Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand formed in 2002, and rapidly ascended from throwing parties in condemned Glasgow buildings to changing the face of the British music scene. Their 2004 eponymous debut album and singles such as Take Me Out fired them to the forefront of the global stage, where they have remained, selling over 10 million records and winning the Mercury Prize and several Brits. A love of a big riff and a fresh, unfading, forward-facing outlook defines all of their records, including You Could Have It So Much Better, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, Always Ascending, and 2022 greatest hits album Hits To The Head.
Franz Ferdinand are Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Julian Corrie, Dino Bardot, and Audrey Tait: an era-defining band continuing their unquestionably living legacy. Their sixth studio album The Human Fear was recorded at AYR studios in Scotland and produced with Mark Ralph. It is OUT NOW.
Franz Ferdinand
We’re excited to add two new shows to our upcoming US/Canada tour. General sale starts today at 10AM local via the link in bio, see you there.
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Some photos from our Quay Sessions performance. You can watch the full special on BBC iPlayer now via the link in our bio.
📸 Alwin Leene
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We would like to thank everyone for their incredible support, warm response and kind messages to the launch of our new album, The Human Fear. There has been such overwhelming positivity from around the world that we have found very moving. We hope you continue to enjoy listening to it and look forward to playing these songs for you live. See you on the road!
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We are very excited to be playing Manchester tomorrow at Aviva Studios as part of Amazon City Sessions. I was told not to open my big mouth but we will have a very special guest joining us. Tune in at 9pm to watch live on @PrimeVideo and Twitch.
📸 Charlie Pryor
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UK fans, purchase a copy of The Human Fear before midnight tonight to enter a prize draw for a signed Squier Telecaster guitar. Available here: franz-ferdinand.backstreetmerch.com/
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Thank you for all of the support on The Human Fear, we're so happy that it is finally out in the world for you all to hear. We wanted to take a moment to thank everyone involved in making the album, it wouldn't be what it is without you all.
Produced and mixed by Mark Ralph.
Engineered by Josh Green and Gemma Chester.
Assistant engineer and studio manager: Anthony Ryan Denton.
Mastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis, London.
Recorded in Studio 1 of AYR Studios.
Extra overdubs in Club Ralph and various studios, bedrooms and cupboards across Paris.
Clara Luciani sang extra backing vocals.
The cover artwork was inspired by Seven Twists by Dóra Maurer
Photography by Fiona Torre, Val Campbell, Martin Clark and members of Franz Ferdinand.
Artwork and design by Matthew Cooper.
Thanks to Alasdair McLean, Iain McLean and Matt Padden for maintaining AYR Studios.
Merci aux meilleurs mecs de Paris pour votre gentillesse et vos studios: Pierrick Devin, Étienne de Crécy, Ambroise Willaume, Adrien Rozé, Clément Savoye & Séverin.
Cerne Canning manages it all.
The album is dedicated to the memory of Geordie McMillan.
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What a way to bring an album into the world…
The two shows at pryzm kingston were such a buzz. Can’t wait to play for everyone in Bexhill tonight.
📸 Charlie Pryor
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We’re excited to add 3 additional dates to our US/Canada tour in March and April. General sale starts Friday 10th January at 10AM Local. Tickets available here franzferdinand.com/
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Enjoy an exclusive album listening session for The Human Fear in your local city tonight.
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We've got a busy week ahead and we're kicking off our album release shows at Pryzm Kingston tomorrow with two shows. Looking forward to seeing you at a show.
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