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Title: Fontaines D.C. – Romance
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 2024, Alternative, Post-Punk Revival, Dublin
Matrix #: XL1436LP
Condition: NM (LM)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle The band made this after years of nonstop touring and pressure following Skinty Fia, pushing through burnout instead of repeating the old formula.
2. Studio Lore Produced by James Ford, Romance widens the palette on purpose, pulling the band away from stripped pub-poetry post-punk and into a bigger, colder studio frame.
3. Media Narrative This was the first Fontaines D.C. album that felt built for a wider stage, not just the post-punk lane, which is exactly why it split older fans and pulled in new ones.

5/1/26 LM