Franz Ferdinand

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• Franz Ferdinand Share Live Performance of "Hooked" | Northern Transmissions | Jan. 28, 2025, 5:01 p.m.
Franz Ferdinand Share Live Performance of "Hooked." The original version is off the band's recently released album The Human Fear

• Album Review: The Human Fear by Franz Ferdinand | Shatter the Standards
At least no one here needs to be afraid of change with Franz Ferdinand’s latest effort. It works, it steams, it churns out another Ferdinand. If only Franz Ferdinand were a coffee machine.

• Franz Ferdinand Cover “Bigmouth Strikes Again” With Johnny Marr: Watch | Stereogum | Jan. 19, 2025, 7:05 p.m.
Franz Ferdinand just put out their new album The Human Fear, and to celebrate, they played a set for Amazon Music UK’s Sounds In The City Sessions. It was a true melding of UK indie rock greats, as the Scottish band brought out ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr for a rendition of a song he helped make famous, “Bigmouth Strikes Again.”

• Franz Ferdinand ‘The Human Fear’ – Review | Pop goes the Weasel | Jan. 23, 2025, 9:34 p.m.
Watching the most vital bands of your youth age can be a drag. Skinny suits don’t fit so well In your 40s. The quiffs start to thin. The bass-lines start to sag. Franz Ferdinand were the very defin…

• Album Review: The Human Fear // Franz Ferdinand | The Indiependent | Jan. 13, 2025, 4:14 p.m.
Franz Ferdinand are up to tricks both new and old with The Human Fear, their first full album in seven years, .

• Every Franz Ferdinand Album Ranked, Worst To Best (Including The Human Fear) | ScreenRant | Jan. 19, 2025, 4 p.m.
The indie legends are back!

• The Human Fear – Franz Ferdinand – ALBUM REVIEW | PEANUTBUTTERPOPE | Jan. 19, 2025, 12:46 p.m.
The Human FearAlbum by Franz FerdinandReleased 10 January 2025Indie RockProduced by Mark RalphRating – 6/10 A drowsy nod to youth puddles its way into The Human Fear. Nobody should regret the…

• Album Review: The Human Fear by Franz Ferdinand | substack.com
At least no one here needs to be afraid of change with Franz Ferdinand’s latest effort. It works, it steams, it churns out another Ferdinand. If only Franz Ferdinand were a coffee machine.

• Franz Ferdinand disappoints with new album ‘The Human Fear’ | The Pitt News | Jan. 15, 2025, 4:02 p.m.
“The Human Fear,” Franz Ferdinand’s latest album, is a musical exploration of what drives fear and the power behind defeating it. It’s also a reminder of the band’s core sound change and the divergence from their former 2000s rock glory.

• Franz Ferdinand: The Human Fear | Spectrum Culture | Jan. 15, 2025, 6:03 a.m.
It feels like learning a fundamental truth about the band that even longtime fans may not have wanted to accept: perhaps Franz Ferdinand has plateaued, even stagnated.

• Album Review: Franz Ferdinand – The Human Fear | Beats Per Minute
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• Out of the Box Album of the Week: Franz Ferdinand—The Human Fear | WHRO Public Media | Jan. 14, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Out of the Box Album of the Week: Franz Ferdinand—The Human Fear

• Rob’s Album of The Week: Franz Ferdinand’s The Human Fear | Medium | Jan. 13, 2025, 6:37 p.m.
Fear is a feeling that is absolutely present in our everyday lives. Some folks succumb to it in a variety of ways where their life feels…

• Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear Review | Still Listening
Franz Ferdinand continue to find new ways to enthrall on their sixth record. Franz Ferdinand have always been guided by a desire to move forward. Singer Alex Kapranos admitted as much in an interview shot as part of the band’s ‘ Tour De Franz ’ documentary that followed their first world tour. “I

• Franz Ferdinand ahead of Chappell Roan for second UK Number 1 album | www.officialcharts.com
Franz Ferdinand lead the race for their second UK Number 1 album this week, with what could be their first in 20 years.  

• Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear (Domino) | God Is In The TV | Jan. 13, 2025, 2:50 p.m.
Several listens in, and as this album works its considerable charms with each successive listen, the thought occurs: have we been guilty of taking Franz

• Album Review: Franz Ferdinand – The Human Fear | Birthday Cake For Breakfast | Jan. 11, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Words: Ben Forrester In a year that will see some of the great 00’s indie bands celebrate milestone albums and play big outdoor shows, Franz Ferdinand have different plans. Sure, last year saw a 20…

• Dermot O'Leary - Franz Ferdinand join Dermot - BBC Sounds | BBC
Alex from Franz Ferdinand joins Dermot to chat about their new album The Human Fear

• Franz Ferdinand: The Human Fear | Pitchfork
Read Zach Schonfield’s review of the album.

• Album Review: Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear | Nova.ie | Jan. 11, 2025, 4:25 p.m.
Franz Ferdinand playing Oxegen, around the time of monster-hit Take Me Out, stands out as one of my great early festival memories, and I will always have a soft spot for them after that magic gig.

• Night Or Day, for The Human Fear, by Franz Ferdinand | www.metalocus.es
Franz Ferdinand released their first new album in seven years, "The Human Fear", on January 10, following up on 2018's "Always Ascending", which showcases a return to the lively indie-rock-turned-pop that helped them emerge from Scotland and onto the international scene in the 2000s. The new album is headlined by the singles "Audacious," "Hooked," and this "Night or Day.""Night or Day" is directed by Rianne White and was recorded at AYR Studios.

• Franz Ferdinand transform their view on life in ‘The Human Fear’ | Off the Record Press
On their first album in eight years, Franz Ferdinand explore human nature and the experiences we all have in common.

• Franz Ferdinand Deliver a Snazzy Return to Form With ‘The Human Fear’ | Rolling Stone MENA | Jan. 11, 2025, 3:44 p.m.
“We all do things that we wish we hadn’t done,” Alex Kapranos purrs at the end of the new Franz…

• Franz Ferdinand - The Human Fear | DIY | Jan. 8, 2025, 7:57 a.m.
A band still brimming with ambition.

• The Human Fear | No Ripcord
I’m not sure anyone asked for a new Franz Ferdinand album, but The Human Fear is here and it’s probably worth 35 minutes of your time just to hear the chorus of Cats. It’s unclear as

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