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The album was announced on 2 November 2021, coinciding with the release of the single "Billy Goodbye". [6]Of the decision to release a greatest hits album, lead singer Alex Kapranos compared the selection process of tracks for it to "writing a set-list for a festival", while further adding: "I have friends who believe you're somehow not a "real" fan if you own a best of rather than a discography.
The release of the single was followed by their debut album, Franz Ferdinand, which debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart. The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize and two BRIT Awards in 2005 for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act. NME named Franz Ferdinand as their Album of the Year for 2004.
Franz Ferdinand received a generally strong positive response from critics. NME rated it 9 out of 10, and said that the band was the latest in the line of art school rock bands featuring the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Roxy Music, the Sex Pistols, Wire, Travis and Blur. On 7 September 2004, the album was awarded the 2004 Mercury Music ...
Franz Ferdinand singer Alex Kapranos has found fatherhood a familiar experience – as it reminds him of his band's early days. ... A greatest hits compilation in 2021 and ensuing tour helped the ...
The Human Fear is the sixth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released on 10 January 2025 through Domino.Produced by Mark Ralph, it is the band's first full studio album to feature guitarist Dino Bardot, who joined the band after the recording of 2018's Always Ascending, and drummer Audrey Tait, who replaced original member Paul Thomson in 2021.
Always Ascending is the fifth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand.It was released on 9 February 2018 through the Domino Recording Company.It is the band's first non-collaborative album in over four years, following Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013).
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (also known as Tonight [1]) is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released on 26 January 2009 through the Domino Recording Company. In contrast to their speedily-recorded second studio album, You Could Have It So Much Better (2005), the band chose to take some time off before recording a ...
[3] The first song the band released with Tait was "Billy Goodbye," from its greatest hits album Hits to the Head, which came out in March 2022. [ 12 ] Franz Ferdinand announced Tait's arrival by saying, "After having played with Paul for so long, it’s obvious that not just anyone could sit behind the kit in FF, so we’re happy to say that ...