have released two new songs that will be off their new album, “Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action.” The album, their first in four years, is due out on Aug. 27 on Domino. Listen to the new Franz Ferdinand songs, “Right Action” and “Love Illumination,” below.
Don’t worry about the sound on these new songs. So far it seems to be the same Brit-poppy Franz Ferdinand from the 2000s, best known for “Take Me Out” and “This Fire” — manic and theatrical as ever.
Right Action
Love Illumination
Franz Ferdinand also announced a huge summer/fall world tour that unfortunately does not include a Denver date. Take a look at the tour schedule below, anyway. You can always drive to Kansas. The band last played in Denver in 2009.
08-09 Krakow, Poland – Coke Live Festival
08-11 Budapest, Hungary – Sziget
08-15-17 Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium – Pukkelpop
08-15-17 St. Poelten, Austria – Frequency Festival
08-16-18 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands – Lowlands
08-16-18 Hockenheim, Germany – Rock’n’Heim
08-23 Saint-Cloud, France – Rock en Seine
08-24 Lausanne, Switzerland – For Noise Festival
08-30 – 09-01 Stradbally, Ireland – Electric Picnic
08-30 Zurich, Switzerland – Zurich Openair
09-05-08 Newport, Isle of Wight – Bestival
09-10 Magaluf, Spain – Mallorca Rocks
09-11 Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza – Ibiza Rocks
09-14 Madrid, Spain – DCode Festival
10-04 Houston, TX – House of Blues
10-05 Dallas, TX – House of Blues
10-04-06 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10-08 Lawrence, KS – The Granada
10-09 Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theater
10-10 Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre
10-11-13 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits
10-15 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
10-16 Columbus, OH – The LC Pavilion
10-17 North Bethesda, MD – Music Center at Strathmore
10-19 Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
10-20 Boston, MA – Orpheum Theatre
10-22 New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
10-23 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
10-23 Toronto, Ontario – Kool Haus
11-19 Toyko, Japan – Zepp Tokyo
11-20 Toyko, Japan – Zepp Tokyo
11-22 Osaka, Japan – Zepp Osaka
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