The groups eponymous debut studio album was recorded in late 2014 and released through the domino recording company in the uk. Franz ferdinand, sparks join forces for supergroup ffs. But, spliced together as ffs, theyre harking back to a time when the charts were properly weird. Download torrent mp3 320 kbps 0s blog comments powered by disqus. Over the years, sparks brainy shapeshifting has touched on glam and new wave. Download sparks mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Franz ferdinand and sparks supergroup ffs premiere new. The bands drummer paul thomson came up with the name. We thought take me out was very cool, and wouldnt it be nice to say hello when they came to. Franz ferdinand are making an album with veteran synth rockers sparks, nme can reveal sparks keyboardist ron mael told nme that the two bands have been working together since they met in san.
Last month, we learned that all four members of franz ferdinand had teamed up with sparks, the culty, idiosyncratic 70s group who served as an inspiration to. Ffs is the only studio album by scottishamerican supergroup ffs, consisting of members from the scottish band franz ferdinand and the american band sparks. Franz ferdinand and sparks form supergroup ffs pitchfork. Especially two bands that didnt seem to have any clear link prior to amalgamation, like scottish dancerock fourpiece franz ferdinand and campy l. Ffs an abbreviation of franz ferdinand and sparks was a supergroup formed by scottish indie rock band franz ferdinand and american rockpop band sparks. Franz ferdinand, sparks announce ffs album the young folks. Very much a new project, ffs doesnt truly sound like either band, but a striking and fascinating mutation. Ffs the unique collaboration between franz ferdinand and sparks have announced details of the release of their selftitled album on monday june 8 th 2015 on domino the first single will be released in april details to follow shortly. It lasts for almost seven minutes, during which time it shifts from soft, lofi. Its incredible how things work out and how your path sort of. Ffs is the modest title of a groundbreaking collaboration between las glam rock godfathers, sparks, and glasgows 21st century hitmakers franz ferdinand. Franz ferdinand and cult band sparks have toyed with making a collaborative album for years.
The record, also titled ffs, will be released on june 8. But while the alliance may echo their own, one imagines both franz ferdinand and sparks sharing a nice port, or possibly absinthe, rather than cheap blotto booze. Four guys, who formed a band in glasgow, uk glasgow. Collaborations dont works selfreferential duet turns into a duel, with alex kapranos and russell mael trading barbs like i dont need your navel.
However, they have expressed admiration for eminem, outkast, franz ferdinand, belisha and morrissey. The seed of ffs a unique collaboration between franz ferdinand and sparks was sown around the time of franz s debut album when word got back to the maels that the band were big sparks fans. Scottish indie rockers franz ferdiand and quirky american pop duo sparks have announced details of their collaborative album under the name ffs. Domino news ffs franz ferdinand and sparks announce. Ffs brings franz ferdinand and sparks together for smart pop. The real motivation was to make something new, not franz featuring russell mael, or sparks with franz ferdinand backing them, says alex kapranos of franz ferdinand. Pete doherty m ergers seem to be catching on in pop. The fans did not have to wait for sparks following creation for a long time.
On june 8th, franz ferdinand and glam rockers sparks will release their new album as supergroup ffs. Franz ferdinand has emerged as one of the mainstays from the indie rock boom that happened in the first decade of the new millennium. Franz ferdinand and sparks represent artpop over different generations. Russell mael of sparks and alex kapranos of franz ferdinand in manchester. Franz ferdinand and sparks working on joint album nme. It entered the united kingdom album charts at number three in february 2004 and contains three uk top ten singles. The album was recorded during a 15day period in late 2014 at rak studios in london and was produced by grammy awardwinning record producer john congleton. The seed of ffs a unique collaboration between franz ferdinand and sparks was sown around the time of franzs debut album when word got back to the maels that the band were big sparks fans. Right notes, right words, wrong order, is a document of a thrilling live session captured at the legendary konk studios in london. Both bands have proven to prioritize innovation over most everything else in recent years, without losing any trademark groove or sincerity. March, 2009 the scottish band franz ferdinand broke big in 2004, but to whom much is given, much is expected.
The album won the 2004 mercury music prize, and has. In fact, ffs works so well because these groups arent carbon copies of each other. Ffsshort for comparative newbies franz ferdinand scottish, formed in 2002, hit with take me out in 2004 and aged l. Culture music features sparks ron and russell mael on their new album, collaborating with franz ferdinand and being mysterious. Johnny delusional is the glaminspired first track and lead single from ffs, a collaborative album between scottish indie rockers franz ferdinand and. Ffs is the debut studio album by supergroup ffs, consisting of members from bands franz ferdinand and sparks. Behind the droll textspeak name lurks the collective talent of franz ferdinand and sparks, a combination that on the face of it could be excessively arch but that actually turns out to be bags of. Franz ferdinand push and challenge the maels and are pretty much equal partners here. Sparks are rocking again with a band worthy of their talents, and these songs clearly reflect the collaborative spirit sometimes missing in latter day sparks albums. Franz ferdinands latest album is 20s right thoughts, right words, right action and sparks most recent release is a reissue of their 1974 album kimono my house. Ffs ffs franz ferdinand and sparks flac tnt download via torrent. Stream tracks and playlists from franz ferdinand on your desktop or mobile device. Sparks ron and russell mael on new album, franz ferdinand.
Their formation was announced on 9 march 2015, but the two bands had been recording since at least the mid2000s. Sparks the brothers ron and russell mael return to a rocking format in a true collaboration. Franz ferdinand is the debut album by scottish indie rock band franz ferdinand, released february 9, 2004. A long time in the making as well as a complete surprise on its arrival, the selftitled debut from ffs the collaboration between franz ferdinand and sparks is the work of two great, and distinctive, acts at the top of their game. Right notes, right words, wrong order is taken from the deluxe version of franz ferdinand album right thoughts, right words, right action out now on domino. After their last album, alex kapranos and the band took a musical detour to work with cult band sparks. Sparks achoo was among the first songs franz ferdinand attempted to learn when starting out.
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