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Franz Ferdinand pair on band’s new album, and how indie music has ‘never gone away’

Frontman Alex Kapranos and bassist Bob Hardy talk about writing their new album The Human Fear, their love for Chappell Roan and Charli XCX

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Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos and bassist Bob Hardy talk about writing a new album, and the band’s love for Chappell Roan and Charli XCX. Photo: AP

Two decades ago, the Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across the music world.

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They quickly became global icons for their deliriously hooky songs, hitting a critical mass in the chant-along singles “Take Me Out” and “Do You Want To”.

A lot has changed in that time, but the band never wavered in their dedication to 2000s indie ebullience.

Over the past few years, there has been a bit of an indie music resurgence, but for Franz Ferdinand, it never went away.

Franz Ferdinand in 2016. They formed in Glasgow in 2002.
Franz Ferdinand in 2016. They formed in Glasgow in 2002.

On January 10, they released The Human Fear, their sixth studio album and the first in seven years, making the end of the longest break between full-length albums in their career.

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