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Alex Kapranos
Alex Kapranos
	Kapranos performing with Franz Ferdinand in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley
Also known as	Prince House Rabbit
Born	20 March 1972 (age 52); Almondsbury, Gloucestershire, England
Origin	Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Genres	Indie rock; post-punk revival; dance-punk; art rock;
Occupations	Musician; singer; songwriter; record producer; author;
Instruments	Vocals; guitar; bass guitar; keyboards;
Years active	1992–present
Labels	Domino
Member of	Franz Ferdinand
Formerly of	The Karelia; The Yummy Fur; The Amphetameanies; FFS; BNQT;
Website	www.franzferdinand.com

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Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley (born 20 March 1972) is a Scottish musician. He is best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist of Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand.^[3] He has also been a part of the supergroups FFS and BNQT.

Early life

Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley was born on 20 March 1972 in Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire, the son of an English mother and Greek father.^[4] As a two-month-old he moved to Sunderland, moving to Scotland when he was 7.^[5] He attended the University of Aberdeen to study Theology. After dropping out, he continued studying at the University of Strathclyde, gaining a BA. In 2005, he was awarded Strathclyde's Alumnus of the Year.^[6]

Kapranos worked as a chef, barman, music promoter, driver, welder and IT lecturer prior to his success in music.^[7] From the early 1990s, he was a fixture of the Glasgow music scene, running live nights at The 13th Note Café, most notably The Kazoo Club.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Performing

While working at the Glasgow's Anniesland College in late 90's, Alex Kapranos played in some of city's popular bands, including The Blisters (later known as The Karelia), The Amphetameanies and The Yummy Fur. He is also known to have contributed to the noise act Urusei Yatsura and Lung Leg recordings.^[3]

After dropping "Huntley" from his name, Kapranos formed Franz Ferdinand in 2001. The band was composed of Kapranos, Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals), Paul Thomson (drums, backing vocals) and Bob Hardy (bass). The band saw chart success after their second single "Take Me Out" was released on 12 January 2004^[8] and reached Number 3 in the UK Charts^[9] followed by their debut album Franz Ferdinand (released 9 February 2004),^[10] which debuted on the UK album chart at Number 3.^[11]

The band went on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize^[12] and two Brit Awards in 2005^[13] for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act.

In 2015, the Franz Ferdinand collaborated with American band Sparks to form a supergroup named FFS.

Also in 2015 Kapranos joined the supergroup BNQT.

In 2019 British band All We Are released a single "Heart Attack" with Alex Kapranos.^[14]

In 2020 Kapranos released an English-French cover of "Summer Wine" with Clara Luciani.^[15]

Producing

Kapranos produced Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever—the third album by British indie rock group The Cribs in Vancouver, B.C., released on 14 May 2007. He also produced their single-only track "Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?", which was featured with "Our Bovine Public" (from Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever) as a double A-side.

Kapranos makes a cameo appearance in the video for "Our Bovine Public".^[16]

His remix of the single "New in Town" by British pop singer Little Boots was featured on various formats of the singles release.

He produced the debut album by British indie rock band Citizens!, Here We Are, which was released by Kitsuné on 28 May 2012.^[17]

He produced the second album of Scottish guitarist RM Hubbert, Thirteen Lost & Found. In 2019, he produced the single "Pista (Great Start)" by London-based band Los Bitchos, which he described thus: "Truly international with cumbia beats, Turkish psychedelia, a hint of Swedish pop and a touch of shoegaze shimmer. More than anything, they put you in a really good mood when you listen to them. Celebratory trills and whoops energise the vibrant Dick Dale-esque guitars and brass, making for a blistering escape to a rip-roaring desert session."^[18]

Other work

Writing

In September 2005, Kapranos began "Soundbites",^[19] a weekly food column for G2 in The Guardian newspaper, which detailed his culinary adventures as Franz Ferdinand traversed the globe on their world tour. Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand, a book of the column and unreleased material illustrated by Andy Knowles, was released in 2006.

Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand was read by Kapranos on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week for 4–8 December 2006, described as "his account about what he ate while touring the world."^[20]

Narration

Kapranos narrated the 2008 BBC Scotland documentary Edwyn Collins: Home Again on the recovery of Orange Juice singer Edwyn Collins.

