{"product_id":"fontaines-dc-dopamine-chamber-indie-exclusive-blue-marble-vinyl-lp","title":"Dopamine Chamber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** 16th October Pre-Order Release **\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis item will ship on 16th October, however due to supplier delivery delays, this date may change. Items that are ordered together, will ship together.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eFontaines D.C. return with their fifth studio album, \u003cem\u003eDopamine Chamber\u003c\/em\u003e, released via XL Recordings. Produced by \u003cstrong\u003eJames Ford\u003c\/strong\u003e, the album follows 2024's acclaimed \u003cem\u003eRomance\u003c\/em\u003e and finds the Dublin five-piece pushing their music further into colder, stranger and increasingly synthetic territory.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRomance\u003c\/em\u003e marked a major breakthrough for the band, reaching No. 2 in the UK and earning two GRAMMY nominations, including Best Rock Album and Best Alternative Music Performance for \u003cstrong\u003eStarburster\u003c\/strong\u003e. Fontaines D.C. subsequently won International Group of the Year at the 2025 BRIT Awards, further establishing themselves as one of the defining alternative bands of their generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduced by lead single \u003cstrong\u003eMarianne\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDopamine Chamber\u003c\/em\u003e represents another significant evolution. The guitars that defined the band's early records increasingly give way to synthetic textures, atmospheric production and expansive arrangements, while Grian Chatten's distinctive vocals remain at the centre. Potent balladry and anthemic melodies emerge through a darker, more unsettling sonic landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album explores pleasure and escapism in an increasingly unstable world, questioning how the pursuit of stimulation changes when surrounded by uncertainty and anxiety. Its title reflects the band's conception of the record as a space the listener enters — a kind of musical experiment in which different sounds, moods and emotions alter the experience from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Chatten explains, \u003cstrong\u003e\"The album itself is a dopamine chamber\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — a room in which Fontaines D.C. test a series of mood-altering pieces of music on the listener.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDopamine Chamber\u003c\/em\u003e captures a band continuing to evolve rather than retracing the sound that established them, pushing decisively beyond their post-punk beginnings into a more immersive and experimental new phase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eIndie Exclusive\u003c\/strong\u003e edition is pressed on striking \u003cstrong\u003eBlue Marble Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontaines D.C.","offers":[{"title":"Light Blue","offer_id":53377999995247,"sku":"191404167335","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/7089\/3423\/files\/FONTAINESD.C.-DopamineChamberIndieExclusive_BlueMarbleVinylLP.jpg?v=1787561076","url":"https:\/\/www.thevinylstore.com.au\/products\/fontaines-dc-dopamine-chamber-indie-exclusive-blue-marble-vinyl-lp","provider":"The Vinyl Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}