Franz Ferdinand

The story

Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. Their original line-up was composed of Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Bob Hardy (bass) and Paul Thomson. Julian Corrie and Dino Bardot joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year, and Audrey Tait joined the band after Thomson left in 2021. The band were categorised as a post-punk revival band, and garnered multiple UK top 20 hits in the 2000s. They have been nominated for several Grammy Awards and have received two Brit Awards—winning one for Best British Group—as well as one NME Award.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stories

Beyond the records: books, other lives and interviews, from the band and its members.

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Records

• Some Remixes of Hooked · 2025 · EP · remix
• City Sessions (Amazon Music Live) · 2025 · EP · live
• The Human Fear Demos · 2025 · demo
• Albums (2004 - 2018) · 2022 · compilation
• Deezer Sessions · 2022 · EP · live
• Hits to the Head · 2022 · compilation
• Glimpse of Love (Nightwave remix) · 2018 · Single · remix
• Always Ascending (Nina Kraviz remix) · 2018 · Single · remix
• Always Ascending (Remixes) · 2018 · Single · remix
• Feel the Love Go (Remixes) · 2018 · Single · remix
• LateNightTales: Franz Ferdinand · 2014 · compilation, dj-mix
• Live 2014 · 2014 · live
• Spotify Sessions: Thoughts, Words, Action · 2014 · EP · live
• Right Action (Remixes) · 2013 · Single · remix
• Right Action Remixes · 2013 · Single · compilation
• Evil Eye Remixes · 2013 · EP · compilation
• Right Notes, Right Words, Wrong Order · 2013 · live
• Outsiders/Tell Her Tonight (Recorded live at Konk Studios) · 2013 · Single · live
• Live EP · 2013 · EP · live
• The North Sea · 2013 · EP · remix
• Franz Ferdinand / You Could Have It So Much Better · 2010 · compilation
• iTunes Festival: London 2009 · 2009 · EP · live
• Blood · 2009 · remix
• Live Tonight:Franz Ferdinand · 2009 · live
• Remixes · 2006 · compilation, remix
• Outsiders (Isolée remix) · 2006 · Single · remix
• Sessions@AOL · 2005 · EP · live
• Franz Ferdinand · 2005 · live
• Take Me Out (remixes) · 2004 · Single · remix
• Live 2003 · 2003 · live

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Members

• 2002 to 2016
  Nick McCarthy
• 2002 on
  Bob Hardy
• 2002 on
  Alex Kapranos
• 2005 to 2007
  Andy Knowles
• 2017 on
  Dino Bardot
• 2017 on
  Miaoux Miaoux
• 2021 on
  Audrey Tait
• Paul Thomson
• Robert Hardy
• Julian Corrie

Members past and present, each with their own page. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Franz Ferdinand in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Franz Ferdinand in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

If you like Franz Ferdinand

• Kasabian3 sources agree
• Kaiser Chiefs3 sources agree
• Bloc Party3 sources agree
• The Kooks3 sources agree
• Arctic Monkeys2 sources agree
• The Strokes2 sources agree
• The Killers2 sources agree
• Miles Kane2 sources agree
• Blur2 sources agree
• FFS2 sources agree
• Muse2 sources agree
• The Libertines2 sources agree

Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Franz Ferdinand’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.