Also in 2008, Kapranos narrated the BBC Radio 1 documentary The Story of Kraftwerk.

Film

In 2016, Kapranos took part in a documentary about Glasgow music, and Chemikal Underground Records, called Lost in France. The film was directed by Niall McCann and brought Kapranos (along with members of The Delgados, Mogwai and others) to Mauron, Brittany, to recreate a gig they played when Kapranos was in his earlier band, The Karelia. The film features Kapranos playing live with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai, and other musicians such as Emma Pollock and RM Hubbert, and Holy Mountain, as well as interviews with Kapranos and his old label-mates. Lost in France premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival to wholly positive reviews and was called "Funny, vital and sobering"^[21] by Scotland's arts publication, The Skinny.

Kapranos was interviewed for Edgar Wright's 2021 documentary film The Sparks Brothers, centered around the band Sparks, with whom Franz Ferdinand formed supergroup FFS.^[22]

Radio presenting

From 7 August to 11 September 2022, Kapranos presented a six part Sunday night radio programme titled "The Alex Kapranos Show" on Absolute Radio.^[23]

Personal life

In his spare time, Kapranos enjoys crafting abstract furniture in his carpentry workshop.^[24]^[25]

In June 2005, Kapranos was detained for around an hour by officials at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow after being mistakenly identified as belonging on a U.S. "no-fly" list. This occurred due to the surname on his passport, Huntley, also having been previously used as an alias by the former MI6 agent Richard Tomlinson. Tomlinson had been fired, imprisoned, and labelled a security risk after circulating to publishers a draft of a book on MI6. Kapranos was released after officials determined that he did not fit Tomlinson's description.^[26]^[27]

Growing up in Sunderland, he supported the local football club Sunderland A.F.C.^[28]

Kapranos has asthma and is allergic to peanuts.^[29]

Kapranos dated singer Eleanor Friedberger for a few years (he dedicated the song "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" to her).^[30] Since 2019, he has been in a relationship with French musician Clara Luciani. Luciani announced her pregnancy with the couple's first child in May 2023.^[31] They married in Scotland at the end of May 2023.^[32] The pair welcomed a son in September 2023.^[33]

Discography

Singles

Year	Titel	Album
2019	"Heart Attack" (All We Are & Alex Kapranos)	non-album single
2020	"Summer Wine" (Alex Kapranos & Clara Luciani)	non-album single

References

^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
^ Walters, Barry (26 August 2013). "Franz Ferdinand's 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action' Is a Marvel of Relaxing Tension". Spin. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Alex Kapranos". FranzFerdinand.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.
^ Scott, Neil. "The Mind's Construction Quarterly » Alex Kapranos". TMCQ.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ "Franz's Alex comes home to Sunderland". Sunderland Echo. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^ "Alumnus Of The Year". University of Strathclyde Glasgow. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.
^ Battaglia, Andy (14 February 2007). "Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ "Singles". FranzFerdinand.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007.
^ "Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out". ACharts.us. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
^ "Albums". FranzFerdinand.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007.
^ "Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". ACharts.us. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
^ "Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize". BBC News. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ Kaufman, Gil (10 February 2005). "Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Keane Win Big at Brit Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ "ALL WE ARE & FRANZ FERDINAND'S ALEX KAPRANOS TEAM UP FOR SPEEDY WUNDERGROUND SINGLE". diymag.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ Andrew Trendell (28 July 2020). "Alex Kapranos shares new Clara Luciani duet 'Summer Wine' and tells us what's next for Franz Ferdinand". nme.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
^ "The Cribs – Our Bovine Public". YouTube. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ "Citizens! debut album 'Here we are' announcement". Kitsuné Journal. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
^ Swash, Olivia (12 August 2019). "Bask in the dazzle of Los Bitchos' cumbia-tinged gem 'Pista (Great Start)'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ Kapranos, Alex (23 September 2005). "Whine tasting". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
^ "Radio 4 Programmes – FM Schedule, Saturday 5 November 2011". BBC. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
^ Porteous, Lewis (1 February 2017). "Alex Kapranos on Glasgow's 90s music scene". The Skinny. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
^ Collinge, Miranda (27 July 2021). "Edgar Wright on Finally Making A Doc About Sparks, Pop Music's Secret Weapon". Esquire. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
^ "Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos to join Absolute Radio for six-part series". bauermedia.co.uk. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^ Dowling, Marianne (23 November 2009). "Franz Ferdinand keeps it interesting". Jam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Franz Ferdinand: Tonight's The Night". ShockHound. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009.
^ Fielding, Nick (19 June 2005). "Russians hold Franz, the MI6 rock agent". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ "ON THIS DAY: June 2 – Queen Elizabeth was coronated 62 years ago today". North Devon Journal. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^ "Franz-tastic!". Chroniclelive.co.uk. 25 November 2005.
^ "Alex Kapranos: "Like having blonde or dark hair, having asthma for me is just part of my make-up"". Asthma.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
^ Hoby, Hermione (19 January 2016). "Eleanor Friedberger: 'I had a hard time imagining myself standing onstage not being young and beautiful'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ Machetto, Clément (15 May 2023). "Clara Luciani enceinte : Alex Kapranos, le futur papa, réagit et c'est très second degré". news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^ stacy (16 June 2023). "Clara Luciani, pregnant, married her rocker! Wedding in complete "intimacy" in Scotland, in a "very isolated" village". euro.dayfr.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
^ "Clara Luciani a accouché : la jeune maman poste une photo originale et dévoile le sexe de son bébé".

External links

Franz Ferdinand official website
Alex Kapranos interview with World Hum
Alex Kapranos interview Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine with SPIN

[1] Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

[2] Walters, Barry (26 August 2013). "Franz Ferdinand's 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action' Is a Marvel of Relaxing Tension". Spin. Retrieved 3 February 2014.

[autogenerated1-3] "Alex Kapranos". FranzFerdinand.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.

[4] Scott, Neil. "The Mind's Construction Quarterly » Alex Kapranos". TMCQ.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[5] "Franz's Alex comes home to Sunderland". Sunderland Echo. 17 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

[6] "Alumnus Of The Year". University of Strathclyde Glasgow. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012.

[7] Battaglia, Andy (14 February 2007). "Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[8] "Singles". FranzFerdinand.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007.

[9] "Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out". ACharts.us. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

[10] "Albums". FranzFerdinand.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 December 2007.

[11] "Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand". ACharts.us. Retrieved 27 September 2014.

[12] "Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize". BBC News. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[13] Kaufman, Gil (10 February 2005). "Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Keane Win Big at Brit Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[14] "ALL WE ARE & FRANZ FERDINAND'S ALEX KAPRANOS TEAM UP FOR SPEEDY WUNDERGROUND SINGLE". diymag.com. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[15] Andrew Trendell (28 July 2020). "Alex Kapranos shares new Clara Luciani duet 'Summer Wine' and tells us what's next for Franz Ferdinand". nme.com. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[16] "The Cribs – Our Bovine Public". YouTube. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[release-17] "Citizens! debut album 'Here we are' announcement". Kitsuné Journal. 13 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 June 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

[18] Swash, Olivia (12 August 2019). "Bask in the dazzle of Los Bitchos' cumbia-tinged gem 'Pista (Great Start)'". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[19] Kapranos, Alex (23 September 2005). "Whine tasting". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

[20] "Radio 4 Programmes – FM Schedule, Saturday 5 November 2011". BBC. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.

[21] Porteous, Lewis (1 February 2017). "Alex Kapranos on Glasgow's 90s music scene". The Skinny. Retrieved 4 July 2020.

[22] Collinge, Miranda (27 July 2021). "Edgar Wright on Finally Making A Doc About Sparks, Pop Music's Secret Weapon". Esquire. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[23] "Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos to join Absolute Radio for six-part series". bauermedia.co.uk. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.

[24] Dowling, Marianne (23 November 2009). "Franz Ferdinand keeps it interesting". Jam.canoe.ca. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[25] "Franz Ferdinand: Tonight's The Night". ShockHound. 22 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009.

[26] Fielding, Nick (19 June 2005). "Russians hold Franz, the MI6 rock agent". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[27] "ON THIS DAY: June 2 – Queen Elizabeth was coronated 62 years ago today". North Devon Journal. 2 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

[28] "Franz-tastic!". Chroniclelive.co.uk. 25 November 2005.

[29] "Alex Kapranos: "Like having blonde or dark hair, having asthma for me is just part of my make-up"". Asthma.org.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2020.

[30] Hoby, Hermione (19 January 2016). "Eleanor Friedberger: 'I had a hard time imagining myself standing onstage not being young and beautiful'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[31] Machetto, Clément (15 May 2023). "Clara Luciani enceinte : Alex Kapranos, le futur papa, réagit et c'est très second degré". news.yahoo.com (in French). Retrieved 11 June 2023.

[32] stacy (16 June 2023). "Clara Luciani, pregnant, married her rocker! Wedding in complete "intimacy" in Scotland, in a "very isolated" village". euro.dayfr.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

[33] "Clara Luciani a accouché : la jeune maman poste une photo originale et dévoile le sexe de son bébé".

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-| birth_place     = [[Almondsbury]], [[Gloucestershire]], England
+| birth_place       = [[Almondsbury]], [[Gloucestershire]], England
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+| occupation        = {{hlist|Musician|singer|songwriter|record producer|author}}
-| alias           = Prince House Rabbit<ref>{{cite web|last=Walters |first=Barry |title=Franz Ferdinand's 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action' Is a Marvel of Relaxing Tension |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/franz-ferdinand-right-thoughts-right-words-right-action-domino/ |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=26 August 2013 |access-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>
+| alias             = Prince House Rabbit<ref>{{cite web|last=Walters |first=Barry |title=Franz Ferdinand's 'Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action' Is a Marvel of Relaxing Tension |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/franz-ferdinand-right-thoughts-right-words-right-action-domino/ |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=26 August 2013 |access-date=3 February 2014}}</ref>
-| instrument      = {{hlist|[[Vocals]]|[[guitar]]|[[bass guitar]]|[[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]}}
+| instrument        = {{hlist|[[Vocals]]|[[guitar]]|[[bass guitar]]|[[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]]}}
-| genre           = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[post-punk revival]]|[[dance-punk]]|[[art rock]]}}
+| genre             = {{hlist|[[Indie rock]]|[[post-punk revival]]|[[dance-punk]]|[[art rock]]}}
-| years_active    = 1992–present
+| years_active      = 1992–present
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+| past_member_of    = {{hlist|[[The Karelia]]|[[The Yummy Fur]]|The Amphetameanies|[[FFS (band)|FFS]]|[[BNQT]]|}}
-| website         = {{URL|http://www.franzferdinand.com}}
+| website           = {{URL|http://www.franzferdinand.com}}
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-'''Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley''' (born 20 March 1972) is a Scottish musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and author. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Scottish rock band [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|title=Alex Kapranos|url=http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/biog.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217180736/http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/biog.php|archive-date=17 December 2007|website=FranzFerdinand.co.uk}}</ref> He has also been a part of the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroups]] [[FFS (band)|FFS]] and [[BNQT]].
+'''Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley''' (born 20 March 1972) is a Scottish musician. He is best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist of Scottish rock band [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web|title=Alex Kapranos|url=http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/biog.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217180736/http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/biog.php|archive-date=17 December 2007|website=FranzFerdinand.co.uk}}</ref> He has also been a part of the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroups]] [[FFS (band)|FFS]] and [[BNQT]].
 ==Early life==
 Alexander Paul Kapranos Huntley was born on 20 March 1972 in [[Almondsbury|Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire]], the son of an English mother and Greek father.<ref>{{cite web|author=Scott|first=Neil|title=The Mind's Construction Quarterly » Alex Kapranos|url=http://tmcq.co.uk/interviews/alex-kapranos/|access-date=5 November 2011|website=TMCQ.co.uk}}</ref> As a two-month-old he moved to [[Sunderland]], moving to Scotland when he was 7.<ref>{{cite news |title=Franz's Alex comes home to Sunderland |url=https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/franz-s-alex-comes-home-to-sunderland-1-1065330 |access-date=11 March 2021 |work=Sunderland Echo |date=17 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725153341/https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/franz-s-alex-comes-home-to-sunderland-1-1065330 |archive-date=25 July 2018}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Aberdeen]] to study Theology. After dropping out, he continued studying at the [[University of Strathclyde]], gaining a [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]. In 2005, he was awarded Strathclyde's Alumnus of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alumnus Of The Year|url=http://www.strath.ac.uk/alumni/aoy/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026052333/http://www.strath.ac.uk/alumni/aoy/|archive-date=26 October 2012|website=University of Strathclyde Glasgow}}</ref>
-Kapranos worked as a chef, barman, music promoter, driver, welder and IT lecturer prior to his success in music.<ref>{{cite news|last=Battaglia |first=Andy |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/alex-kapranos-of-franz-ferdinand-14061 |title=Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=14 February 2007 |access-date=30 June 2017}}</ref> From the early 1990s, he was a fixture of the Glasgow music scene, running live nights at [[The 13th Note Café]], most notably The Kazoo Club.{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} While working at the city's [[Anniesland College]], he played in some of Glasgow's popular bands, including The Blisters (later known as [[The Karelia]]), The Amphetameanies and [[The Yummy Fur]]. He is also known to have contributed to the noise act [[Urusei Yatsura (band)|Urusei Yatsura]] and Lung Leg recordings.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
+Kapranos worked as a chef, barman, music promoter, driver, welder and IT lecturer prior to his success in music.<ref>{{cite news|last=Battaglia |first=Andy |url=http://www.avclub.com/article/alex-kapranos-of-franz-ferdinand-14061 |title=Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand |newspaper=The A.V. Club |date=14 February 2007 |access-date=30 June 2017}}</ref> From the early 1990s, he was a fixture of the Glasgow music scene, running live nights at [[The 13th Note Café]], most notably The Kazoo Club.{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}}
 ==Career==
 ===Performing===
+While working at the Glasgow's [[Anniesland College]] in late 90's, Alex Kapranos played in some of city's popular bands, including The Blisters (later known as [[The Karelia]]), The Amphetameanies and [[The Yummy Fur]]. He is also known to have contributed to the noise act [[Urusei Yatsura (band)|Urusei Yatsura]] and Lung Leg recordings.<ref name=autogenerated1/>
 [[File:Alex Kapranos.jpg|250px|thumb|Kapranos performing with Franz Ferdinand in October 2005]]
-After dropping "Huntley" from his name, Kapranos formed [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] in 2001. The band was composed of Kapranos, [[Nick McCarthy]] (guitar, keyboard, backup vocals), [[Paul Thomson]] (drums, backup vocals, sometimes guitar) and [[Bob Hardy (bassist)|Bob Hardy]] (bass). The band saw chart success after their second single "[[Take Me Out (song)|Take Me Out]]" was released on 12 January 2004<ref>{{Cite web|title=Singles|url=http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/discog.php?discog_cat=2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129221711/http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/discog.php?discog_cat=2|archive-date=29 November 2007|website=FranzFerdinand.co.uk}}</ref> and reached Number 3 in the UK Charts<ref>{{cite web|title=Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out|url=http://acharts.us/song/518|access-date=27 September 2014|website=ACharts.us}}</ref> followed by their debut album ''[[Franz Ferdinand (album)|Franz Ferdinand]]'' (released 9 February 2004),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Albums|url=http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/discog.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208084058/http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/discog.php|archive-date=8 December 2007|website=FranzFerdinand.co.uk}}</ref> which debuted on the UK album chart at Number 3.<ref>{{cite web|title=Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand|url=http://acharts.us/album/13357|access-date=27 September 2014|website=ACharts.us}}</ref>
+After dropping "Huntley" from his name, Kapranos formed [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]] in 2001. The band was composed of Kapranos, [[Nick McCarthy]] (rhythm guitar, keyboards, vocals), [[Paul Thomson]] (drums, backing vocals) and [[Bob Hardy (bassist)|Bob Hardy]] (bass). The band saw chart success after their second single "[[Take Me Out (song)|Take Me Out]]" was released on 12 January 2004<ref>{{Cite web|title=Singles|url=http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/discog.php?discog_cat=2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071129221711/http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/discog.php?discog_cat=2|archive-date=29 November 2007|website=FranzFerdinand.co.uk}}</ref> and reached Number 3 in the UK Charts<ref>{{cite web|title=Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out|url=http://acharts.us/song/518|access-date=27 September 2014|website=ACharts.us}}</ref> followed by their debut album ''[[Franz Ferdinand (album)|Franz Ferdinand]]'' (released 9 February 2004),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Albums|url=http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/discog.php|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071208084058/http://www.franzferdinand.co.uk/discog.php|archive-date=8 December 2007|website=FranzFerdinand.co.uk}}</ref> which debuted on the UK album chart at Number 3.<ref>{{cite web|title=Franz Ferdinand – Franz Ferdinand|url=http://acharts.us/album/13357|access-date=27 September 2014|website=ACharts.us}}</ref>
+The band went on to win the 2004 [[Mercury Music Prize]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3636272.stm |title=Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize |work=BBC News |date=8 September 2004 |access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref> and two [[Brit Awards]] in 2005<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=10 February 2005|title=Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Keane Win Big at Brit Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496776/20050210/franz_ferdinand.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120905090859/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496776/20050210/franz_ferdinand.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 September 2012|access-date=5 November 2011|website=MTV}}</ref> for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act.
+In 2015, the Franz Ferdinand collaborated with American band Sparks to form a supergroup named [[FFS (band)|FFS]].
+Also in 2015 Kapranos joined the supergroup [[BNQT]].
+In 2019 British band All We Are released a single "Heart Attack" with Alex Kapranos.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://diymag.com/news/all-we-are-franz-ferdinand-alex-kapranos-speedy-wunderground-single-heart-attack|title=ALL WE ARE & FRANZ FERDINAND'S ALEX KAPRANOS TEAM UP FOR SPEEDY WUNDERGROUND SINGLE|publisher=diymag.com |date=27 February 2019 |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
-The band went on to win the 2004 [[Mercury Music Prize]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3636272.stm |title=Ferdinand win Mercury Music Prize |work=BBC News |date=8 September 2004 |access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref> and two [[Brit Awards]] in 2005<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|date=10 February 2005|title=Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Keane Win Big at Brit Awards|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496776/20050210/franz_ferdinand.jhtml|access-date=5 November 2011|website=MTV}}</ref> for Best British Group and Best British Rock Act.
+In 2020 Kapranos released an English-French cover of "[[Summer Wine]]" with [[Clara Luciani]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/alex-kapranos-shares-clara-luciani-duet-summer-wine-and-tells-us-whats-next-for-franz-ferdinand-2716847|title=Alex Kapranos shares new Clara Luciani duet 'Summer Wine' and tells us what's next for Franz Ferdinand |publisher=nme.com |author=Andrew Trendell|date=28 July 2020 |access-date=22 August 2023}}</ref>
-In 2015, the band collaborated with American band Sparks to form a supergroup named [[FFS (band)|FFS]].
 ===Producing===
-Kapranos produced ''[[Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever]]'' – the third album by British [[indie rock]] group [[The Cribs]] in [[Vancouver]], B.C., released on 14 May 2007. He also produced their single-only track "[[Don't You Wanna Be Relevant? / Our Bovine Public|Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?]]", which was featured with "Our Bovine Public" (from ''Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever'') as a [[A-side and B-side#Double A-side|double A-side]].
+Kapranos produced ''[[Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever]]''—the third album by British [[indie rock]] group [[The Cribs]] in [[Vancouver]], B.C., released on 14 May 2007. He also produced their single-only track "[[Don't You Wanna Be Relevant? / Our Bovine Public|Don't You Wanna Be Relevant?]]", which was featured with "Our Bovine Public" (from ''Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever'') as a [[double A-side]].
 Kapranos makes a [[cameo appearance]] in the video for "[[Our Bovine Public]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cribs – Our Bovine Public|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLKL6iUFSQQ|access-date=5 November 2011|website=YouTube}}</ref>
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 His remix of the single "[[New in Town (song)|New in Town]]" by British pop singer [[Little Boots]] was featured on various formats of the singles release.
