Dublin post-punk band Fontaines D.C. have released a music video for new song "In the Modern World", the fourth single ahead of their upcoming album Romance, which comes out August 23. It is the band's fourth studio album since their formation in 2017, and their first since signing with XL Recordings. Watch the video here:

In a press release the band describes the new video as being "built around the image of a fictional throuple together amid Armageddon, embracing a fantastical world fuelled by denial and romance.” Frontman Grian Chatten calls the track his favorite from Romance, and cites the “decaying glamour of Old Hollywood soundtracks and films” as inspiration. 

In the vexing music video (written and directed by English filmmaker Luna Carmoon) a young goth outcast—played by Ewan Mitchell of HBO's House of the Dragon—engages in a series of seemingly staged fights in a car with various interchanging men. The character also notably has a pet spider and snake, drawing a parallel to the previous music video for “Here’s the Thing”, which Luna Carmoon also wrote and directed. 

With the exception of the nostalgic, montage-like video for “Favorite”, the singles from Romance thus far have been accompanied by highly cinematic, gritty videos whose scenes and audio frequently interject into the songs. In a recent interview with NME, Chatten explained the importance of visuals for the album, saying:

"We spoke a lot about visual references, films...about what kind of weather is it in this song and stuff like that, so we can kind of meet on plane that doesn't have anything to do with music or instruments...I think it's more interesting to work that way because you're at less danger of sounding contrived or unoriginal".

Fontaines D.C will begin their international tour in support of Romance this September in North America.

Romance is out August 23 via XL Recordings. Check the tracklist below:

01 Romance
02 Starburster
03 Here’s the Thing
04 Desire
05 In the Modern World
06 Bug
07 Motorcycle Boy
08 Sundowner
09 Horseness Is the Whatness
10 Death Kink
11 Favourite