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Franz Ferdinand have given new song ‘Bar Lonely’ its television debut on CBS Saturday Sessions – check out the footage below.The Scottish indie band are preparing to release their sixth studio album ‘The Human Fear’ next week (January 10) via Domino, and have so far shared the singles ‘Night Or Day’ and ‘Audacious’. You can pre-order/pre-save the album here.Ahead of its release, the group have appeared on CBS Saturday Sessions, where they played both singles, as well as ‘Bar Lonely’, live in studio.

Franz Ferdinand have taken on Chappell Roan‘s ‘Good Luck Babe’. Check it out below.The band played the Grammy-nominated track, from Roan’s 2023 album ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’, on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio 2 show last night (November 27).Ahead of their performance, frontman Alex Kapranos told Whiley: “It’s just an amazing song by an incredible artist,” adding: “It’s funny, you get some artists that have a moment, often it’s kind of divisive.“Some people absolutely love them and some people hate them.

Franz Ferdinand have returned with their bold new single ‘Audacious’ and announced details of their long-awaited sixth album ‘The Human Fear’ along with UK and European tour dates. Check everything out below, along with our interview with frontman Alex Kapranos.Read More: Franz Ferdinand on their greatest hits and new line-upTheir first studio album since 2018’s acclaimed and dance-driven ‘Always Ascending’, ‘The Human Fear’ will arrive on January 10, 2025.

Kasabian have shared the latest teaser of their upcoming album, in the form of ‘Darkest Lullaby’ – watch the ‘70s gangster movie-inspired video below.The Leicester band’s eighth album ‘Happenings’ is coming out on July 5, with the singles ‘Call’ and ‘Coming Back To Me Good’ having been released earlier in the year.The video for ‘Darkest Lullaby’ – directed by the duo Bedroom (The 1975, Arlo Parks) – finds the band playing characters in a trailer for a fictional ’70s grindhouse B-movie, complete with gunfights, drugs and violence.Watch it here:Frontman Serge Pizzorno has said: “’Darkest Lullaby’ is based on a long-lost film from the 1970s – the music video is the trailer for this fictional film that was never made. It was shot and made by a rag tag bunch of artists having the time of their lives.”The indie veterans first revealed that their “psychedelic” new album of “big hitters” was on the way last year, at the same time that they announced details of a huge homecoming gigThey will headline Summer Solstice II on Saturday July 6 in a return to Victoria Park, having previously played an outdoor gig there 10 years ago.The new LP will be the follow-up to 2022’s ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’ and their second since the exit of Tom Meighan.

Kasabian have shared their bombastic new single ‘Call’ and announced details of their 8th album ‘Happenings’. Check it out below, along with our interview with frontman Serge Pizzorno.The Leicester indie veterans first shared that the “psychedelic” new album of “big hitters” was on the way last year when they announced details of a huge homecoming gig in the form of Summer Solstice II – a return to Victoria Park on Saturday July 6 after previously playing an outdoor gig there back in 2014.Now, they’ve announced that ‘Happenings’ will arrive the day before as well as sharing the dance-driven new single ‘Call’ and the daredevil music video.

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