Irish post-punk act Fontaines D.C. announced their upcoming album fourth studio LP Romance will be released on August 23 from XL Recordings. The new album marks the group’s first collaboration with producer James Ford, building off the success of their 2022 album Skinty Fia.
Alongside the announcement comes the release of the single “Starbuster” and accompanying music video. The song is inspired by a panic attack that lead singer Grian Chatten went through at St Pancras station in London, and the song musically seeks to replicate the feeling of that panic attack. The video, directed by Aube Perrie (Megan Thee Stallion, Harry Styles, The Hives), further drives home the feeling of panic and cathartic release afterwards in visual form. Check out the video below.
You can preorder Romance from XL Recordings. Follow Fontaines D.C. on Instagram and Twitter for future updates.
Photo courtesy of Theo Cottle
