“We’re on our way to the club/Stupid is, stupid does” — whatever party Wet Leg are heading to, it sounds like one worth crashing. The U.K. indie rockers came out of nowhere in 2021 (well, the Isle of Wight) to become bona fide international superstars with two devilishly clever singles: …
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“We all do things that we wish we hadn’t done,” Alex Kapranos purrs at the end of the new Franz Ferdinand album, but it sounds like his regrets are too few to mention. The Scottish mod rogues are back with their best album in 15 years, a resurgence for the …
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As hits like “Take Me Out” suggest, Franz Ferdinand has always had an ear for great pop songs with huge hooks — so it’s not surprising that the band are huge fans of Chappell Roan. During a recent Sofa Session with Jo Whiley for BBC Radio 2, Franz performed a …
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Franz Ferdinand embrace the dark of the night in the peculiar music video for their latest single, “Night or Day.” The Rianne White-directed was captured at a rainy AYR Studios, the location where the band created their forthcoming album The Human Fear, out Jan. 10. The spirit of the record …
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Fear is the mind killer, as anyone who’s read Dune knows, but for Franz Ferdinand it’s inspiration. Various forms of foreboding informed every song on the Scots’ upcoming sixth studio album The Human Fear, due out Jan. 10. That said, the buoyant riff and almost ska-like rhythms of their new …
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