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are "clapping bones together" to create sounds for their upcoming third major studio album. "I remember we were working on a song called 'Kiss Me' and we wanted to have a real dry, percussive sound in the chorus," frontman AlexKapranos says. "We had this skeleton in a box that just ended up sitting in the corner of the studio ... and decided to experiment with it." Each band's member...
Livin' on shortwave streams tonight. So Britster hitsters (yep, hitsters - not hipsters) Franz Ferdinand have finally given their upcoming - and eagerly awaited, might I add - album a title. Only problem is, it's not even a definite confirmation. NME.com informs us that frontman AlexKapranos suggested it could go by the name of 'Tonight' because, in his words, it will contain "music...
'I can't think of any records with human bones,' AlexKapranos says of band's new percussion instruments. By Chris Harris Franz Ferdinand's AlexKapranos Photo: Christopher Hunt/ Getty Images When Franz Ferdinand frontman AlexKapranos and guitarist Nick McCarthy walked away from an auction last year in their hometown of Glasgow, Scotland, carrying a large...
While laying down the drum tracks for their upcoming album, Franz Ferdinand decided to experiment by using human bones as percussive instruments. The remains came courtesy of an estate sale purchase made by AlexKapranos and guitarist Nick McCarthy in 2007. Says frontman Kapranos, “We smacked the ribs together and we got this really weird, [...]
Franz Ferdinand Use Human Bones As Instruments On New AlbumPublished Saturday, 11th October, 2008 at 5:33 PM have incorporated some unusual recording techniques for their long overdue new album 'Tonight', including human bones.In an interview with MTV, the group say they bought the bones at an auction in 2007. Speaking on how they were used on the album, frontman AlexKapranos says:"I...
"Thanks for letting a bunch of Limeys like us play your rally," said Scot and Greenpoint resident AlexKapranos. "We only hope you'll invite us back for your victory party." It was a fun night in support of who many...
The ongoing saga of the third album, which the band has been working on since late 2007, is set to finally end. The group played a low key show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn last night, and revealed that the album is to be called Tonight. Frontman AlexKapranos and drummer Paul Thomson seem a little unsure about the title when they reveal it in clip from Spin’s website,...
... the crowd's reaction -- and absolutely thrilled. It was a star-making show, and they deserved it. AlexKapranos and co had the same giant smiles on their faces last night as they returned to the same address, now refashioned as the fancier Music Hall of Williamsburg. In town, I'm guessing, to show off their just-finished third album, Tonight , for Sony/BMG suits, it's clear they know...
Scottish rock ombo previewed a handful of new songs from its forthcoming album to a packed house at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg last night (Oct. 8). Frontman AlexKapranos said the band has finished work last week on the project, dubbed "Tonight," and will release it in January via Epic.The new material finds Franz Ferdinand taking its arty post-punk in a new direction, supplementing...
... "Thanks for letting a bunch of Limeys like us play your rally," said Scot and Greenpoint resident AlexKapranos. "We only hope you'll invite us back for your victory party." It was a fun night in support of who many of us hope will be the next President of the United States. [ Sound Bites ] Other highlights were Eugene Mirman's RNC video coverage, a Les Savy Fav (another not-so-secret...
