Out now: Fontaines D.C. – ROMANCE (Deluxe Edition)

Fontaines D.C. release a deluxe edition of their acclaimed fourth album ROMANCE. Available on all digital services, ROMANCE (Deluxe Edition) adds three songs to the original 11 track album. In addition to recent new single ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’ and its stunning, Luna Carmoon-directed music video, the deluxe album also features the brand new, James Ford-produced song ‘Before You I Just Forget’. Completing the trio is a live, stripped-back version of ‘Starburster’ that sees the band melding their biggest song to date with David Lynch’s ‘In Heaven (Lady In The Radiator Song)’, which originally featured on the soundtrack of Lynch’s 1977’s Eraserhead film.

An extremely limited run of ‘It’s Amazing To Be Young’ / ‘Before You I Just Forget’ 7″ is out, check your local indie store. Speaking on the new music, Conor Curley said “Before You I Just Forget is a song that started with a vision of this really blown out sound, something that heaved and shifted with new details becoming apparent every time you would listen. Like never being able to step in the same river twice, the song morphs and changes finishing with an incredible string part by Grian.”

The release precedes a huge year of live activity for Fontaines D.C., who will perform to 100,000 people across four sold out UK outdoor headline shows in London, Manchester, Newcastle and Cardiff this summer, including a 45,000-capacity event at London’s Finsbury Park on 5th July. These shows will crown sold-out dates around the world, including Europe, Asia, South America and North America alongside a run of high-profile festival appearances.

ROMANCE was lauded as one of the year’s very best, cementing their status as one of the most exciting bands in contemporary music. The 11-track masterpiece presents a bold leap forward for the band, weaving together ideas that have been percolating among Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan (bass), and Tom Coll (drums) since their acclaimed 2022 release, Skinty Fia. 

Listen / purchase ROMANCE (Deluxe Edition) here.