The good: Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand are back with their sixth (first in seven years). The bad: Nope. And “Fear” was worth the wait. The nitty gritty: Not resting on their laurels during ...

The Scottish dance-punk band Franz Ferdinand is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a greatest hits album, for which the band is currently touring; and they're bringing their concert to New Haven.

In our current era of resurgent New Wave, it’s hard to argue that Franz Ferdinand isn’t doing things the right way. With a sound that’s just British enough, just hi-hat-heavy enough, just homoerotic ...

LONDON – Two decades ago, the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across the music world. They waltzed in stripped-shirts and quickly became global icons for their deliriously hooky songs, ...

Franz Ferdinand embrace the dark of the night in the peculiar music video for their latest single, “Night or Day.” The Rianne White-directed was captured at a rainy AYR Studios, the location where the ...

It’s an overcast afternoon when Alex Kapranos joins our Zoom call from his hotel in Portland, Oregon, but he doesn’t seem to mind. If anything, it reminds him of Glasgow’s own trademark cloudy skies.

NEW YORK/LONDON (Billboard) - Franz Ferdinand's 2005 album may have promised "You Could Have It So Much Better," but the sales figures begged to differ -- the band's second album failed to match the ...

Franz Ferdinand have debuted four new songs during an intimate gig in Ireland. The band played a headline set in Limerick on Saturday (May 19) ahead of their performances at this summer's music ...

Franz Ferdinand played two special shows at Edinburgh’s Liquid Rooms to mark the launch of their new album. ‘The Human Fear’ was released on Friday, January 10, and has aready earned glowing reviews ...

If you could travel back a long time ago to a galaxy far, far away, what would you change about the past? Would you make sure the Jedi freed Shmi Skywalker from slavery? Stop Palpatine before he ever ...