A second track has emerged from the Franz Ferdinand/Sparks collaboration FFS – have a listen to ‘Johnny Delusional‘ via YouTube below.
The two bands apparently first discussed a hook-up way back in 2003 at the time of Franz Ferdinand’s earliest chart successes, but didn’t ultimately share a studio until last year when they undertook recording sessions at RAK in London with producer John Congleton.
“We approached it the way bands do with their first,” Alex Kapranos has said. “We had the songs first, rehearsed them and then recorded it all together, in a room. So no hanging around or fannying about.”
“The real motivation was to make something new, not ‘Franz featuring Russell Mael’, or ‘Sparks with Franz Ferdinand backing them’.”
The debut album, also entitled ‘FFS‘, will be released on June 8th.
‘FFS’ tracklist:
‘Johnny Delusional’
‘Call Girl’
‘Dictator’s Son’
‘Little Guy From The Suburbs’
‘Police Encounters’
‘Save Me From Myself’
‘So Desu Ne’
‘The Man Without A Tan’
‘Things I Won’t Get’
‘The Power Couple’
‘Collaborations Don’t Work’
‘Piss Off’