Chorus.fm — Franz Ferdinand return with a new single. more info

Nialler9 — Franz Ferdinand have returned. The arch Scottish rock band will release a new album called Always Ascending on February 9th next year on long -standing label Domino. It’ll be their first in five years since Right Thoughts, 2013’s Right Word... more info

Stereogum — Early next year, the veteran Scottish dance-rockers Franz Ferdinand will release their new album Always Ascending. The new album is the first proper Franz album since 2013's Right Thought, Right Words, Right Action , and it's also their first since ... more info

The Quietus — Franz Ferdinand announce details of new album set for release early next year more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Mark HexFrom: London, EnglandSorry for Nothing, an anti mea culpa, from London rocker Mark Hex sounds like Franz Ferdinand fronted by a less grumpy more angry Mark E Smith. Choppy, staccato guitars, crashing cymbals and Mark's punchy, aggressive ... more info

Sweeping The Nation — 2003 was in some ways the year everything we knew about pop splintered - Phil Spector's arrest, Michael Jackson's post-Martin Bashir arrest, Britney being kissed by and then duetting with Madonna with the precipice starting to hove into view.... more info

Nialler9 — BNQT (pronounced “Banquet”) , the group made up of Eric Pulido of Midlake, Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, Fran Healy of Travis, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy will play Vicar Street on November 2nd this ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — It seems like everyday I read a new think-piece or drab facebook status about how rock is dead. Yet, half of the reason I’m still going with this here blog and life in general is because of getting to see rock bands like Franz Ferdinand put on grea... more info

Stereogum — Indie supergroup BNQT (pronounced Banquet), which includes members of Band Of Horses, Franz Ferdinand, Grandaddy, Midlake, and Travis, just released their debut album in April. Their first single, "Restart," now has an accompanying video. It's a fant... more info

Popdose — We had the chance to see Franz Ferdinand's current U.S. tour. Here's our review! more info