- rock, post-punk, indie rock
- 37 min
- 11 tracks
- XL Recordings
Romance is the fourth studio album by the Irish rock band Fontaines D.C., released on 23 August 2024. It features the singles "Starburster", "Favourite", "Here's the Thing", and "In the Modern World". It is their first release on XL Recordings, after the band left Partisan Records, and was produced by James Ford.
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Spare, grave, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 89/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 8.8/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The Guardian5/5 ★
- The Irish Times4.5/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME5/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.7/10
- Record Collector4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Skinny5/5 ★
- Uncut8/10
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Tracks
- 1Romance2:33
- 2Starburster3:41
- 3Here’s the Thing2:43
- 4Desire3:39
- 5In the Modern World4:26
- 6Bug3:02
- 7Motorcycle Boy3:42
- 8Sundowner3:25
- 9Horseness Is the Whatness3:07
- 10Death Kink2:23
- 11Favourite4:16
11 tracks, 37 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Fontaines D.C.
- Label
- XL Recordings
- Released
- August 23, 2024
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
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