Franz Ferdinand have shared new track, “Hooked,” the latest single from their new studio album, The Human Fear, which will be released this Friday, January 10, 2025 on Domino.
“Sliding into midnight, it’s a nighttime prowl of a song. If we all have the human fear, then that’s alright when you’re hooked. I thought I knew what love was… but then I met you.” – Alex Kapranos
Over the weekend, the band performed three songs from their forthcoming album on CBS Saturday Morning. Watch performances of “Audacious,” “Night Or Day” and “Bar Lonely.”
Franz Ferdinand have previously released the 6Music playlisted single, “Audacious” and“Night Or Day” which has been added to the A list at Radio 2.
Produced with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with Franz Ferdinand on their 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the new album showcases Franz at their most immediate, upbeat and life-affirming, unashamedly going for the pop-jugular in classic Franz style.
Recorded at AYR studios in Scotland, the 11-songs on The Human Fear all allude to some deep-set human fears and how overcoming and accepting these fears drives and defines our lives.
Ever since their beginnings, throwing illegal parties in condemned Glasgow buildings, Franz Ferdinand have been defined by a fresh, unfading, forward-facing outlook, a transgressive art-school perspective, but with a love of a big song and The Human Fearundoubtedly continues in this tradition; distinct yet new, musically, and creatively it’s a record eager to push forward.
The first studio album to feature members Audrey Tait and Dino Bardot, the record also sees Julian Corrie step forward to collaborate with Alex Kapranos and Bob Hardy on song writing and creative duties.
The Human Fear artwork
1. Audacious
2. Everyday Dreamer
3. The Doctor
4. Hooked
5. Build It Up
6. Night Or Day
7. Tell Me I Should Stay
8. Cats
9. Black Eyelashes
10. Bar Lonely
11. The Birds
The Human Fear will be available on LP, Deluxe LP, CD and Digital and can be pre-ordered HERE.
After completing sold-out tours in Mexico, South America and U.S. at the end of last year, the band will begin a short run of out-store shows around the album release before starting a U.K/EU headline tour in February. The full list of shows is as follows:
Jan 9 (early evening) – Pryzm (Banquet Records) – KINGSTON (SOLD OUT)
Jan 9 (late evening) – Pryzm (Banquet Records) – KINGSTON (SOLD OUT)
Jan 10 – De La Warr (Music’s Not Dead) – BEXHILL
Jan 11 – Dome Grand Central (Jacaranda Records) – LIVERPOOL (SOLD OUT)
Jan 12 (early evening) – Liquid Room (Assai Records) – EDINBURGH (SOLD OUT)
Jan 12 (late evening) – Liquid Room (Assai Records) – EDINBURGH
Jan 18 – Aviva Studios (Amazon Music) – MANCHESTER (live streamed on Twitch & Amazon Prime)
Feb 14 – Aula Magna – LISBON (SOLD OUT)
Feb 15 – Sala Pelicano – A CORUNA (SOLD OUT)
Feb 17– La Riviera – MADRID (SOLD OUT)
Feb 18 – Razzmatazz – BARCELONA (SOLD OUT)
Feb 20 – Fabrique – MILAN (SOLD OUT)
Feb 21 – X-Tra – ZURICH
Feb 22 – Muffathalle – MUNICH (SOLD OUT)
Feb 24 – Huxleys Neue Welt – BERLIN (SOLD OUT)
Feb 25 – Progresja – WARSAW
Feb 27 – La Cigale – PARIS (SOLD OUT)
Feb 28 – Die Kantine – COLOGNE (SOLD OUT)
March 1 – De Roma – ANTWERP (SOLD OUT)
March 3 – Paradiso – AMSTERDAM (SOLD OUT)
March 5 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – LONDON
March 6– O2 Shepherds Bush Empire – LONDON
March 7 – Barrowland – GLASGOW (SOLD OUT)
NORTH AMERICA
March 24, 2025 – Showbox Sodo – SEATTLE, WA
March 25, 2025 – Commodore – VANCOUVER, BC (SOLD OUT)
March 28, 2025 – Warfield – SAN FRANCISCO, CA
March 31, 2025 – Complex – The Grand – SALT LAKE CITY, UT
April 3, 2025 – Midland – KANSAS CITY, MO
April 4, 2025 – The Fillmore – MINNEAPOLIS, MN
April 7, 2025 – Anthem – WASHINGTON, D.C.
April 8, 2025 – The Fillmore – PHILADELPHIA, PA
April 10, 2025 – Brooklyn Paramount – BROOKLYN, NY
April 12, 2025 – Orpheum – BOSTON, MA
April 14, 2025 – M Telus – MONTREAL, QC
April 15, 2025 – History – TORONTO, ON (SOLD OUT)
Tickets for the U.K dates are available via www.franzferdinand.com
