{"product_id":"fontaines-dc-dopamine-chamber-lp","title":"Fontaines D.C. 'Dopamine Chamber'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe human warmth of 'Romance' gives way to something colder on 'Dopamine Chamber', where \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFontaines D.C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e push their sound into synthetic, uneasy territory. Produced by James Ford, the album layers synthesizers, samples and triggers over marching drums, bass-heavy grooves and intermittent guitar, framing anthemic melodies with a sense of dread. “Six Shot Morning” opens on industrial percussion and gleaming synths, while “Mimesis” turns a New Order-like bass pulse into a dark, hypnotic song. Across the record, pleasure and unease sit close together, echoing its concerns with digital compulsion, artificial intelligence and a world under strain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than returning to their early guitar-driven post-punk, the band build larger, more cinematic arrangements. “Tongue” veers through trip-hop rhythms and a jagged guitar climax; “Demolition” fuses distorted rock with electronic texture. “Japan” offers a bittersweet melodic pause, while “Where Is Gone?” pairs Grian Chatten’s voice with \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eROSALÍA\u003cspan\u003e’s in a sweeping, orchestral ballad. “Intimate” closes with synths and pounding drums, leaving the album suspended between grandeur and unease. Across eleven tracks, 'Dopamine Chamber' extends the experimentation of 'Romance' into a darker, more synthetic form, trading the directness of the group’s earlier records for atmosphere, scale and unstable pop hooks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"XL Recordings","offers":[{"title":"12\" LP - Black","offer_id":54420028391752,"sku":"XL1673LP","price":26.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"12\" LP - Blue Marble","offer_id":54420133052744,"sku":"XL1673LPE","price":29.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/5771\/1414\/files\/fontaines-dc-dopamine-chamber.jpg?v=1793146355","url":"https:\/\/mondonegro.com\/en-gb\/products\/fontaines-dc-dopamine-chamber-lp","provider":"Mondo Negro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}