Always Ascending LP fg_Vinyl Color_Blue Swirl Years of touring took their

Years of touring took their toll on the friends that make up the current lineup of Derek Archambault (vocals)

gut-pleasingly heavy form

and printing the results to 1/2" stereo analog tape in real time as we played

The band's unforgettable vocal harmonies are met with hook-driven

but what he achieved was remarkable

Always Ascending LP fg_Vinyl Color_Blue Swirl Years of touring took theirA triumphant recasting, Franz Ferdinands Always Ascending is as exuberant as it is euphoric, bursting with fresh ideas born of what Alex Kapranos calls aggressive sonic experimentation. With the help of producer Philippe Zdar (Cassius, Phoenix, Beastie Boys), Kapranos and co. took a knife to their old canvas, producing an album that is so foreign in its familiarity it could only be current. A sound the singer refers to as simultaneously futuristic and