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Franz Ferdinand announce new album

• 31st Oct 2017

‘Always Ascending’ the new album from Franz Ferdinand, is being released by Domino on Friday the 9th of February. Nothing short of a rebirth, the album’s 10 songs are a triumphant recasting of the group, bursting with fresh ideas and vigorous sonic experimentation.

‘Always Ascending’ was recorded at RAK Studios, London and Motorbass in Paris, with the help of French producer extraordinaire Philippe Zdar (Cassius, Phoenix, The Beastie Boys), the mutual affection between band and producer seeping into every dazzling groove. ‘Always Ascending’ shows Franz Ferdinand broadening their palate, as exuberant as it is euphoric, creating a sound that singer, Alex Kapranos, refers to as “simultaneously futuristic and naturalistic.”

‘Always Ascending’ is available to pre-order via iTunes and all DSPs now and will be available on CD, vinyl and ltd edition cassette via DomMart, with a special DomMart edition, featuring marbled blue and white vinyl, with a signed print and tote bag.

Franz Ferdinand are Alex Kapranos, Bob Hardy, Paul Thomson, Julian Corrie and Dino Bardot.

The tracklisting for ‘Always Ascending’ is:
1. Always Ascending
2. Lazy Boy
3. Paper Cages
4. Finally
5. The Academy Award
6. Lois Lane
7. Huck And Jim
8. Glimpse Of Love
9. Feel The Love Go
10. Slow Don’t Kill Me Slow

The band are also announcing their forthcoming tour dates, including a show at London’s 02 Brixton Academy on Saturday the 24th of February, full worldwide dates are:

DECEMBER
04 – Seattle, WA – Showbox Market
05 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore (SOLD OUT)
06 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore
07 – Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds (947FM Portland DEC2REM)
09 – Pomona, CA – The Glass House
10 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum (KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas) (SOLD OUT)

JANUARY
25 – Tokyo, Japan – Shinkiba Studio Coast

FEBRUARY
10 – Galway, Ireland – Leisureland
11 – Dublin, Ireland -Olympia Theatre
13 – Manchester, Albert Hall
14 – Nottingham, Rock City
16 – Newcastle, 02 Academy
17 – Glasgow, 02 Academy
19 – Leeds, 02 Academy
20 – Birmingham, 02 Academy
21 – Bristol, 02 Academy
23 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange
24 – London, 02 Brixton Academy
25 – Brighton, Dome
27 – Paris, France – Zenith
28 – Brussels, Belgium – Forest National

MARCH
01 – Hamburg, Germany – Mehr! Theater
03 – Utrecht, Netherlands – Tivoli Vredenburg
04 – Groningen, Nlands – De Oosterpoort
05 – Cologne, Germany – Palladium
07 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
08 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
09 – Prague, Czech Rep. – Forum Karlin
11 – Zurich, Switzerland – Halle 622
12 – Munich, Germany – Tonhalle
13 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
15 – Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena
17 – Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
19 – Toulouse, France – Zenith
20 – Montpellier, France – Zenith Sud
21 – Lyon, France – Amphi 3000
23 – Rennes, France – Liberte
24 – Caen, France – Zenith

APRIL
08 – Toronto, ON – Rebel
10 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
11 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
13 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore
16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
27 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
28 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman
30 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave

MAY
02 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
07 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
08 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
11 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
13 – San Diego, CA – North Park @ The Observatory
15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
17 – Oakland, CA – The Fox Theatre

Tickets for shows in Ireland, UK and Europe will be available to purchase from 9am on Friday the 3rd of November, Japan from the 18th of November and US and Canada from 10am local time October 27th.