Fontaines D.C. return with dystopian fifth album Dopamine Chamber
Critics are praising the band's fifth LP as gloomy, gorgeous and inventive, while an interview frames its themes as decadent and tied to the current era.
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What happened
Critics have reviewed Fontaines D.C.'s fifth LP, Dopamine Chamber. The Guardian called it gloomy, gorgeous and a gargantuan triumph, while Rolling Stone said the band reaches further into electronic moodiness. In an NPR interview, Grian Chatten discussed the album's decadent, dystopian themes.
Why it matters
Rolling Stone says the album hits just right for nightmarish times. The Guardian describes the band as among the best of its generation.
Timeline
- Oct 12, 2:00 AM ET: The Guardian praised the album as beguiling, endlessly inventive and frequently astonishing.
- Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET: Grian Chatten described the album's themes in an NPR interview, saying it is an interesting time to be a self.
- Oct 12, 9:30 AM ET: Rolling Stone reviewed the album and said it reaches further into electronic moodiness.
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