‘Always Ascending’ added to A list at BBC 6 music; C list at Radio 2 (a first for the band!); high rotation at Triple J and Double J in Australia; high rotation at Pure FM Belgium; A list at Basso Finland; high rotation at FM4 Austria; high rotation at Virgin radio Italy; daytime playlist at 3FM Netherlands; high rotation at Radio 3 Spain; high rotation at Radio Radar Portugal; and debuted in the US Mediabase Alternative chart at #32.

NME interview “This is the start of a whole new era”

http://www.nme.com/news/music/franz-ferinand-new-album-song-tour-always-ascending-interview-2153300

 

Quietus Paris live report / interview

“the big news is the new single and title track from the forthcoming album, an epic undertaking in two parts that builds and builds throughout its five and a half minutes”

http://thequietus.com/articles/23470-franz-ferdinand-alex-kapranos-always-ascending-interview

Domino Records created a Spotify pre-save mechanic that for the first time has been developed as a fan club using exclusive content from the band: http://fanclub.franzferdinand.com

Music ally http://musically.com/2017/11/08/domino-franz-ferdinand-spotify/

Tour dates:

Dec 04 – Showbox at the Market – Seattle, WA – SOLD OUT

Dec 05 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, Canada – SOLD OUT

Dec 06 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, Canada

Dec 07 – Theater of the Clouds at Moda Centre – Portland, OR

Dec 09 – The Glass House – Pomona, CA – SOLD OUT

Dec 10 – The Forum (KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas – Los Angeles, LA – SOLD OUT

Jan 25 – Shinkiba Studio Cost – Tokyo, Japan – SOLD OUT

Feb 10 – Leisureland – Galway, Ireland

Feb 11 – Olympia Theatre – Dublin, Ireland

Feb 13 – Albert Hall – Manchester, United Kingdom

Feb 14 – Rock City – Nottingham, United Kingdom

Feb 16 – 02 Academy – Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Feb 17 – 02 Academy Glasgow – Glasgow, United Kingdom – SOLD OUT

Feb 19 – 02 Academy Leeds – Leeds, United Kingdom

Feb 20 – 02 Academy Birmingham – Birmingham, United Kingdom

Feb 21 – 02 Academy Bristol – Bristol, United Kingdom

Feb 23 – Corn Exchange – Cambridge, United Kingdom

Feb 24 – 02 Academy Brixton, London, United Kingdom

Feb 25 – Brighton Dome – Brighton, United Kingdom

Feb 27 – Zenith – Paris, France

Feb 28 – Forest National – Brussels, Belgium

Mar 01 – Mehr! Theater – Hamburg, Germany

Mar 03 – Ronda – Utrecht, Netherlands – SOLD OUT

Mar 04 – De Oosterpoort – Groningen, Netherlands

Mar 05 – Palladium – Cologne, Germany

Mar 07 – Tempodrome – Berlin, Germany

Mar 08 – Stodola – Warsaw, Poland

Mar 09 – Forum Karlin – Prague, Czech Republic

Mar 11 – Halle 622 – Zurich, Switzerland

Mar 12 – TonHalle – Munich, Germany

Mar 13 – Gasometer – Vienna, Austria

Mar 15 – Unipol Arena – Bologna, Italy

Mar 17 – La Riviera – Madrid, Spain – SOLD OUT

Mar 19 – Zenith – Toulouse, France

Mar 20 – Zenith Sud – Montpellier, France

Mar 21 – Amphi 3000 – Lyon, France

Mar 23 – Liberte – Rennes, France

Mar 24 – Zenith – Caen, France

Apr 08 – Rebel – Toronto, Canada

Apr 10 – House of Blues – Boston, MA

Apr 11 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC

Apr 13 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA

Apr 16 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY

Apr 27 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN

Apr 28 – The Truman – Kansas City, MO

Apr 30 – The Rave – Milwalkee, WI

May 02 – The Pageant – Saint Louis, MO

May 07 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX

May 08 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX

May 11 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ

May 13 – North Park @ The Observatory – San Diego, CA

May 15 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA

May 17 – The Fox Theatre – Oakland, CA