Stereogum — Glasgow dance-rockers Franz Ferdinand are releasing their fifth album, Always Ascending, next month, and they're sharing a new song from it today called "Feel The Love Go." Check it out. more info

Chorus.fm — Franz Ferdinand has released a video for “Always Ascending.” more info

Stereogum — Next year, Scottish new wavers Franz Ferdinand are coming back with the new album Always Ascending, their first in five years. They've already shared the title track, a vintage piece of strutting, slithering, sticky dance-rock. And now they've got a ... more info

The Quietus — Our man in Paris Jeremy Allen goes to hear Franz Ferdinand's new album Always Ascending played live in front of a small audience and hangs out with Alex Kapranos after the show more info

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