Fontaines D.C. - Dopamine Chambers listening party!

Made it into Fontaines D.C.’s DOPAMINE CHAMBER listening party at my local record store, Ground Zero! Got there 15mn early and the line was already around the block. I had to wait an hour for the first group session to be over before making it with the second group: 60-70 of us packed in a record store, goodies bag in hand 🖤💙💜

The album itself is different beast: more reverb, more synths, almost dystopian at times. But the poetry is all there — it’s a love record about the kind of love that feels right but makes you worse. If Romance was stadium joy to scream out loud, Dopamine Chamber is the comedown 👀 (and yes, Dopamine Chamber = D.C. as a nice call back since it originally stands for Dublin City 😏)

Standouts: the 80s noir of Mimesis, the heavy break on Happy for You 🤘, and Where Is Gone? with ROSALÍA — full Bond ballad energy.

Left with a tote, poster, postcards, sticker and a zine on the making of the album. I can’t wait to listen to the album again when it drops (and I pick up my order at Ground Zero) and later attend the concert in November! 🎸

A group of people is gathered inside a brightly lit space with the words fontaines d.c. and DOPAMINE chamber displayed on the window.A glowing sign with the text GROUND ZERO PARIS and an abstract face drawing is mounted on a wall next to a hanging light bulb and a decorative card.A collection of Fontaines D.C. merchandise including a tote bag, postcards, a booklet titled Dopamine Chamber, and a rolled-up poster is displayed on a marble table.A crowded record store with people browsing through vinyl records and socializing in a brightly lit, colorful interior.A person is walking on a street lined with classic Parisian buildings featuring balconies and shops at street level during the early evening.

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