cinematic single was officially released this morning (Tuesday August 18), alongside the announcement of new album \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019. It comes following the Irish indie heroes teasing their return for a while now, introducing \u2018Marianne\u2019 and another new song called \u2018Six Shot Morning\u2019 at their recent run of summer live shows.<\/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>Produced by James Ford, the album is set to drop on October 16 via XL Recordings, and can be pre-ordered here. It marks their first record since the death of manager, friend and influential Irish music champion Trevor Dietz. The band shared news of his passing in June, writing that he \u201cwas beside us from the beginning of our journey\u201d and called him \u201cthe sixth member of the band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Fontaines have shared footage of them performing the new track at the last ever BBC Maida Vale session, which they recorded on July 31. Grian Chatten and co. had part of their set broadcast on BBC 6 Music, although the performance of \u2018Marianne\u2019 was not aired. Today, to celebrate the release of the single, it has been shared on YouTube, along with their performance of \u2018Roy\u2019s Tune\u2019 and \u2018It\u2019s Amazing To Be Young\u2019, which were both played on the broadcast.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/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>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The indie icons have also taken to social media to explain how the song was originally \u201cleft on the cutting room floor\u201d during work on the new album, but it was thanks to Dietz that they salvaged it and turned it into the lead single.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Marianne\u2019 is a song that never would have seen the light of day if it wasn\u2019t for Trev,\u201d bassist Conor \u201cDeego\u201d Deegan III wrote on Instagram, alongside a collection of images of their late manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was left on the cutting room floor of the 40 songs we wrote for \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019. We were at his in Brighton one evening showing him all the songs, and he said \u2018yere absolute lunatics\u2019 for wanting to leave this song off the album,\u201d the caption continued.<\/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>Deegan added: \u201cSo we brought it back, and now it\u2019s the first single off of our next album \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019. An album that suddenly feels more fitting to our lives than we thought it would be when writing it. This album is dedicated to Trev, all he gave us, all he taught us. Love you forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcLxq5XAr3Q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Marianne\u2019 was inspired in part by the 2024 thriller series <em>Ripley<\/em>, and tackles themes of escapism and surrender. It was given a five-star review from <em>NME<\/em>, which praised it as a \u201csurreal dream, a dark lullaby where the elegiac synth majesty of Depeche Mode meets a widescreen David Lynch scene of lush strings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming album will be the follow-up to 2024\u2019s Mercury-nominated \u2018Romance\u2019 and is expected to see them take on \u201cdarker and more synthetic sounds\u201d. Since their last full record, Fontaines have contributed to the <em>Peaky Blinders: Immortal Man<\/em> soundtrack and the War Child \u2018Help(2)\u2019 album.<\/p>\n<p>As for live shows, their UK summer trek continues with more shows in the UK and Europe, including huge headline slots at Reading &amp; Leeds and Electric Picnic. From there, they will embark on a run of North American tour dates. Visit here for tickets and information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about what to expect from the upcoming R&amp;L headline shows back in January, guitarist Carlos O\u2019Connell told <em>NME<\/em>: \u201cI personally like the idea of revisiting some old stuff at Reading &amp; Leeds, making the setlist maybe a bit more \u2018Dogrel\u2019-heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about that. I\u2019ve been listening to music like that much more,\u201d he added. \u201cThis morning I was listening to Sonic Youth. 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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>Footage has been shared of Fontaines D.C. performing new single \u2018Marianne\u2018 from the last ever BBC Maida Vale sessions. Check it out below, along with what the band had to say about how their late manager Trevor Dietz saved the song.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Fontaines D.C.\u2018s \u2018Marianne\u2019 sets a bold new cinematic scene in their search for escape<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The cinematic single was officially released this morning (Tuesday August 18), alongside the announcement of new album \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019. It comes following the Irish indie heroes teasing their return for a while now, introducing \u2018Marianne\u2019 and another new song called \u2018Six Shot Morning\u2019 at their recent run of summer live shows.<\/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>Produced by James Ford, the album is set to drop on October 16 via XL Recordings, and can be pre-ordered here. It marks their first record since the death of manager, friend and influential Irish music champion Trevor Dietz. The band shared news of his passing in June, writing that he \u201cwas beside us from the beginning of our journey\u201d and called him \u201cthe sixth member of the band\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Fontaines have shared footage of them performing the new track at the last ever BBC Maida Vale session, which they recorded on July 31. Grian Chatten and co. had part of their set broadcast on BBC 6 Music, although the performance of \u2018Marianne\u2019 was not aired. Today, to celebrate the release of the single, it has been shared on YouTube, along with their performance of \u2018Roy\u2019s Tune\u2019 and \u2018It\u2019s Amazing To Be Young\u2019, which were both played on the broadcast.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/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>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The indie icons have also taken to social media to explain how the song was originally \u201cleft on the cutting room floor\u201d during work on the new album, but it was thanks to Dietz that they salvaged it and turned it into the lead single.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Marianne\u2019 is a song that never would have seen the light of day if it wasn\u2019t for Trev,\u201d bassist Conor \u201cDeego\u201d Deegan III wrote on Instagram, alongside a collection of images of their late manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was left on the cutting room floor of the 40 songs we wrote for \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019. We were at his in Brighton one evening showing him all the songs, and he said \u2018yere absolute lunatics\u2019 for wanting to leave this song off the album,\u201d the caption continued.<\/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>Deegan added: \u201cSo we brought it back, and now it\u2019s the first single off of our next album \u2018Dopamine Chamber\u2019. An album that suddenly feels more fitting to our lives than we thought it would be when writing it. This album is dedicated to Trev, all he gave us, all he taught us. Love you forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcLxq5XAr3Q\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u2018Marianne\u2019 was inspired in part by the 2024 thriller series <em>Ripley<\/em>, and tackles themes of escapism and surrender. It was given a five-star review from <em>NME<\/em>, which praised it as a \u201csurreal dream, a dark lullaby where the elegiac synth majesty of Depeche Mode meets a widescreen David Lynch scene of lush strings\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming album will be the follow-up to 2024\u2019s Mercury-nominated \u2018Romance\u2019 and is expected to see them take on \u201cdarker and more synthetic sounds\u201d. Since their last full record, Fontaines have contributed to the <em>Peaky Blinders: Immortal Man<\/em> soundtrack and the War Child \u2018Help(2)\u2019 album.<\/p>\n<p>As for live shows, their UK summer trek continues with more shows in the UK and Europe, including huge headline slots at Reading &amp; Leeds and Electric Picnic. From there, they will embark on a run of North American tour dates. Visit here for tickets and information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about what to expect from the upcoming R&amp;L headline shows back in January, guitarist Carlos O\u2019Connell told <em>NME<\/em>: \u201cI personally like the idea of revisiting some old stuff at Reading &amp; Leeds, making the setlist maybe a bit more \u2018Dogrel\u2019-heavy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited about that. I\u2019ve been listening to music like that much more,\u201d he added. \u201cThis morning I was listening to Sonic Youth. I want to go [in] that direction, but we\u2019ll see, because anything could happen now \u2013 literally anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/watch-fontaines-d-c-perform-new-single-marianne-from-last-ever-bbc-maida-vale-session-as-the-band-share-how-late-manager-trevor-dietz-saved-the-song-3963493&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fontaines-dc-maida-vale2@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Watch Fontaines D.C. perform new single \u2018Marianne\u2019 from last ever BBC Maida Vale session as the band share how late manager Trevor Dietz saved the song &#8220;This album is dedicated to Trev, all he gave us, all he taught us. 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