The lead-up to upcoming Fontaines D.C. album includes latest single 'Tongue'; U.S. tour on sale next week

Ewen Spencer

Fontaines D.C.(Grian Chatten, Carlos O’Connell, Conor Curley, Conor Deegan and Tom Coll) released the latest single “Tongue” - the second song from the band’s forthcoming fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber, released October 16 via XL Recordings. The song is accompanied by a John Angus Stewart-directed video, shot in New York City.

“We continued where Romance left off, leaving the live band elements until they were really needed,” says Conor Curley of the song’s recording process. Conor Deegan created the bass sound by manipulating tape speed - a technique often used by Prince. Carlos O’Connell pushed Chatten’s vocal through a sampler, distorting its pitch until it resembles a malicious extraterrestrial voice. 

DOWNLOAD / STREAM “TONGUE” HERE

WATCH THE “TONGUE” VIDEO HERE

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Following two sold-out headline shows in New York and Los Angeles last month, Fontaines D.C. have announced a North American tour next year (see below). Fans can sign up for pre-sale tickets here https://www.fontainesdc.com/pages/northamerica2027. Pre-sale sign-up is open until 6:00pm ET on Monday, October 5th, with pre-sale tickets available from 10:00am local time on Tuesday, October 6th. General on-sale starts at 10:00am local time on Friday, October 9th.

Dopamine Chamber is the follow-up to 2024's UK platinum-certified Romance. It is preceded  by the single "Marianne," and features a collaboration with Rosalia on “Where Is Gone?”

“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.”

PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE DOPAMINE CHAMBER HERE

Dopamine Chamber was made between London, the English countryside and Palermo, where Chatten recorded vocals in a makeshift booth built from mattresses and cushions. “There’s a poignant sense of us being on the brink of some other kind of form of humanity, or non-humanity,” says Chatten. 

Track Listing:

1. Six Shot Morning
2. Marianne
3. Mimesis
4. Happy For You
5. Demolition
6. Tongue
7. One Man
8. Where Is Gone? (with ROSALÍA)
9. You Miss Me
10. Japan
11. Intimate

North American Tour 2027:

Friday April 23rd - MGM Music Hall at Fenway - Boston, MA*
Saturday April 24th - Skyline Stage at the Mann - Philadelphia, PA*
Tuesday April 27th - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI*
Wednesday April 28th - The Salt Shed - Chicago, IL*
Friday April 30th - Landmark Credit Union Live - Milwaukee, WI*
Saturday May 1st - The Armory - Minneapolis, MN*
Wednesday May 5th - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre - Vancouver, BC*
Saturday May 8th - WAMU Theater - Seattle, WA*
Tuesday May 11th - Channel 24 - Sacramento, CA*
Wednesday May 12th - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium - San Francisco, CA*
Friday September 24th - KEMBA! Live Outdoor - Columbus, OH^
Sunday September 26th - Scotiabank Arena - Toronto, ON^
Tuesday September 28th - Forest Hills Stadium - Queens, NY^
Thursday September 30th - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD^
Tuesday October 5th - The Pinnacle - Nashville, TN^
Thursday October 7th - Hellbender - Asheville, NC^
Friday October 8th - Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park - Atlanta, GA^
Wednesday October 13th - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO^
Friday October 15h - Kia Forum - Inglewood, CA^