- alternative dance, dance-punk, indie rock, new wave
- 40 min
- 10 tracks
- Domino
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).
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Spare, classical in form, grave and cool.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
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Metacritic 72/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.7/10
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB−
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.9/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3.5/5 ★
- Under the Radar8/10 ★
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Tracks
- 1Always Ascending5:21
- 2Lazy Boy2:60
- 3Paper Cages3:41
- 4Finally3:10
- 5The Academy Award4:14
- 6Lois Lane3:34
- 7Huck and Jim3:35
- 8Glimpse of Love3:12
- 9Feel the Love Go4:46
- 10Slow Don’t Kill Me Slow5:19
10 tracks, 40 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Franz Ferdinand
- Label
- Domino
- Released
- February 9, 2018
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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