Fontaines D.C. have released fan favorite, “Favourite” today and it’s resplendent with Smith-like melodies and jangling guitars. I guess the 90’s are back judging by the apparel that the band is wearing. I can’t exactly say that I dig the album artwork but that’s whatever, right?
Fontaines D.C. have unveiled “Favourite” the second track from their highly anticipated fourth album ROMANCE – out August 23rd via XL Recordings.
“Favourite”, the new album’s gorgeous finalé, soars as a shimmering, clear-eyed love song replete with harmonies, jangling guitars, and heartfelt, ardent lyrics. It’s a song the band’s Grian Chatten describes as having “this never-ending sound to it, a continuous cycle from euphoria to sadness, two worlds spinning forever” and is destined to be a firm fan favorite following its debut outing at the band’s sold out Brooklyn Warsaw show in April.
The accompanying “Favourite” music video, self-directed by the band themselves, documents a recent trip to Madrid. It’s a city Fontaines D.C. have multiple personal connections to, as the place guitarist Carlos O’Connell was born and grew up in and the city the band used as a base for their first ever tour. Cut with childhood footage of the five band members, it’s an intimate, feel good portrait of a group on the verge of their next stratospheric leap.
Fontaines D.C. released the bombastic first track from the new album, “Starburster” to international acclaim in April, with the song already declared the best of 2024 so far by Rolling Stone and Consequence, and performed it live for the very first time on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Fontaines D.C will be embarking on a US tour this Fall with stops at venues in Seattle, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Chicago, Brooklyn, and more.
The sonic evolution of the band, who bared their teeth in early records with antagonistic punk sensibilities, is an ascent into grungier breaks, dystopian electronica, hip-hop percussion, and dreamy Slowdive-esque textures that may surprise fans. The shoegaze touchpoints first pressed on Skinty Fia unfold on Romance like a purpling bruise. But any “retro aesthetic”, as Chatten describes it, is left behind. Reflecting on the impending release, Chatten says, “We say things on this record we’ve wanted to say for a long time. I never feel like it’s over, but it’s nice to feel lighter.”
FONTAINES D.C. NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
September 20 – Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
September 21 – Roseland Theater – Portland, OR
September 22 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC (SOLD OUT)
September 24 – The Warfield – San Francisco, CA
September 26 – Hollywood Palladium – Los Angeles, CA
September 27 – SOMA – San Diego, CA
September 28 – Fox Theater – Pomona, CA
September 30 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ
October 2 – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, CO (SOLD OUT)
October 4 – The Granada – Lawrence, KS
October 5 – Slowdown – Omaha, NE
October 6 – The Sylvee – Madison, WI
October 8 – The Fillmore – Minneapolis, MN
October 9 – The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL
October 11 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Toronto, ON
October 12 – MTELUS – Montreal, QC
October 13 – Roadrunner – Boston, MA
October 15 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY (SOLD OUT)
October 16 – Brooklyn Paramount – Brooklyn, NY
October 18 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC (SOLD OUT)
October 19 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
October 20 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA
ROMANCE is Fontaines D.C.s most ambitious, expansive record yet, its 11 tracks constellating ideas that have been percolating among Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell(guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan (bass), and Tom Coll (drums) since they released Skinty Fia in 2022.
ROMANCE Track List
- Romance
- Starburster
- Here’s The Thing
- Desire
- In The Modern World
- Bug
- Motorcycle Boy
- Sundowner
- Horseness is the Whatness
- Death Kink
- Favourite
