Stereogum — Chicago rockers Modern Vices describe their sound as “dirty doo-wop,” but that’s not a very good description of what they do on “Taller In The Sunshine.” The song is much closer to the Strokes and Franz Ferdinand — swaggering urban garage... more info

Stereogum — In Franz Ferdinand’s strange, striking new video for the shiny, horn-laced “Stand On The Horizon,” we see the band playing in a dark and mysterious seaside resort. It turns out to be the sort of place where younger men dance stiffly and robotic... more info

NME — The band have tackled 'Stand On The Horizon' from last year's 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action' more info

MTV.co.uk News — The band turned Somerset House into an indie disco dance floor... more info

The Music Fix — Lorne Thomson's final bumper gallery from T In the Park, including Arctic Monkeys, Chvrches, Franz Ferdinand and the Modfather - Paul Weller more info

Stereogum — Sunderland indie rockers Frankie & The Heartstrings have covered a song by their friends and neighbors from the north, Franz Ferdinand. Frankie Francis and company’s favored Franz song is “Stand On The Horizon,” a typically swaggering disco-pun... more info

NME — Palma Violets, Parquet Courts, and Phoenix also play Spanish festival more info

NME — Music Without Barriers aims to get venues and festivals to sign up to a best practice charter more info

Stereogum — The 2014 iteration of the Danish music festival NorthSide took place this past weekend and hosted a large number of exciting bands. There were the major rocks acts such as Arcade Fire, the Pixies, and the National, but there was a lot to be seen beyo... more info

Stereogum — In a sense, Empires make timeless music — upbeat yet melancholy, pleasant but not saccharine, lyrics tangled up in the messy business of romance. In another sense, the Chicago quartet’s new single “Please Don’t Tell My Lover” reminds me of ... more info