Franz Ferdinand

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Franz Ferdinand and Sparks will release their collaborative FFS album on June 9 and it pretty much sounds like what you'd expect. Which is a good thing, and actually sounds better than what you might expect. They... more info

Stereogum — FFS is the supergroup team-up of Franz Ferdinand — all four members — and the influential ’70s studio-pop weirdos Sparks. Their self-titled debut as a unit is out in a couple of weeks. Together, these guys have all found the same playful, cheek... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Franz Ferdinand and Sparks have details on their collaborative FFS album. That self-titled LP (cover art above) will be out June 9 via Domino and you can check out the tracklist below. (Preorders are available.) While the... more info

Stereogum — Last month, we learned that all four members of Franz Ferdinand had teamed up with Sparks, the culty, idiosyncratic ’70s group who served as an inspiration to them, to form a new band called FFS. Together, the six members of the supergroup have rec... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — We mentioned before that Franz Ferdinand and Sparks are teaming up for an album and tour this year. While they haven't set a date for it yet, FFS have released a short album teaser with a bit of music.... more info

NME — Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos and Muse's Matt Bellamy all comment on the result more info

NME — Johnny Marr, Björk, Franz Ferdinand and Muse's Matt Bellamy among those to air their opinions more info

NME — A Night for Scotland took place at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on September 14 more info

The Independent — Franz Ferdinand, Mogwai and Frightened Rabbit are set to headline a pro-Scottish independence gig before the referendum on 18 September. more info

NME — The gig will take place at Edinburgh's Usher Hall on September 14 more info