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 1:57 PM PDT

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.

Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

Elle Mannion

Patrick Jarenwattananon

Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme

Gabriel J. Sánchez

Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered.