The Human Fear

Rock · 2025 · 11 tracks · 35m

The Human Fear

Franz Ferdinand

Angular guitars and disco-ready beats meet existential anxiety. A sharp, stylish return to form that finds the groove in our deepest human fears.

Stripped-back renewal

A darker, more urgent friction animates this sixth outing, where the band's historic dance-rock pulse is stripped of its recent electronic gloss to confront modern anxieties. The guitars reclaim their sharp, direct bite, framing a lean, band-in-a-room energy that feels both physically demanding and lyrically vulnerable.

The Human Fear · vs · Franz Ferdinand

Existential+2.5σ

The writing leans far further into existential than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 35m

01

Audacious

3:24

02

Everydaydreamer

3:13

03

The Doctor

2:20

04

Hooked

2:41

05

Build It Up

3:03

06

Night or Day

3:22

07

Tell Me I Should Stay

4:45

08

Cats

3:17

09

Black Eyelashes

2:53

10

Bar Lonely

3:06

11

The Birds

3:19

Moments Worth Waiting For

The album marks the studio debut of drummer Audrey Tait, whose crisp, driving percussion anchors the record's lean, punchy rhythm section.

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