-He produced the debut album by British indie rock band [[Citizens!]] – ''Here We Are'', which was released by [[Kitsuné]] on 28 May 2012.<ref name="release">{{cite web|date=13 March 2012|title=Citizens! debut album 'Here we are' announcement|url=http://www.kitsune.fr/journal/2012/03/events/citizens-debut-album-here-we-are-announcement-european-tour/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611072737/http://www.kitsune.fr/journal/2012/03/events/citizens-debut-album-here-we-are-announcement-european-tour/|archive-date=11 June 2012|access-date=22 November 2012|website=Kitsuné Journal}}</ref>
+He produced the debut album by British indie rock band [[Citizens!]], ''Here We Are'', which was released by [[Kitsuné]] on 28 May 2012.<ref name="release">{{cite web|date=13 March 2012|title=Citizens! debut album 'Here we are' announcement|url=http://www.kitsune.fr/journal/2012/03/events/citizens-debut-album-here-we-are-announcement-european-tour/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611072737/http://www.kitsune.fr/journal/2012/03/events/citizens-debut-album-here-we-are-announcement-european-tour/|archive-date=11 June 2012|access-date=22 November 2012|website=Kitsuné Journal}}</ref>
 He produced the second album of Scottish guitarist [[RM Hubbert]], ''Thirteen Lost & Found''.
-In 2019, he produced the single "Pista (Great Start)" by London-based band Los Bitchos, which he described thus: “Truly international with cumbia beats, Turkish psychedelia, a hint of Swedish pop and a touch of shoegaze shimmer. More than anything, they put you in a really good mood when you listen to them. Celebratory trills and whoops energise the vibrant Dick Dale-esque guitars and brass, making for a blistering escape to a rip-roaring desert session."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swash|first=Olivia|date=12 August 2019|title=Bask in the dazzle of Los Bitchos' cumbia-tinged gem 'Pista (Great Start)'|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/los-bitchos-pista-great-start|access-date=4 July 2020|website=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref>
+In 2019, he produced the single "Pista (Great Start)" by London-based band Los Bitchos, which he described thus: "Truly international with cumbia beats, Turkish psychedelia, a hint of Swedish pop and a touch of shoegaze shimmer. More than anything, they put you in a really good mood when you listen to them. Celebratory trills and whoops energise the vibrant Dick Dale-esque guitars and brass, making for a blistering escape to a rip-roaring desert session."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Swash|first=Olivia|date=12 August 2019|title=Bask in the dazzle of Los Bitchos' cumbia-tinged gem 'Pista (Great Start)'|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/song-of-the-day/los-bitchos-pista-great-start|access-date=4 July 2020|website=The Line of Best Fit}}</ref>
 ==Other work==
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 In 2016, Kapranos took part in a documentary about Glasgow music, and [[Chemikal Underground|Chemikal Underground Records]], called [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5747466/ ''Lost in France'']. The film was directed by Niall McCann and brought Kapranos (along with members of [[The Delgados]], [[Mogwai]] and others) to [[Mauron]], Brittany, to recreate a gig they played when Kapranos was in his earlier band, [[The Karelia]]. The film features Kapranos playing live with [[Stuart Braithwaite]] of Mogwai, and other musicians such as [[Emma Pollock]] and [[RM Hubbert]], and [[Holy Mountain (band)|Holy Mountain]], as well as interviews with Kapranos and his old label-mates. ''Lost in France'' premiered at the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] to wholly positive reviews and was called "Funny, vital and sobering"<ref>{{Cite web|last=Porteous|first=Lewis|date=1 February 2017|title=Alex Kapranos on Glasgow's 90s music scene|url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/uk-festivals/film/alex-kapranos-on-lost-in-france|access-date=4 July 2020|website=The Skinny}}</ref> by Scotland's arts publication, ''[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]''.
-Kapranos was interviewed for [[Edgar Wright]]'s 2021 documentary film ''[[The Sparks Brothers]]'', centered around the band [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], with whom Franz Ferdinand formed [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[FFS (band)|FFS]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Collinge |first1=Miranda |title=Edgar Wright on Finally Making A Doc About Sparks, Pop Music's Secret Weapon |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a37141088/edgar-wright-the-sparks-brothers-interview/ |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Esquire |date=27 July 2021}}</ref>
