Always Ascending

This article is about the Franz Ferdinand album. For its title track, see Always Ascending (song).

Always Ascending
Studio album by
Franz Ferdinand
Released9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)
Recorded2017
Studio
  • Motorbass (Paris)
  • RAK (London)
Genre
Length39:48
LabelDomino
ProducerPhilippe 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.