{"product_id":"4582616193223","title":"Fontaines D. C. Romance (XL1436CDJP) Japan Music CD","description":"Product Description\nFontaines D.C., the hugely popular rock band that's taking the world by storm, has released their first album since moving to XL Recordings! The hugely popular rock band from Dublin, Ireland, Fontaines D.C. has released their fourth album, \"Romance,\" since moving to XL Recordings. This is their first collaboration with producer James Ford, who has worked with superstars like Arctic Monkeys, Gorillaz, and Depeche Mode, and it's their most confident, original, and sonicly adventurous album to date. Currently based in London, Fontaines D.C.'s 2022 album \"Skinty Fia\" topped the UK and Irish album charts and won numerous awards at the 2023 Brit Awards, including \"International Group of the Year.\" This new album is the culmination of that success. The lead single, the explosive \"Starburster,\" was inspired by lead vocalist Grian Chatten's experience of suffering a panic attack at London's St. Pancras station. This album is a culmination of ideas they've been developing since the release of \"Skinty Fia\" in 2022. These ideas crystallized during their tour of the US and Mexico with Arctic Monkeys. The five band members found connections with various artists who shared diverse musical tastes and influenced the construction of their own vast creative world. In other words, the band's sound, which in their early albums laid bare a rebellious punk sensibility, has evolved into something more grunge-influenced, with breaks, dystopian electronica, hip-hop-influenced percussion, and dreamy, slowdive-like textures, reminiscent of bands like Shy Girl and Sega Bodega, and a robust sound palette of hip-hop and heavy metal like Mos Def, A$AP Ferg, Outkast, and Korn. This will surely surprise fans. The shoegaze elements first expressed in Skinty Fia have spread like a purple bruise in their new album, Romance. With the release just around the corner, Chatten says, \"With this album, I'm saying things I've never been able to say before. It doesn't feel like the end at all, but I feel lighter and better.\" \"We've always had idealism and romance. Our debut album, 'Dogrel' (which was nominated for the Mercury Prize), observed it directly, but with each album, we moved away from observing it through the lens of Ireland. Our second album ('A Hero's Death', which was nominated for a Grammy Award) was about that separation, and our third album ('Skinty Fia') was about being Irish, dispersed by immigration policies. And now we're searching for where the romance is, and what kind of romance it is.\" - Conor Deegan This album, which will be released simultaneously worldwide, will include liner notes and lyric translations in the domestic CD edition. \u003ctracklist\u003e 01. Romance 02. Starburster 03. Here's The Thing 04. Desire 05. In The Modern World 06. Bug 07. Motorcycle Boy 08. Sundowner 09. Horseness Is The Whatness 10. Death Kink 11. Favourite\u003c\/tracklist\u003e","brand":"TOKYO JAPAN CD SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53226964943157,"sku":"4582616193223","price":4400.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/5966\/5973\/files\/4158vz5G9GL._AC.jpg?v=1785374765","url":"https:\/\/tokyojapancdshop.com\/products\/4582616193223","provider":"TOKYO JAPAN CD SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}