Fontaines D.C. caught many people off-guard with the release of the bombastic single ‘Starburster’ back in April, showcasing a never before seen side of the group. The quintet are back with the second glimpse behind the curtain of their upcoming fourth album ‘Romance’ which sees the group returning to a simpler, nostalgic indie sound evoking Teenage Fanclub and early solo Morrissey in the process.

The lighter sound is carried into the video -self-directed by the group – which shows footage of the group growing up in their various hometowns intertwined with new footage filmed in guitarist Carlos O’Connell’s childhood home of Madrid.

“This video is a reminiscing of the past- of each other’s childhoods we didn’t know. To see people we know on an intimate level as adults in the tender ages of childhood, we explore where we came from, and who on some level, still are. I see a lot of familiar faces being pulled, and the antics these lads are undertaking in their videos are so disarming and vulnerable to see. I am at times reminded of boyish mannerisms that they’ve grown out of in the time I’ve known them – and some that they haven’t. I feel their souls there” explains Bassist Conor Deegan of the video.

I would like this video to serve as a way of honouring our friendships, and moving from that, the relationships we hold dear. Our mothers, fathers, siblings, aunties and uncles, grandmothers and grandfathers. Those who we still have, and those we have sadly lost.

We haven’t lost that connection to each other, and are not afraid to come of age again, holding on to romance in a sometimes trying world.”

1. Romance
2. Starburster
3. Here’s The Thing
4. Desire
5. In The Modern World
6. Bug
7. Motorcycle Boy
8. Sundowner
9. Horseness is the Whatness
10. Death Kink
11. Favourite

Romance arrives August 23rd via XL Recordings. PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE – HERE

Fontaines D.C. play Dublin’s 3Arena this December 6 -7th remaining tickets on sale here