Always Ascending

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Always Ascending
Franz Ferdinand - Always Ascending album cover art.png
Studio album by
Franz Ferdinand
Released9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
Recorded2017
Studio
  • Motorbass (Paris)
  • RAK (London)
Genre
Length39:48
Label Domino
Producer Philippe Zdar
Franz Ferdinand chronology
FFS
(2015)		Always Ascending
(2018)		 Hits to the Head
(2022)
Singles from Always Ascending
  1. "Always Ascending"
    Released: 25 October 2017
  2. "Feel the Love Go"
    Released: 8 January 2018
  3. "Lazy Boy"
    Released: 25 January 2018
  4. "Glimpse of Love"
    Released: 25 March 2018

Always Ascending is the fifth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released on 9 February 2018 through the Domino Recording Company. It is the band's first non-collaborative album in over four years, following Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action (2013). It is also their first album to feature new member Julian Corrie, who joined shortly after the departure of Nick McCarthy, and their last to feature drummer Paul Thomson. The album received generally positive reviews from critics. It peaked at number three in Scotland and number six in the UK. Four singles were released from the album: "Always Ascending", "Feel the Love Go", "Lazy Boy" and an alternative version of "Glimpse of Love". Several tracks from the album are featured during scenes or the closing credits of various episodes of the television show Loudermilk.

Contents

Background and recording

Following the release of Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action , the band's fourth studio album, in August 2013, the band collaborated with American rock band Sparks under the name FFS. They released a self-titled album in July 2015 and briefly toured. [1] In July 2016, it was announced that Nick McCarthy, one of the band's founding members, was taking a break from the band to spend more time with family and focusing on side projects. [2] It was announced in May 2017 that two new members had joined the band; Dino Bardot, former guitarist for Scottish indie rock band 1990s, and music producer Julian Corrie. [3] Corrie joined the band for the recording sessions of the album, while Bardot joined after recording was completed. [4]

The band recorded the album at Motorbass Studios in Paris and RAK Studios in London. [5] They previously used RAK Studios to record FFS in late 2014. [6] [7] For Always Ascending, they worked alongside Philippe Zdar, one-half of French synthpop duo Cassius and frequent collaborator with French indie pop band Phoenix, on the album. [5]

Composition

The music of Always Ascending has been described as indie rock, dance-punk, and new wave, all genres that the band have been previously associated with. [8] [9] [10]

Promotion and release

Prior to the announcement of the album, the band shared a short snippet of the title track on social media platforms on 23 October 2017. [11] On 25 October, the band released the title track as the album's lead single. Alongside the release was the reveal of the album's title, artwork, and track listing. They also released dates for a world tour, starting in October 2017 and ending in May 2018. [12] [13] A music video for the title track, directed by AB/CD/CD, was released on 4 December. [14] On 8 January 2018, "Feel the Love Go" was premiered on Zane Lowe's radio show on Beats 1. A music video was also released on the same day and made exclusive to the Apple Music service. [15] The video was directed by Diane Martel, [15] who had previously directed the band's music videos for "Do You Want To" and "Evil Eye". [16] On 25 January, "Lazy Boy" was released as a single. [17]

The album was released on physical and digital formats on 9 February 2018 by the Domino Recording Company. It was made available on 12" vinyl, CD, and a limited edition cassette. [18] A bundle was also made available which included a 180 gram blue and white marble-colored vinyl and other special merchandise items, limited to 1,500 copies. [19] The Japanese CD edition of the album was released through Hostess Entertainment and featured the band's non-album single "Demagogue" (2016) from 30 Days, 30 Songs as a bonus track. [20]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10 [21]
Metacritic 72/100 [22]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [23]
The A.V. Club B− [24]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [25]
The Independent Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [26]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [27]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [28]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [29]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [30]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [31]

Always Ascending received generally positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator site Metacritic, the album holds an average critic score of 72/100, based on 26 reviews. [22] At the online review aggregator AnyDecentMusic?, the album received an average critic score of 6.7/10, based on 31 reviews. [21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Julian Corrie, Bob Hardy, Alex Kapranos, Dino Bardot and Paul Thomson

Always Ascending [32]
No.TitleLength
1."Always Ascending"5:21
2."Lazy Boy"2:59
3."Paper Cages"3:40
4."Finally"3:09
5."The Academy Award"4:14
6."Lois Lane"3:34
7."Huck and Jim"3:35
8."Glimpse of Love"3:12
9."Feel the Love Go"4:46
10."Slow Don't Kill Me Slow"5:18
Total length:39:48
Japanese CD edition bonus track [33]
No.TitleLength
11."Demagogue"2:38
Total length:42:40

Personnel

All personnel adapted from liner notes. [34]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [35] 28
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [36] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [37] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [38] 13
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [39] 31
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [40] 30
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [41] 19
French Albums (SNEP) [42] 14
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [43] 13
Greek Albums (IFPI Greece) [44] 57
Irish Albums (OCC) [45] 35
Italian Albums (FIMI) [46] 31
Japan Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [47] 35
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [48] 26
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [49] 2
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [50] 14
Scottish Albums (OCC) [51] 3
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [52] 20
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [53] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [54] 6
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [55] 2
US Billboard 200 [56] 59
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [57] 1
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [58] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [59] 5

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalog no.Ref.
Various9 February 2018 CD Domino WIGCD408 [60]
12" vinyl WIGLP408 [61]
12" vinyl (deluxe edition)WIGLP408X
12" vinyl (bundle edition)WIGLP408XXMT [19]
Cassette WIGMC408 [62]
WIG408D [63]
JapanCD Hostess HSE-1290 [20]

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