Franz Ferdinand - Always Ascending

Жанр: Pop/ Rock, Electronic
Стиль: Album Rock, Alternative / Indie Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave/ Post-Punk Revival , Dance-Rock, Synth-Pop, Pop / Rock, Post-Punk, Disco
Страна: США (USA)
Дата первоначального релиза: 2018-02-09
Дата релиза: 09.02.2018
Лейбл: Domino ‎
Кол-во носителей: 1
Штрих-код: 887828040827
Кат. номер: Domino ‎– WIGCD408
Количество треков: 10
Длительность: 39:48
Состояние пластинки:

1 Always Ascending 5:21
2 Lazy Boy 2:59
3 Paper Cages 3:40
4 Finally 3:09
5 The Academy Award 4:14
6 Lois Lane 3:34
7 Huck And Jim 3:35
8 Glimpse Of Love 3:12
9 Feel The Love Go 4:46
10 Slow Don't Kill Me Now 5:18

Пятый студийный альбом шотландской инди-рок-группы на американском компакт-диске.
Герои танцевального инди-рока взрослеют только снаружи и продолжают высекать тот же танцевальный инди-рок, разве что прибавив к нему чуть больше электронных звуков. Всё благодаря экстраординарному продюсеру Филлипу Здару, который до этого работал с Cassius, Phoenix, Beastie Boys.

Always Ascending is the fifth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released on 9 February 2018 through the Domino Recording Company. It is the band's first non-collaborative album in over four years, following Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013). It is also their first album to feature new member Julian Corrie, who joined shortly after the departure of Nick McCarthy. Three singles were released from the album; "Always Ascending", "Feel the Love Go", and "Lazy Boy".

Background and recording.
Following the release of Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the band's fourth studio album, in August 2013, the band collaborated with American rock band Sparks under the name FFS. They released a self-titled album in July 2015 and briefly toured. In July 2016, it was announced that Nick McCarthy, one of the band's founding members, was taking a break from the band to spend more time with family and focusing on side projects. It was announced in May 2017 that two new members had joined the band; Dino Bardot, former guitarist for Scottish indie rock band 1990s, and music producer Julian Corrie. Corrie joined the band for the recording sessions of the album, while Bardot joined after recording was completed.
The band recorded the album at Motorbass Studios in Paris and RAK Studios in London. They previously used RAK Studios to record FFS in late 2014. For Always Ascending, they worked alongside Philippe Zdar, one-half of French synthpop duo Cassius and frequent collaborator with French indie pop band Phoenix, on the album.

Professional ratings:

Metacritic: 73/100
AllMusic:    3/5 stars
The A.V. Club:    B–]
The Guardian:    3/5 stars
The Independent:    3/5 stars
Mojo:    4/5 stars
NME:    4/5 stars
Pitchfork:     6.9/10
Rolling Stone:    3.5/5 stars
Slant Magazine:    3.5/5 stars
Under the Radar:    8/10 stars
Always Ascending received generally positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator site Metacritic, the album holds an average critic score of 73/100, based on 26 reviews.

All tracks written by Julian Corrie, Bob Hardy, Alex Kapranos, and Paul Thomson.

Personnel:
Franz Ferdinand:
Alex Kapranos
Bob Hardy
Paul Thomson
Julian Corrie
Additional musicians:
Terry Edwards – saxophone (track 9)
Technical personnel:
Mike Horner – additional production
Pierre Juarez – additional production
Mike Marsh – mastering
Sam Potter – extra contribution (tracks 1, 3)
Antoine Poyeton – assistant at Motorbass Studios
Will Purton – assistant at RAK Studios
Philippe Zdar – production, mixing
Other personnel:
Melissa Appleton – Infinity Mirror construction
Edwin Burdis – coordination
Cerne Canning – management
Matthew Cooper – design
Sylvan Deleu – photography
David Edwards – band collage photos
Franz Ferdinand – design
Alexis Anne Mackenzie – cover art, band collages
Nicola Wright – assistant manager

Companies, etc.:
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Domino Publishing Co. Ltd.
Recorded At – RAK Studios
Recorded At – Motorbass Studio
Credits:
Composed By – Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie, Paul Thomson, Robert Hardy
Producer – Philippe Zdar
Notes
Recorded at RAK Studios, London and Motorbass, Paris
℗ & © 2018 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Barcode and Other Identifiers
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