Fontaines D.C. Releases Rosalía Collaboration Ahead of New Album

Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. has released Where Is Gone?, a collaboration with Spanish singer Rosalía, ahead of the October 16 release of its fifth studio album, Dopamine Chamber. The track brings together Rosalía and frontman Grian Chatten, marking the first time an outside artist has appeared on a song by the group.

According to Yahoo's October 12 report, the song is the album's third single, following Marianne and Tongue. Producer James Ford worked on Dopamine Chamber, which will be released through XL Recordings.

Guitarist Carlos O'Connell, who grew up between Spanish and Irish cultures, explained that Rosalía's approach to preserving musical traditions helped inspire the collaboration.

"I've been a fan of ROSALÍA since her debut album, which was absolutely beautiful. What really excited me was how she was keeping a Spanish tradition of music alive, which in a spiritual way felt akin to what we've tried to do with Irish music. For someone with roots in both countries, it's been beautiful to see. She's an artist who's blown me away at every stage since," O'Connell said in a statement published by Pitchfork.

Speaking to Australian radio station Triple J, O'Connell also described Rosalía's contribution to Spanish musical culture and drew a comparison with Fontaines D.C.'s role in Irish music.

"What made me really excited about it was that it seemed like it was someone who was trying to keep the sort of tradition of the music alive — Spanish tradition and flamenco. It seemed very akin to what we were doing at the time," O'Connell said.

O'Connell was born in Spain and moved to Ireland as a child. He said Rosalía's impact reminded him of the way the band had helped bring Irish music to a wider audience.

"She kind of did something for Spain, you know, I feel like maybe similar to what we did for Ireland of opening the floodgates. It's just been a beautiful thing to see happen for both these countries that I come from," he said.

Chatten also described the collaboration as a major personal milestone in an interview with NPR. He praised Rosalía's creative abilities and said he felt honored that she agreed to perform on the band's material.

"I've always had a sneaking suspicion that there is almost like – personally, I can't speak for the rest of the band – almost like one kind of grand thing that I'm trying to say that I'm trying to impart on the world before I, before I get old and die, you know what I mean? There's like one thing that I'll always be chasing. I've got a suspicion that her heart is similar to mine. … I mean, she's such an incredible arranger and composer and lyricist.

It's just so humbling that she was into singing on something that we had arranged. It's a career high for me, for sure," Chatten said.

The album follows Fontaines D.C.'s previous releases Dogrel (2019), A Hero's Death (2020), Skinty Fia (2022), and Romance (2024). The band has also performed unreleased songs Happy for You and Six Shot Morning during recent live shows.

Fontaines D.C. is preparing for a European arena tour scheduled to begin in Lisbon, Portugal, on October 21. The group is also set to headline its largest shows to date at stadiums across the United Kingdom and Ireland next summer, including London Stadium and Slane Castle.

Rosalía has continued promoting her album Lux, which was released in 2025. On October 10, she appeared on Saturday Night Live, performing Reliquia and Magnolias.

Her connections with major Irish acts also extend to U2. According to Music-News.com, Rosalía helped shape the Spanish lyrics for The Mirror Maker (Rosalía), a song on U2's forthcoming album Carnaval de Luz.

During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Rosalía discussed receiving a message from U2 frontman Bono about the project.

"I don't know him personally, but he texted me and told me that he had this new project and this song, The Mirror Maker," Rosalía said.

She recounted encouraging Bono to approach the lyrics creatively when discussing the Spanish-language elements.

"I don't know, but feel free to invent your own language," she told him.

Rosalía also expressed admiration for the veteran musician.

"Bono is a legend," she said.

Music-News.com also reported that Chatten discussed collaborating with Damon Albarn on a charity project involving spoken-word artist Kae Tempest. The musicians contributed to Flags for Help(2), a fundraising project supporting War Child.

"It's difficult to not get drunk on the passion that someone like Damon has for music. There's a kind of like a, there's a, there's a borderline martyrdom, you know? He's kind of decided long ago that he's checking out and he'll catch up with everyone when we're all in our 80s.

But that's a life well lived, you know?" Chatten said.

U2's upcoming album Carnaval de Luz and Fontaines D.C.'s Dopamine Chamber are among the forthcoming releases connecting established Irish rock acts with Rosalía's expanding international collaborations.