Album · 2026
Dopamine Chamber
Dopamine Chamber is a 2026 post-punk album by Fontaines D.C.. It runs 11 tracks across 44 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.5/5 from 11 ratings.
#1 in Best albums of 2026 · #3 in Best post-punk albums
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- 4.5 /5
- 11 ratings
- 83 /100
- 9 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 44 min
- Runtime
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11 ratings · avg 4.5
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Reviews
3 reviews
- 4.0
Dopamine Chamber keeps the habit Fontaines D.C. have had since A Hero's Death: each album leaves the last one behind. Reviewers hear New Order and Depeche Mode now, where Dogrel had Dublin guitar noise. Paste called it a DLC pack for Romance and Rolling Stone UK gave it five stars, and the five stars are closer. Start with "Where Is Gone?". Rosalía sent her vocal back within 48 hours, the first time anyone outside the band has sung on a Fontaines song. Then "Marianne", the first single. Four stars and not five, because Romance still has the better songs, but five albums in seven years without a repeat is rare.
- 5.0
I won’t even bother giving praise, they prove every single time why they’re the best at what they do.
- 4.0
20 people have played it start to finish
13 people are spinning it this week
Critics
9 publications
- NME5/5
- The Guardian5/5
- AllMusic4/5
- Exclaim!8/10
- Mojo4/5
- Rolling Stone4/5
- The Irish Times4/5
- Pitchfork7.8/10
- Uncut3.5/5
- Metacriticaggregate85/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate8.3/10
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Tracklist
11 tracks · 44 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Dopamine Chamber is Happy For You — rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners.
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"Dopamine Chamber" is the fifth studio album by the Irish rock band Fontaines D.C., released on 16 October 2026 through XL Recordings. The band recorded the majority of the album at Decoy Studios in Suffolk with producer James Ford (who worked with them on their 2024 album "Romance"). The track "Where Is Gone?" features guest vocals by Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía. Grian Chatten – vocals, guitar Carlos O'Connell – guitar, synthesizers, FX (tracks 6, 7) Conor Curley – guitar Conor Deegan – bass, backing vocals Tom Coll – drums, percussion, drum machine (track 1) Additional instrumentation: Grian Chatten – guitar (tracks 5, 7, 8, 9, 10), tambourine (tracks 2, 7), synthesizer (track 3) Connor Curley – synthesizer (tracks 1, 2), sub-bass (tracks 3, 5, 11) Connor Deegan – synthesizer (tracks 1, 3, 10), Mellotron (track 5), piano (tracks 2, 8), guitar (track 4) Rosalia – vocals (track 8) James Ford - ARP 2600 (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 11), Syncussion (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11), Modular Synth (tracks 3, 11), Yamaha DX100, Buchla Synth (track 4), Moog (track 5), additional piano (track 6), acoustic guitar, Fender VI guitar, electric cello (track 8), Therevox (tracks 8, 10), Roland…
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RS-09 (tracks 9, 10), Chromaplane (track 11), string melody (tracks 3, 6) Marta Salogni – tape machine manipulation (tracks 1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11), Buchla Synth (track 7)
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In brief
- Is Dopamine Chamber good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Dopamine Chamber 4.5/5 from 11 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Dopamine Chamber?
- Happy For You, rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Dopamine Chamber released?
- Dopamine Chamber was released in 2026.
- How many tracks are on Dopamine Chamber?
- Dopamine Chamber has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 44 minutes.
- What genre is Dopamine Chamber?
- Dopamine Chamber is catalogued under Post-Punk.
- What albums are similar to Dopamine Chamber?
- Listeners of Dopamine Chamber also rate TANGK by IDLES, Cub by Wunderhorse, Joy as an Act of Resistance. by IDLES.