1.0RouteNote - Radarhttps://routenote.com/radarRadar Teamhttps://routenote.com/radar/author/rn_adm_rad/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kHTxNYvKrm"><a href="https://routenote.com/radar/what-genre-are-fontaines-d-c/">What Genre Are Fontaines D.C.?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://routenote.com/radar/what-genre-are-fontaines-d-c/embed/#?secret=kHTxNYvKrm" width="600" height="338" title="“What Genre Are Fontaines D.C.?” — RouteNote - Radar" data-secret="kHTxNYvKrm" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://routenote.com/radar/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://routenote.com/radar/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/routenote_What_Genre_Are_Fontaines_D.C._-profile_y3xfdqy_-v_171b10ac-096d-4981-a96f-294905872250_1.png10241024Post-punk is the easiest answer. It is no longer the complete answer. Fontaines D.C. began as a Dublin guitar band rooted heavily in: post-punk punk garage rock and spoken-word intensity. Then every album made the label less useful. By Romance in 2024, the band were incorporating: shoegaze goth industrial production trip-hop electronic music and widescreen alternative rock. Their fifth album, Dopamine Chamber, arrives October 16, 2026 and moves even further away from the guitar language of their earliest records into colder, stranger and more synthetic territory. So: What genre are Fontaines D.C.? Alternative rock if you want one broad box....