On 'Dopamine Chamber,' Irish band Fontaines D.C. finds beauty in chaos

NPR | By Scott Detrow,

Elle Mannion, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Gabriel J. Sánchez

Published October 16, 2026 at 4:57 PM EDT

The Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. has been trying to make sense of it in their music. Their new album is called Dopamine Chamber.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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Elle Mannion

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Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

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Gabriel J. Sánchez

Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.

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