Description: Released Jan 2025 Franz Ferdinands new album The Human Fear comes exclusively pressed to trans-orange, black and white splatter effect LP, limited to 1,000 copies and hand-numbered to order. Produced with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with them on their 2013 albumRight Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the 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 onThe Human Fearall 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 andThe Human Fearundoubtedly continues in this tradition; distinct yet new, musically, and creatively its a record eager to push forward. Pretty much all written before they hit the studio, the idea was to have a songbook ready before they started recording and once in the studio it was all quickly executed - a lot of it recorded live with the band in the room and many of the vocals on the album being the original takes. 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. A band for whom the aesthetic and style is almost as important as the sound, as ever the importance of this is reflected in the cover artwork which was inspired by Hungarian artist Dra Maurers self-portrait 7 Twists - Maurers work appealed because it does exactly what they want from their music: a striking immediacy that is impossible to ignore, but with a depth and vulnerability that bears many returns and satisfactory repetition. Maybe this is a set of songs about fear, maybe this is a set of bangers from an era-defining band continuing their unquestionably living legacy. Is that something to be afraid of?
Price: 49.99 GBP
Location: Kettering
End Time: 2025-02-05T11:49:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 21.57 GBP
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Artist: Franz Ferdinand
Release Title: The Human Fear
Material: Vinyl
Inlay Condition: Mint (M)
Edition: Limited Edition
Colour: Orange
Type: LP
Record Grading: Mint (M)
Format: VINYL
Sleeve Grading: Mint (M)
Release Year: 2025
Style: Indie
Record Size: 12"
Features: Coloured Vinyl
Country/Region of Manufacture: Unknown
