Franz Ferdinand premiere new track “Black Tuesday”: Watch

Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand haven’t rolled out new music too typically. Final yr, they launched All the time Ascending and, 5 years earlier than that, they shared Proper Ideas, Proper Phrases, Proper Motion. That’s a large hole, however one which’s on par for the band.

In order that’s why Franz Ferdinand debuting new materials stay comes as a nice shock. Whereas acting at North Music Competition in Porto, Portugal over the weekend, Franz Ferdinand debuted a brand new observe referred to as “Black Tuesday”. It clocks in round three and a half minutes.

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The track follows a steadfast bassline and a scale-climbing guitar melody. Given this was the band’s first time taking part in it stay, and the primary time anybody has heard it publicly, it sounds fairly dang good. It’s the kind of track that begins off considerably harmless earlier than its refrain sneakily wiggles its manner into your head.

Fortunately for followers, a festivalgoer filmed the entire thing from the entrance row — and the audio high quality isn’t too shabby in any respect. Test it out within the video beneath.

If that clip has you itching for extra stay performances by the band, you’re in luck. Franz Ferdinand had fairly the string of TV performances final yr. For starters, they performed “Lazy Boy” on Late Evening with Seth Meyers, “Really feel the Love Go” on Colbert, and a whopping 5 songs on Jimmy Kimmel Stay.

These searching for an in-person stay expertise can catch Franz Ferdinand at a handful of European festivals this summer time, together with Benicàssim Competition, Sziget Competition, Pukkelpop, and Lowlands Competition.