Romance (Fontaines D.C. album)

Romance
Studio album by
Released23 August 2024 (2024-08-23)
Length36:57
LabelXL
ProducerJames Ford
Fontaines D.C. chronology
Skinty Fia
(2022)
Romance
(2024)
Singles from Romance
  1. "Starburster"
    Released: 17 April 2024
  2. "Favourite"
    Released: 18 June 2024
  3. "Here's the Thing"
    Released: 6 August 2024
  4. "In the Modern World"
    Released: 20 August 2024

Romance is the fourth studio album by Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. Announced on 17 April 2024 along with the lead single, "Starburster", it was released on 23 August 2024.[1] It also features the singles "Favourite", "Here's the Thing", and "In the Modern World". It is their first release on XL Recordings, after the band left Partisan Records, and was produced by James Ford.

The album received acclaim from critics. In the United Kingdom, it sold more than double the first-week total of its number-one predecessor Skinty Fia. However, it debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart behind Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet.[2]

  1. ^ Aroesti, Rachel (18 April 2024). "Fontaines DC: 'We can generate ideas that sound like they've been carved in stone for a thousand years'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Sabrina Carpenter scores record-breaking Official Chart Double with Short n' Sweet and Taste". Official Charts. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.