Както вече писахме, новия албум на Franz Ferdinand се казва "Always Ascending" и ще го чуем на 9-ти февруари. Излиза чрез Domino на CD, винил, касета и разбира се - дигитално.
Албумът е записан в RAK Studios, Лондон и Motorbass в Париж с помощта на изключителния френския продуцент Philippe Zdar. Фронтменът Alex Kapranos определя новите записи като "едновременно футуристични и натуралистични".
"Always Ascending" tracklist:
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
За да промотират албума, те тругват на огромно световно турне - вече са обявени дати от декември 2017-та до май 2018-та:
Monday 4 December / Seattle, WA / Showbox Market
Tuesday 5 December / Vancouver, BC / Commodore (SOLD OUT)
Wednesday 6 December / Vancouver, BC / ommodore
Thursday 7 December / Portland, OR / Theater of the Clouds (947FM Portland DEC2REM)
Saturday 9 December / Pomona, CA / The Glass House
Sunday 10 December / Los Angeles, CA / The Forum (KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas) (SOLD OUT)
Thursday 25 January / Tokyo, Japan / Shinkiba Studio Coast
Saturday 10 February / Galway, Ireland / Leisureland
Sunday 11 February / Dublin, Ireland / Olympia Theatre
Tuesday 13 February / Manchester, UK / Albert Hall
Wednesday 14 February / Nottingham, UK / Rock City
Friday 16 February / Newcastle, UK / 02 Academy
Saturday 17 February / Glasgow, UK / 02 Academy
Monday 19 February / Leeds, UK / 02 Academy
Tuesday 20 February / Birmingham, UK / 02 Academy
Wednesday 21 February / Bristol, UK / 02 Academy
Friday 23 February / Cambridge, UK / Corn Exchange
Saturday 24 February / London, UK / 02 Brixton Academy
Sunday 25 February / Brighton, UK / Dome
Tuesday 27 February / Paris, France / Zenith
Wednesday 28 February / Brussels, Belgium / Forest National
Thursday 1 March / Hamburg, Germany / Mehr! Theater
Saturday 3 March / Utrecht, Netherlands / TivoliVrendenburg
Sunday 4 March / Groningen, Netherlands / De Oosterpoort
Monday 5 March / Cologne, Germany / Palladium
Wednesday 7 March / Berlin, Germany / Tempodrom
Thursday 8 March / Warsaw, Poland / Stodola
Friday 9 March / Prague, Czech Rep. / Forum Karlin
Sunday 11 March / Zurich, Switzerland / Halle 622
Monday 12 March / Munich, Germany / Tonhalle
Tuesday 13 March / Vienna, Austria / Gasometer
Thursday 15 March / Bologna, Italy / Unipol Arena
Saturday 17 March / Madrid, Spain / La Riviera
Monday 19 March / Toulouse, France / Zenith
Tuesday 20 March / Montpellier, France / Zenith Sud
Wednesday 21 March / Lyon, France / Amphi 3000
Friday 23 March / Rennes, France / Liberte
Saturday 24 March / Caen, France / Zenith
Sunday 8 April / Toronto, ON / Rebel
Tuesday 10 April / Boston, MA / House of Blues
Wednesday 11 April / Washington, DC / 9:30 Club
Friday 13 April / Philadelphia, PA / The Fillmore
Monday 16 April / Brooklyn, NY / Brooklyn Steel
Friday 27 April / Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Saturday 28 April / Kansas City, MO / The Truman
Monday 30 April / Milwaukee, WI / The Rave
Wednesday 2 May / St. Louis, MO / The Pageant
Monday 7 May / Dallas, TX / House of Blues
Tuesday 8 May / Houston, TX / White Oak Music Hall
Friday 11 May / Phoenix, AZ / The Van Buren
Sunday 13 May / San Diego, CA / North Park @ The Observatory
Tuesday 15 May / Los Angeles, CA / The Wiltern
Thursday 17 May / Oakland, CA / The Fox Theatre