Fontaines D.C. are back with “Marianne” and it’s a brilliant, uneasy shift into full-blown cinematic noir. Following the monumental run of Romance, the Dublin outfit is leaning hard into lush, electronic-infused textures that feel miles away from the raw post-punk of Dogrel.

Co-produced by James Ford, “Marianne” wraps Grian Chatten’s signature, world-weary delivery in a heavy blanket of pulsing synth-bass and rich string arrangements. The track was partially inspired by the psychological tension of the Netflix series Ripley, and you can hear it in the music—there’s a slick, high-stakes atmosphere dripping through every beat. It’s romantic, but in that deeply toxic, glamorous sort of way where you’re happily walking into a trap.

Chatten sings of disappearing acts and fatal matches, shifting the mood from an alluring getaway to something genuinely suffocating. Musically, it pulls heavy cues from 80s new wave and dark synth-pop—think Depeche Mode meeting modern art-rock. The guitars take a backseat to icy reverb and orchestral noir flourishes, proving once again that this band refuses to repeat themselves.

If “Marianne” is any indication of where they’re heading on the next record, Fontaines D.C. are cementing themselves as one of the few alternative bands operating on an entirely different level right now. It’s moody, infectious, and entirely magnetic.