Franz Ferdinand have released the video for their latest single, Night Or Day, taken from their upcoming album The Human Fear, due out on Friday, 10 January 2025, through Domino.
The new album marks the band’s return to the studio following their 2018 release Always Ascending and their 2022 greatest hits compilation Hits to the Head.
The video for Night Or Day, directed by Rianne White, is shot entirely in black and white on 16mm film. White described the visuals as capturing the “turbulent, transcendent immensity of feelings” within the band’s Scottish recording studio, AYR Studios. Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos added that the video’s dramatic noir aesthetic aligns with the album’s themes, saying, “Life may never be easy, but damn, we’ll make sure we live it up night or day. The dark heart of Scotland beats strong.”
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Produced by Mark Ralph, who also worked on the band’s 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, The Human Fear features 11 tracks that explore human fears and how confronting them shapes our lives. This is the first Franz Ferdinand album to feature new members Audrey Tait and Dino Bardot and sees Julian Corrie join Kapranos and Bob Hardy in songwriting and production roles.
The album’s tracklist includes:
- Audacious
- Everyday Dreamer
- The Doctor
- Hooked
- Build It Up
- Night Or Day
- Tell Me I Should Stay
- Cats
- Black Eyelashes
- Bar Lonely
- The Birds
Album launch and tour dates
Franz Ferdinand will celebrate the release of The Human Fear with a series of out-store performances and a headline tour across the UK and Europe. The out-store dates are as follows:
- 9 January 2025 – Pryzm (Banquet Records), Kingston (early evening) (sold out)
- 9 January 2025 – Pryzm (Banquet Records), Kingston (late evening) (sold out)
- 10 January 2025 – De La Warr (Music’s Not Dead), Bexhill
- 11 January 2025 – Dome Grand Central (Jacaranda Records), Liverpool (sold out)
- 12 January 2025 – Liquid Room (Assai Records), Edinburgh (sold out)
The UK and European headline tour begins in February, with most dates already sold out:
- 14 February 2025 – Aula Magna, Lisbon (sold out)
- 15 February 2025 – Sala Pelicano, A Coruna (sold out)
- 17 February 2025 – La Riviera, Madrid (sold out)
- 18 February 2025 – Razzmatazz, Barcelona (sold out)
- 20 February 2025 – Fabrique, Milan (sold out)
- 21 February 2025 – X-Tra, Zurich
- 22 February 2025 – Muffathalle, Munich (sold out)
- 24 February 2025 – Huxleys Neue Welt, Berlin (sold out)
- 25 February 2025 – Progresja, Warsaw
- 27 February 2025 – La Cigale, Paris (sold out)
- 28 February 2025 – Die Kantine, Cologne (sold out)
- 1 March 2025 – De Roma, Antwerp (sold out)
- 3 March 2025 – Paradiso, Amsterdam (sold out)
- 5 March 2025 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London
- 7 March 2025 – Barrowland, Glasgow (sold out)
Tickets for select UK dates are available via the band’s official website.
A legacy of innovation
Franz Ferdinand, known for their breakout hit Take Me Out and debut album Franz Ferdinand, have sold over 10 million albums worldwide and garnered multiple Brit and Mercury awards. The Human Fear continues their tradition of combining art-school aesthetics with infectious pop hooks, with Kapranos noting the album’s fresh yet familiar approach to their music.
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