
Franz Ferdinand share final album preview, "Hooked"
07 January 2025, 11:17
| Written by
Tyler Damara Kelly
Franz Ferdinand have shared a new track, "Hooked" as the latest single to be taken from their forthcoming studio album, The Human Fear.
"Hooked" follows the previously released singles "Audacious" and "Night Or Day". Recorded at AYR studios in Scotland, with Mark Ralph, who previously worked with them on their 2013 album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action; The Human Fear alludes to some deep-set human fears and how overcoming and accepting these fears drives and defines our lives.
The Human Fear, will be released on Friday 10 January 2025 via Domino, and is available to pre-order now.
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