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On 'Dopamine Chamber,' Irish band Fontaines D.C. finds beauty in chaos

NPR | By Scott Detrow,
Elle Mannion, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Gabriel J. Sánchez
Published October 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM CDT

The Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. has been trying to make sense of it in their music. Their new album is called Dopamine Chamber.

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Scott Detrow
Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
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Elle Mannion
Patrick Jarenwattananon
Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme
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Gabriel J. Sánchez
Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.
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