Description
Label Review.
2018 album. Domino Records.
Our Overview.
The Scottish Rockers Franz Ferdinand are finally back with a new album (their fifth studio) and the bands first non collaborative album in over four years. ‘With ‘Always Ascending’ forget everything you think you know about Franz Ferdinand. ‘Always Ascending’ is nothing short of a rebirth. The album’s ten songs are a triumphant recasting of one of everyone’s favourite groups, bursting with fresh ideas and vigorous sonic experimentation.
There have been substitutions but the team are playing stronger than ever. In case you missed the announcement last year, Nick McCarthy (guitar) left to raise his family and Julian Corrie, a much-loved figure in the Glasgow music scene, joined core members Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson.
With reclusive producer Philippe Zdar (Cassius, Phoenix, Beastie Boys), Franz Ferdinand have taken a knife to their old canvas, creating an album that is so foreign in its familiarity it could only be current.