Stereogum — For over three decades, Los Angeles alternative radio station KROQ has presented the annual Almost Acoustic Christmas, a holiday-themed rock festival. They’ve just presented their lineup for the 2024 iteration — going down on Dec. 14 at Kia Fo... more info

Antimusic Rock — Franz Ferdinand have unveiled tour plans for North America in 2025. The tour, which kicks off in March in Seattle more info

Antimusic Rock — Franz Ferdinand have announced details of their new studio album The Human Fear which will be released on Friday, January 10th more info

Stereogum — In 2022, Franz Ferdinand released their greatest hits album, Hits To The Head . Today, the indie-rock veterans are announcing a new LP titled The Human Fear, arriving in January and produced with Mark Ralph. The lead single “Audacious” is out... more info

Obscure Sound — “Haywire Hymnal” is a memorable rock single from Missiles to Malta, a band based in Bethel, CT. “Hey, don’t look now,” the suave vocals emit alongside steady guitar pulses, resembling a cross between The Strokes and Franz Ferdinand. “Heav... more info

Stereogum — Are Franz Ferdinand the most influential British guitar band of the last 20 years? more info

Stereogum — Seemingly every time we at Stereogum publish a retrospective on some classic album, someone responds, "Fuck, I'm old." But the landmark musical releases of your youth turning 10 or 20 years old is only one of many ways you can be alerted to your own ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: Franz Ferdinand, Nick Murphy, Bloc Party (performing Silent Alarm), Broken Social Scene, Sharon Van Etten, and more. Corona Capital 2019: The Strokes, Billie Eilish, The Raconteurs, Interpol among highlights Alex Young more info

Chorus.fm — Franz Ferdinand debuted a new song called “Black Tuesday” live Porto, Portugal over the weekend. more info

Consequence of Sound — The band's last album, Always Ascending, came out last year. Franz Ferdinand premiere new song “Black Tuesday”: Watch Nina Corcoran more info