Franz Ferdinand – The Human Fear (2025) [FLAC 24bit/44,1kHz]

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Franz Ferdinand – The Human Fear (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 35:20 minutes | 424 MB | Genre: Indie Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Domino Recording Co

Produced with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with them on their 2013 album Right 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 on The Human Fear all 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 and The Human Fear undoubtedly continues in this tradition; distinct yet new, musically, and creatively it’s 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.When Franz Ferdinand released their self-titled debut in 2003, there was an adrenaline-rush urgency to hits “Take Me Out” and “This Fire”—and a hint of danger inherent in early songs like “Jacqueline” and “Shopping for Blood” (from the Darts of Pleasure EP). Familiarity inevitably dampens that down, of course, so it’s impossible to ever seem as wonderfully bracing as your first impression. The Scots subsequently made up for it with vibrance and by adding a tasteful flash of camp to their art pop, but that doesn’t mean they’ve stopped chasing that initial flush. Founder/singer/lead guitarist Alex Kapranos said the band’s sixth album, their first in seven years, is called The Human Fear because “Fear reminds you that you’re alive. I think we are all addicted in some way to the buzz it can give us”—adding that the songs are about “searching for the thrill of being human via fears.”

Leaning into his creamy, louche Bryan Ferry side, Kapranos encourages the idea of not worrying what society thinks about you when faced with a fight-or-flight dilemma (or, hell, when things just get too comfortable): “Hey there, we don’t care/ Could be standing way out where/ You’re naked and freezing ’til you run/ Freeze or run,” he sings on “Audacious,” which fully embraces ELO pomp at the chorus. “Aw, fuck it” and a grin seems to be theme here when it comes to musical choices, in a fun way.

Glittering with throbbing bass, a mirror-ball drum beat and background coos, “Everydaydreamer” blossoms into full-on circa ’70s disco. “The Doctor” is giddy with laser-light synth and bubblegum pop flavor (ditto groovy “Bar Lonely,” about social anxiety). Cute “Tell Me I Should Stay” employs dramatic chamber piano and the sonic mischief of a spy-caper romp. “Black Eyelashes” conjures up a Middle Eastern feel, and “Cats” gallops and sashays like it’s soundtracking a grand ballroom dance (lyrically, it explores the idea of not being able to transform a cat into a dog—into something, or someone, you have some control over). “Build It Up,” with its laidback verses bleeding into a catchy chorus, feels the most like a throwback to the band’s early days, but it’s also refreshing that Franz Ferdinand isn’t trying to totally recreate that era. “You got me hooked,” Kapranos snarls over the early-MTV-style synthpop of “Hooked,” and you can’t help but believe it. He, and the band, are aging rather gracefully for the long game. – Shelly Ridenour

Tracklist:

1-1. Franz Ferdinand – Audacious (03:23)
1-2. Franz Ferdinand – Everydaydreamer (03:12)
1-3. Franz Ferdinand – The Doctor (02:20)
1-4. Franz Ferdinand – Hooked (02:41)
1-5. Franz Ferdinand – Build It Up (03:03)
1-6. Franz Ferdinand – Night Or Day (03:21)
1-7. Franz Ferdinand – Tell Me I Should Stay (04:45)
1-8. Franz Ferdinand – Cats (03:17)
1-9. Franz Ferdinand – Black Eyelashes (02:52)
1-10. Franz Ferdinand – Bar Lonely (03:05)
1-11. Franz Ferdinand – The Birds (03:16)

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