+ NEW sealed FONTAINES D.C. Romance ltd. hot pink vinyl & signed photo card +
$
99
Favourite Auctions
To save auctions to your favourites, please login
If you don't have an account, please register
Description
FONTAINES D.C
Romance
Limited Hot Pink Vinyl with signed photo card
NEW, SEALED, UNPLAYED. The item you see is the one you buy. Fully sealed, mint.
Fontaines D.C. release their highly-anticipated fourth album, Romance. Released via XL Recordings, Romance is the band’s first album with producer James Ford and is without doubt their most assured, inventive and sonically adventurous record yet. It’s set to build on the success of the Dublin-made, now London-based band’s acclaimed 2022 album Skinty Fia, which reached number 1 in the UK and Irish album charts and saw the band receiving a host of accolades including “International Group of the Year” at the 2023 Brit Awards.
Heralding Fontaines D.C.’s latest creative (r)evolution is the explosive lead single “Starburster”. Inspired by a panic attack lead singer Grian Chatten suffered in London’s St Pancras station, the song is punctuated by sharp feral intakes of breath. Its propulsive beat and unrelenting lyrics establish self-destruction as fantasy before a brief moment of sobering clarity when the drums fall away and Chatten moves from spitting, almost-rap into an almost-psalm, his baritone rich and dreamy. It’s accompanied by a cinematic music video from director Aube Perrie (Megan Thee Stallion, Harry Styles, The Hives) that captures the song’s cathartic intensity to brilliant effect.
Romance is Fontaines D.C.s most ambitious, expansive record yet, its 11 tracks constellating ideas that have been percolating among Grian Chatten (vocals), Carlos O’Connell (guitar), Conor Curley (guitar), Conor Deegan (bass), and Tom Coll (drums) since they released Skinty Fia in 2022. These ideas crystalised while touring the U.S. and Mexico with Arctic Monkeys as the five band members shared music and found a throughline with artists that deftly build out their own sprawling creative worlds: the attitude and aesthetic sheen of artists like Shygirl and Sega Bodega, the bolshy sonic palettes of hip hop and heavy metal, Mos Def, A$AP Ferg, OutKast and Korn. They had time apart to build more singular visions for what future music could be: O’Connell went to Spain’s Castile-La Mancha and later became a new father, while Chatten spent time in LA, and Deegan in Paris. They laid deeper roots in London. Each member spent time pushing their boundaries – experimental riffs, chord progressions, and far-flung lyrical references without intentions for a record. After wrapping up the US arena tour in Autumn 2023, they spent a month writing together again, three weeks of pre-production in a North London studio, and a month in a chateau close to Paris, sleeping among studio equipment, completely immersed.
The sonic evolution of the band, who bared their teeth in early records with antagonistic punk sensibilities, is an ascent into grungier breaks, dystopian electronica, hip-hop percussion, and dreamy Slowdive-esque textures that may surprise fans. The shoegaze touchpoints first pressed on Skinty Fia unfold on Romance like a purpling bruise. But any “retro aesthetic”, as Chatten describes it, is left behind. Reflecting on the impending release, Chatten says, “We say things on this record we’ve wanted to say for a long time. I never feel like it's over, but it’s nice to feel lighter.” The fantasy is felt for better or worse, and Fontaines D.C. welcome either end of oblivion.
THIS COMES FROM MY PERSONAL COLLECTION AND A SMOKE- AND PET-FREE HOME
RETURNS:
FIRST, PLEASE EMAIL WITH QUESTIONS BEFORE THE END OF THE LISTING!
MY ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS, PLEASE ALWAYS REVIEW THE PICTURES, WHICH ARE OF THE ITEM YOU PURCHASE!
AS A GENERAL RULE THE SALE ON MY ITEMS IS FINAL AS I AM A PRIVATE SELLER, NOT A STORE, PRICE MY ITEMS ACCORDINGLY AND CANNOT AFFORD THE OVERHEAD.
HOWEVER, I AM ALSO REASONABLE. SO SHOULD I HAVE GRAVELY MISSREPRESENTED THE ITEM I AM SELLING OR IF THERE ARE OTHER VALID CIRCUMSTANCES,
I AM ALWAYS WILLING TO LISTEN AND MAKE IT WORK.
IMPORTANT NOTES ON SHIPPING TERMS:
MY SHIPPING TERMS ARE ACCURATE. I AM A PRIVATE SELLER AND NEED UP TO 3 BUSINESS DAYS (MORE OFTEN LESS - SEE MY FEEDBACK) FOR HANDLING AND PACKING BEFORE I CAN DROP THIS OFF WITH A SHIPPER AS I HAVE A REGULAR JOB. ONCE DROPPED OFF WITH THE SHIPPER IT IS OUT OF MY HANDS. I WILL SHIP THE MOST ECONOMICAL WAY (THESE DAYS THIS IS USUALLY USPS PRIORITY MAIL), BUT WITH TRACKING PROVIDED WHENEVER POSSIBLE. UNFORTUNATELY EBAY IS MORE AND MORE FOCUSING ON PROFESSIONAL SELLERS AS THEY NEED TO COMPETE WITH AMAZON AND OTHER ONLINE RETAILERS. THEREBY THEY TRAIN US BUYERS (YES, I BUY FROM EBAY AS WELL) THAT EVERYTHING MUST ARRIVE AT OUR DOORSTEP WITHIN 2 DAYS. THIS ITEM WILL NOT. IF YOU WANT NEXT DAY SHIPPING, PLEASE DO NOT BUY FROM ME: I JUST CANNOT INTERRUPT MY REGULAR WORK DAY TO ACCOMODATE THAT. I WILL RELIABLY SHIP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE 3 DAYS, SO YOU WILL USUALLY HAVE THE ITEM WITHIN 7-14 DAYS AT A MINIMUM - DEPENDING HOW FAR YOU ARE FROM ME, BUT I CANNOT AND DO NOT WANT TO DEAL WITH THE SUBJECTIVE NATURE OF EXPECTATIONS SET BY EBAY AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING!
price rating
