Nov 22, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 38th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More

Nov 18, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Franz Ferdinand are releasing a new album, The Human Fear, on January 10, 2025, on Domino. Now they have shared its second single, “Night or Day,” via a music video. They have also announced some North American tour dates. More

Sep 13, 2024 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

Welcome to the 29th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Jim Scott, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 16.  More

Sep 11, 2024 By Andy Von Pip

Franz Ferdinand will release their new album The Human Fear on January 10, 2025, featuring 11 tracks produced by Mark Ralph. The album delves into themes of human fear and resilience, with the first single “Audacious” now available. More

Sep 06, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 73, which features Maya Hawke and Nilüfer Yanya on the two covers. Issue 73 also features interviews with Fontaines D.C., Cassandra Jenkins, DIIV, Sparks, Camera Obscura, Alan Sparhawk, The Decemberists, Jessica Pratt, Glass Animals, Charly Bliss, Yard Act, English Teacher, Goat Girl, Hana Vu, and others. More

Jun 02, 2023 By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar)

Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a mixed collection of new songs this week, perhaps because Monday was a holiday, but there were some tracks we liked. More

Jun 02, 2023 By Kat Ramkumar

Amsterdam trio, Pip Blom have announced the release of their third studio album, Bobbie, alongside a new single via music video titled “Is This Love” (which features Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos on both the song and in the video). More

Jan 31, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Pixies have announced some new U.S. tour dates, with Franz Ferdinand and Bully to be the support acts. More

Sep 01, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Last night, Scotland indie rock royalty Franz Ferdinand were the musical guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden, where they performed “Curious.” The song is one of the bonus tracks on their greatest hits album, Hits to the Head, which came out in March via Domino. More

Jan 25, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Franz Ferdinand have shared a video for their new song “Curious.” It is the second new song release from their forthcoming greatest hits album, Hits to the Head, which will be out on March 11 via Domino. More

Nov 22, 2021 By Joey Arnone

London-based four piece Los Bitchos have shared a video for their new single “Good To Go!” The Tom Mitchell-directed video stars the band in addition to Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand. It is the latest release from their forthcoming debut album Let the Festivities Begin!, which will be out on February 4, 2022 via City Slang. More

Nov 02, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Franz Ferdinand have announced the release of a greatest hits album, Hits to the Head, which will be out on March 11, 2022 via Domino. The band has also shared a video for a new song to be featured on the album, “Billy Goodbye.” It was directed by Diane Martel, Ben Cole, and frontman Alex Kapranos. More

Jul 28, 2020 By Jennifer Irving

Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos and French chanteuse Clara Luciani have released a cover of Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood’s “Summer Wine.” Mixed in both Kapranos’s studio in Scotland and the Motorbass Studio in Paris, the single features Kapranos and Luciani’s vocals alternating between French and English. It was shared via a video, which you can watch below. More

Aug 10, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand released a new album, Always Ascending, back in February via their longtime label Domino. Last night the band stopped by Late Night with Seth Meyers to perform “Lazy Boy.” More

May 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand released a new album, Always Ascending, back in February via their longtime label Domino. Last night the band stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “Glimpse of Love” on the their outdoor stage for the broadcast show. Then they did four web-exclusive songs: “Finally,” “Lois Lane,” “Paper Cages,” and early hit “Darts of Pleasure.” More

Apr 23, 2018 By Cody Ray Shafer

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand released a new album, Always Ascending, back in February via their longtime label Domino. Now they have shared a video the album’s “Glimpse of Love.” Plus they appeared on the Canadian radio show The Strombo Show and covered Drake’s “Passionfruit” (from his 2017 playlist More Life). More

Apr 19, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand released a new album, Always Ascending, back in February via their longtime label Domino. Last night they stopped by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to perform the album’s “Feel the Love Go.” They were joined by No Wave legend James Chance on saxophone. More

Apr 02, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand released a new album, Always Ascending, back in February via their longtime label Domino. Now they have announced some more North American tour dates to go down this July and August. They include some shows in the South and the Northeast. More

Mar 28, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2018 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine apps Readly and Zinio. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. The issue features Courtney Barnett on the cover. More

Feb 09, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand released a new album, Always Ascending, today via their longtime label Domino. Now you can stream the whole album below. More

Feb 07, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand are releasing a new album, Always Ascending, this Friday (February 9) via their longtime label Domino. Now they have done a session for SiriusXM where they have covered Angel Olsen‘s “Shut Up Kiss Me,” from her fantastic 2016 album, MY WOMAN. More

Jan 26, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

After two weeks of a plethora of tracks vying to be one of our Songs of the Week, this week the pickings were slimmer. Thus this week we have only nine best songs, instead of 10. There were also a lot of covers this week. More

Jan 24, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand are releasing a new album, Always Ascending, on February 9 via their longtime label Domino. Previously they shared its fun and dance-y title track, “Always Ascending,” as well as a video for the song, plus the album’s second single, “Feel the Love Go.” More

Jan 19, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand are releasing a new album, Always Ascending, on February 9 via their longtime label Domino. Previously they shared its fun and dance-y title track, “Always Ascending,” as well as a video for the song, plus the album’s second single, “Feel the Love Go.” More

