Success came late for Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos, but he still wasn't prepared for how much it would affect his life.

The Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across the music world two decades ago. They hit a critical mass with their deliriously hooky songs “Take Me Out” and “Do You Want To.”

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 "Take Me Out" (2004) or "Do You Want To" (2005), the Scotsmen of Franz Ferdinand first embodied an era that celebrated both the return of rock and the confirmed advent of dance music.

A few months ago Alex Kapranos, the Franz Ferdinand frontman, found himself reliving a scene from his favourite horror movie. Coming off stage from a concert in Mexico City, a peckish Kapranos had ...

The Franz Ferdinand leader rarely gets to talk guitars. He shares his love of vintage Japanese instruments, explains the process of demoing, looping and mic’ing on new album The Human Fear – and revea

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 ...

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

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 ...

LONDON (AP) — 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 ...

With release of the sixth album of Franz Ferdinand‘s two-decade career, leader Alex Kapranos holds court on his industry fears, the era of ‘indie landfill’ and the secret to longevity ...

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