Two decades ago, the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across the music world. Over the last few years there's ...

Alex Kapranos found it "liberating" to embrace Franz Ferdinand's classic sound on their new album, 'The Human Fear'.

THE Human Fear is unmistakably a Franz Ferdinand record – and they make no excuses for that. The Scottish band’s first studio album in seven years still has their distinctive and unique guitar ...

Rough guitars over a seductive groove, underground credibility and an immediate sense of chorus: Buoyed by anthems such as ...

The Scottish rocker told Radio X's John Kennedy that he went to see the legendary Beatle in Paris and was blown away by his ...

Alex Kapranos, left, and Bob Hardy of Franz Ferdinand pose, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP) Alex Kapranos, left, and Bob Hardy of Franz Ferdinand pose ...

Frontman Alex Kapranos says the album tackles relationships ... In an interview with The Associated Press in London, Kapranos and Franz Ferdinand bassist Bob Hardy discussed about “The Human ...

Alex Kapranos, left, and Bob Hardy of Franz Ferdinand pose, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024, in London. Credit: AP/Scott A Garfitt I guess I was feeling a little bit like that when I was writing the song ...

LONDON — Two decades ago ... making the end of the longest break between full lengths in their career. Frontman Alex Kapranos says the album tackles relationships forming and breaking down.