Watch: Franz Ferdinand Unveil New Single/Video "Curious"

Scottish indie rockers Franz Ferdinand have unveiled the video for their new single "Curious".

The song is taken from their forthcoming greatest hits collection 'Hits To The Head', which will be out 11 March 2022 via Domino Record Co. Pre-order your copy here.

Talking about the song, lead singer Alex Kapranos said: "What’s the meaning behind the song? A meet-cute on the first page as tension enters left on a dark stage, but as our stars collide I’m curious: will you want me when you’ve got me? I’m a future seeker. Are we the future? I’m curious. I had this idea for the lyric — kind of the reverse of one of those life-flashing-before-your mind as you die in a film scene, where the entire course of a relationship flashes before you the instant you fall in love with someone."

About the video, he added: "So, it's a dance song we said later on when thinking about a video. And 'we've always said we play dance music,' said Bob, 'so why don't we dance in the video?' So we gave Andy Knowles, our old pal - who was in Bob's class at Art School and played with Franz Ferdinand in 2005/6 - a shout and he was up for it. You can spot his cameo.... and, yes, that is us actually dancing."

Watch/listen below.

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Blossoms Announce New LP 'Ribbon Around The Bomb', Stream Title Track

Manchester indie rock/psych pop band Blossoms have announced the release of their new album titled 'Ribbon Around The Bomb'.

The follow up to their 2018's album Cool Like You, was produced by James Skelly & Rich Turvey and  will be released on 29th April on Virgin EMI. Pre-order your copy here.

Speaking about the new album and single, Blossoms frontman Tom Ogden said: "While on tour in 2019 in Mexico, I visited Frida Kahlo’s house. Looking at her paintings on show, someone had described one of them as being like a ‘ribbon around a bomb’. I immediately thought that it was a great title for a song and album because of the imagery that it evoked in my mind. I thought about how lots of things in life could be described as being a ribbon around a bomb in the sense that as people we often dress things up which have a darkness lying beneath them".

“The more songs I wrote, the more I realised that the writer referenced in the songs was in fact me,” Ogden continues. “Having been so busy for the past eight years I and the band have never really had the chance to step back and reflect on what we’ve achieved. You’re so focused on the future; write the next album then tour. Your life is usually mapped out at least two years in advance.”

Check out the album's tracklist and listen to "Ribbon Around The Bomb" below.

Blossoms tracklisting:

01. The Writer's Theme

02. Ode To NYC

03. Ribbon Around The Bomb

04. The Sulking Poet

05. Born Wild

06. The Writer

07.  Everything About You

08. Care For

09. Cinerama Holy Days

10. Edith Machinist

11. Visions

12. The Last Chapter

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Watch: DETECTS Share Music Video For "Hours"

Mississippi post punk/shoegaze/darkwave outfit DETECTS have shared the video for their latest single "Hours".

The song is part of our current playlist and is taken from their album 'Conditions', released in November 2021 through Way-Off Records. Buyorder your copy here.

Watch the clip below.

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