Fontaines D.C. ‘Marianne’: Nowhere Left to Escape

Fontaines D.C. have spent five albums trying to find somewhere else to go. From Dublin, to Ireland, to romance, fantasy and now something much harder to define, escape has been one of the central tensions running through their music.With “Marianne”, their first new music since 2024's Romance, Fontaines D.C. offer our first glimpse into their forthcoming fifth album, Dopamine Chamber.In this episode, Stephen explores what “Marianne” tells us about Fontaines' evolving sound and their fascination with escapism, while examining the song's Ripley-inspired music video and the controversy surrounding its original AI Artist credits.Dopamine Chamber is released October 16th, 2026 via XL Recordings.