Jan 09, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand are releasing a new album, Always Ascending, on February 9 via their longtime label Domino. Previously they shared its fun and dance-y title track, “Always Ascending,” as well as a video for the song. Now they have shared another song from the album, “Feel the Love Go.” There are two ways to experience it: you can either watch the visualizer video for the song below or if you have Apple Music you can watch the full on video for the song exclusively over there. More

Dec 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand are releasing a new album, Always Ascending, on February 9, 2018 via their longtime label Domino. Previously they shared its fun and dance-y title track, “Always Ascending.” Now the song has a video. The curiously named AB/CD/CD directed the video. More

Oct 25, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand have announced a new album, Always Ascending, and have shared its fun and dance-y title track. Always Ascending is due out February 9, 2018 via their longtime label Domino. It’s the band’s first album since the departure of founding guitarist Nick McCarthy. More

Jun 08, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More

Apr 13, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. BNQT’s debut album, Volume 1, is due out April 28 via Dualtone/Entertainment One/Bella Union. More

Mar 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More

Feb 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand have announced a North American tour for this summer. It’s their first U.S. tour in three years, and thus their first American dates since the departure of founding guitarist Nick McCarthy. They go down in May and June and are generally on the East Coast. More

Jan 30, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

The members of Midlake (Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Joey McClellan, and Jesse Chandler) have a new supergroup named BNQT that features vocals by Pulido, but also notable singers from four other bands: Band of Horses’ Ben Bridwell, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Grandaddy‘s Jason Lytle, and Travis’ Fran Healy. More

Nov 30, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop quartet Temples released their promising debut album, Sun Structures, back in 2014 and are releasing their sophomore album, Volcano, on March 3, 2017 via Fat Possum. More

Oct 14, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand have shared a brand new song, “Demagogue,” that is a clear statement against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. More

Jul 08, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand have maintained the same lineup since their start and their iconic 2004-released self-titled debut album, but alas that’s now changing. Guitarist Nick McCarthy has announced that he’s leaving the band. More

Oct 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

FFS, the collaboration between Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles legends Sparks, released their self-titled debut album back in June via Domino and it’s really one of the best records from a super-group in recent memory, seamlessly blending both artists’ sounds into something new and exciting. More

Oct 14, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

FFS, the collaboration between Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles legends Sparks, released their self-titled debut album back in June via Domino. Last night the supergroup showed up on The Late Late Show with James Corden. They performed “Police Encounters.” More

Aug 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

FFS, the collaboration between Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles legends Sparks, released their self-titled debut album back in June via Domino. More

Jun 08, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

FFS, the collaboration between Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles legends Sparks, are releasing their self-titled debut album tomorrow via Domino and now we have the video for “Piss Off.” More

Jun 01, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

FFS, the collaboration between Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles legends Sparks, are releasing their self-titled debut album next week via Domino. More

May 28, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

FFS, the collaboration between Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles legends Sparks, have shared a new single entitled “Call Girl.” It’s the latest song to be revealed from their self-titled debut album, which is due out June 9 via Domino. More

May 20, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

FFS is a collaboration between Scotland’s Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles legends Sparks. It’s an inspired matchup to be sure and seems to work based on what we’ve heard so far. Their self-titled debut album is out June 9 via Domino and now we have the video for “Johnny Delusional.” More

Apr 01, 2015 By Trevor Flynn

Glasgow, Scotland-based rock band Franz Ferdinand has joined forces with legendary Los Angeles duo Sparks to form the super-group FFS, announcing the release of their self-titled debut, due out June 9 via via Domino Records. More

May 01, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night Scottish gents Franz Ferdinand stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform “Bullet” from their recently released album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. More

Mar 14, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Franz Ferdinand have premiered a brand new music video featuring their Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action single “Fresh Strawberries.” More

Mar 04, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Franz Ferdinand have premiered a brand new music video for a new b-side track titled “Erdbeer Mund,” newly paired with their latest single “Fresh Strawberries.” More

Feb 07, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Still touring behind their latest LP Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, Franz Ferdinand have apparently been secretly collaborating on a joint album with veteran synth duo Sparks. More

Jan 03, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More

Nov 19, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing their support of their latest LP Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, Franz Ferdinand have premiered a fast-paced music video for their new single “Bullet.” More

Nov 15, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Recently taking the support of their new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action down under to Australia, Franz Ferdinand stopped by the country’s popular radio home Triple J where they took part in the station’s ongoing “Like a Version” cover series. More

Sep 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus

It seems like an odd choice for Daft Punk to remix a song from Franz Ferdinand’s first album. But when you’re the reigning kings of the French music scene, you make the rules. More

Sep 09, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Franz Ferdinand have premiered a grotesque and gory music video for their latest Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action single “Evil Eye.” More

Aug 28, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Out and about promoting the recent release of their latest LP Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, Glasgow foursome Franz Ferdinand took a break from their own repertoire while visit French radio station Ouï FM to perform a cover of Grimes’ steadfast hit “Oblivion.” More

