NME —
Alex Kapranos and band take on 'Passionfruit'
Drake, Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos
Franz Ferdinand covered Drake‘s ‘Passionfruit’ during a live session in the rapper’s hometown of Toronto. Appearing on Canada’s The Strombo Show, ... more info
Stereogum — It's fun to watch new pop singles become modern standards. It happened a few years ago with Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" and again with Lana Del Rey's "Love" -- over and over again, when given a chance to cover someone else's material, artists chose ... more info
Stereogum — Franz Ferdinand are extremely good at being a band, and it's entirely possible that we don't talk about this enough. More than a decade on from the release of their debut album, long after the hype around them has died down, they still are finding fu... more info
NME —
The Scottish band bring some sax-synth goodness to the screen
Franz brought their new-look line-up to NYC for the first time, but sounded as good as ever as they treated the island to indie anthems 'Michael', 'Do You Want To' and 'Take Me Out'. ... more info
Stereogum — Have you seen Franz Ferdinand live lately? It fucking rules. Seriously. Last year, the band played my sleepy Southern college town, and I was not prepared for them to be as good as they were. They were lithe and energetic and had hits for days, hits ... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Priests are currently in California where they just played weekend 1 of Coachella. They've got an official Coachella Side show tonight (4/18) at Pappy & Harriet's in Pioneertown, and will play weekend 2 on Saturday (4/21). After that, P... more info
Chorus.fm — The notable artists on your television this week include: Portugal. The Man (Kimmel; 4/17), Franz Ferdinand (Colbert; 4/18), Snow Patrol (Colbert; 4/19), Ice Cube (Corden; 4/17), and Jason Aldean (Ellen; 4/16). more info
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