Guardian Music — The Scottish music industry’s long list recognises 20 contemporary albumsMogwai, Young Fathers and Franz Ferdinand are among the 20 acts long-listed for this year’s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) prize. Now in its sixth year, the Scot... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Stream Lollapalooza sets from Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys, The National, St. Vincent, Brockhampton, Franz Ferdinand, Tyler, the Creator, The Weeknd, GoldLink, Tyler Childers, and more this weekend. Continue reading… more info

Obscure Sound — “5-Star Flying”, a cut from Jaz Mattu’s debut album Sanguine Man, is quick to get started. Quivering, post-punk-inspired vocals and hypnotic guitar reverberation is prominent from the get-go, reminding of a cross between The Jam and Franz Ferdi... more info

The Quietus — A performance by Massive Attack at a festival in Madrid was cancelled by the group due to sound bleed from Franz Ferdinand set more info

Stereogum — Massive Attack were scheduled to perform at the second day of Mad Cool Festival in Madrid yesterday, but they ended up cancelling their set due to noise interference. "Massive Attack has just cancelled its Mad Cool Festival concert, scheduled to be h... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — According to a statement from the festival, 'the organizational team did everything possible to delay schedules of other bands and find a time slot where Massive Attack might be comfortable, but the unilateral decision of the band has been canceling ... more info

DJmag — The techno producer went to work on the title track from the indie band’s new album... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Chvrches, Franz Ferdinand, Parquet Courts, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Lizzo, Cigarettes After Sex, Gang of Youths, Basement, The Vaccines, Billie Eilish, and more will also play Lollapalooza aftershows. Continue reading… more info

Chorus.fm — Franz Ferdinand performed “Glimpse of Love” on Kimmel last night. more info

Consequence of Sound — They played Always Ascending tracks "Glimpse of Love", "Finally", "Paper Cages", and "Lois Lane", along with their 2003 debut single, "Darts of Pleasure". more info