Aug 20, 2013 By Mike Hileary

On Aug. 27 Franz Ferdinand will release their fourth studio album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. More

Jul 30, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Glasgow rockers Franz Ferdinand served as the musical guest on Conan where they performed the semi-title track off their forthcoming new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. More

Jul 25, 2013 By Cody Ray Shafer

Check out the new video for “Love Illumination,” from dance-rockers Franz Ferdinand off their forthcoming album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. The video is directed by Tim Saccenti, and features the band performing amid weirdly dressed dancers in a Burton-esque checkered room. More

Jul 23, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Franz Ferdinand stopped by Letterman last night to perform “Right Action” a cut form their forthcoming album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. More

Jul 16, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Franz Ferdinand have announced plans to perform on the Late Show‘s ongoing webcast concert series, Live on Letterman next week on Monday, June 22. More

Jul 08, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Next month Franz Ferdinand will release their fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. More

Jun 28, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Take a taste of Franz Ferdinand’s forthcoming album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, due out August 27 via Domino. More

Jun 17, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Recently announcing the arrival of their new album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Franz Ferdinand have announced plans to tour North America this fall. More

May 16, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Remember last year, when we got all excited that Beck was about to release his first album since 2008’s Modern Guilt…and it turned out to be a collection of sheet music called Song Reader? Well, we can finally put down our guitars. More

May 16, 2013 By Laura Studarus

August 27, Franz Ferdinand will release the follow-up to 2008 album, Tonight. More

Aug 14, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Day Three of the Outside Lands, held in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA on August 12, 2012. The gallery includes photos of Bloc Party, Caveman, Franz Ferdinand,Jack White, Regina Spektor, Santigold, Skrillex, Stevie Wonder and Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman. More

Apr 12, 2011 By Laura Studarus

In honor of Record Store day this Saturday (you’re already lining up, right?) Franz Ferdinand is releasing a cover EP, featuring musicians’ takes on their most recent album Tonight. One such group? LCD Soundsystem. Today their cut “Live Alone,” surfaced. Check it out below.

Jun 14, 2010 By John Everhart

Ex-Orange Juice frontman Edwyn Collins is set to release his first album since suffering a double brain hemorrhage in 2005. The supporting cast for the album, titled Losing Sleep, includes indie luminaries Johnny Marr of The Smiths, Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand, The Drums, Ryan Jarman of The Cribs, Romeo Stodart of The Magic Numbers, and Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera More

Jan 22, 2010 By Michele Yamamoto

After discovering that a McDonald’s website featured a Franz Ferdinand song, frontman Alex Kapranos made his displeasure known. More

Nov 24, 2009 By John Everhart

The Yummy Fur, which boasted a mix of current members of Franz Ferdinand and 1990s, will play again on both sides of the Atlantic come 2010. More

Apr 22, 2009 By Laura Studarus

Scottish New-Wave rockers Franz Ferdinand plan to release Blood, a dub version of their third full-length, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. More

Apr 18, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Coachella 2009 kicked off with strong sets from living legends Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney, as the crowd adjusted to a desert heat that was forecasted to get even hotter as the weekend went on. More

Apr 18, 2009 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Coachella day one (Friday, April 17, 2009) More

Nov 03, 2015 By Matt Fink

FFS—an acronym meaning “For Fuck’s Sake” in text lingo—is what many people probably thought when they heard that Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand and Los Angeles art-pop legends Sparks were attempting to join together in one band under that moniker. Or at least that’s what Franz Ferdinand vocalist and songwriter Alex Kapranos suspects, a possibility that seems to please him to no end. More

Sep 18, 2014 By Mark Redfern

Today is a historic day in Scotland as it is the day the nation votes on the Scottish Independence Referendum. The people of Scotland get to vote on whether or not to secede from the United Kingdom and have Scotland become its own country. Here various Scottish musicians weigh in on the subject. More

Sep 04, 2014 By Mark Redfern

For this Scotland Week interview we talk to Franz Ferdinand. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the release of the band’s self-titled debut album, a record that was met with near universal critical acclaim and was also a commercial success in both the U.K. and the U.S., among other countries. Franz Ferdinand also won the coveted Mercury Prize in 2004, given annually to the best album by an artist from the United Kingdom. More

Feb 08, 2018 By Matt the Raven

Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand exploded onto the music scene with their global hit “Take Me Out” in 2004. In the 14 years since, they’ve released three albums, lost some popularity, and even lost founding member and keyboardist/guitarist Nick McCarthy. More

Aug 27, 2013 By Dan Lucas

Largely speaking, this fourth album follows the same pattern as the first album, and the one after that… and the one after that. More

Apr 18, 2009 By Mark Redfern

Coachella 2009 kicked off with strong sets from living legends Leonard Cohen and Paul McCartney, as the crowd adjusted to a desert heat that was forecasted to get even hotter as the weekend went on. More

Nov 01, 2008 By Matt Fink

They’ve always flirted with dance music, with the best moments of their first two releases often driven by barbed guitars and angular hooks that were often underscored by a remarkably propulsive rhythm section that locked down airtight grooves. More