{"product_id":"fontaines-d-c-romance-1","title":"Fontaines D.C. - Romance","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn Romance, Fontaines D.C. trade some of their Dublin grit for neon, menace and big, bruised melodies, and the gamble pays off handsomely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased in 2024, the band's fourth album marked a move to XL Recordings and a new partnership with producer James Ford, best known for his work with Arctic Monkeys. It arrived after years of relentless touring and a run of acclaimed post-punk records, and it finds the five-piece deliberately breaking their own rules, borrowing from grunge and nineties alternative radio without losing the bite that made their name in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLead single \"Starburster\" is the shock to the system, all hyperventilating breaths, sawing strings and Grian Chatten's sneering delivery. \"Here's the Thing\" swings a heavy, grunge-flavored riff, \"In the Modern World\" drifts into lush, cinematic melancholy, and closer \"Favourite\" offers a jangling, sunlit pop song that feels like the credits rolling on a coming-of-age film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomance rewards close listening on vinyl, where the shifts in texture from one song to the next feel like scene changes in a film. Chatten's voice, by turns tender and venomous, holds it all together. It is the sound of a band getting bigger without getting any softer, and it might be their most inviting record yet.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57165860307249,"sku":"191404143612","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Fontaines_D.C.-Romance.jpg?v=1793185925","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/fontaines-d-c-romance-1","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}