+Kapranos was interviewed for [[Edgar Wright]]'s 2021 documentary film ''[[The Sparks Brothers]]'', centered around the band [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]], with whom Franz Ferdinand formed [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[FFS (band)|FFS]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Collinge |first=Miranda |title=Edgar Wright on Finally Making A Doc About Sparks, Pop Music's Secret Weapon |url=https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a37141088/edgar-wright-the-sparks-brothers-interview/ |access-date=2 August 2021 |work=Esquire |date=27 July 2021}}</ref>
 ===Radio presenting===
-From 7 August to 11 September 2022, Kapranos presented a six part Sunday night radio programme titled "The Alex Kapranos Show" on [[Absolute Radio]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bauermedia.co.uk/news/franz-ferdinands-alex-kapranos-to-join-absolute-radio-for-six-part-series | title=Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos to join Absolute Radio for six-part series }}</ref>
+From 7 August to 11 September 2022, Kapranos presented a six part Sunday night radio programme titled "The Alex Kapranos Show" on [[Absolute Radio]].<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-07-22 |title=Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos to join Absolute Radio for six-part series |url=https://www.bauermedia.co.uk/news/franz-ferdinands-alex-kapranos-to-join-absolute-radio-for-six-part-series |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=bauermedia.co.uk}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==
-In his spare time, Kapranos enjoys crafting abstract furniture in his carpentry workshop.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dowling|first=Marianne|date=23 November 2009|title=Franz Ferdinand keeps it interesting|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/F/Franz_Ferdinand/2009/11/23/11883701-jam.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710182351/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/F/Franz_Ferdinand/2009/11/23/11883701-jam.html|archive-date=10 July 2012|access-date=5 November 2011|website=Jam.canoe.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 December 2008|title=Franz Ferdinand: Tonight's The Night|url=http://www.shockhound.com/features/277|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102124701/http://www.shockhound.com/features/277|archive-date=2 January 2009|website=ShockHound}}</ref>
+In his spare time, Kapranos enjoys crafting abstract furniture in his carpentry workshop.<ref>{{cite web|author=Dowling|first=Marianne|date=23 November 2009|title=Franz Ferdinand keeps it interesting|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/F/Franz_Ferdinand/2009/11/23/11883701-jam.html|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710182351/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/F/Franz_Ferdinand/2009/11/23/11883701-jam.html|archive-date=10 July 2012|access-date=5 November 2011|website=Jam.canoe.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 December 2008|title=Franz Ferdinand: Tonight's The Night|url=http://www.shockhound.com/features/277|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102124701/http://www.shockhound.com/features/277|archive-date=2 January 2009|website=ShockHound}}</ref>
-In June 2005, Kapranos was detained for around an hour by officials at [[Domodedovo International Airport|Domodedovo Airport]] in [[Moscow]] after being mistakenly identified as belonging on a U.S. "no-fly" list. This occurred due to the surname on his passport, Huntley, also having been previously used as an alias by the former MI6 agent [[Richard Tomlinson]]. Tomlinson had been fired, imprisoned, and labelled a security risk after circulating to publishers a draft of a book on MI6. Kapranos was released after officials determined that he did not fit Tomlinson's description.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article138197.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220073355/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article138197.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 December 2016|title=Russians hold Franz, the MI6 rock agent|last=Fielding|first=Nick|date=19 June 2005|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2 June 2015|title=ON THIS DAY: June 2 – Queen Elizabeth was coronated 62 years ago today|url=http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/DAY-June-2-Queen-Elizabeth-coronated-62-years-ago/story-26617758-detail/story.html#ixzz3c1LFMTZ4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225220102/http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/DAY-June-2-Queen-Elizabeth-coronated-62-years-ago/story-26617758-detail/story.html#ixzz3c1LFMTZ4|archive-date=25 December 2015|access-date=1 November 2016|website=[[North Devon Journal]]}}</ref>
+In June 2005, Kapranos was detained for around an hour by officials at [[Domodedovo International Airport|Domodedovo Airport]] in [[Moscow]] after being mistakenly identified as belonging on a U.S. "no-fly" list. This occurred due to the surname on his passport, Huntley, also having been previously used as an alias by the former [[MI6]] agent [[Richard Tomlinson]]. Tomlinson had been fired, imprisoned, and labelled a security risk after circulating to publishers a draft of a book on MI6. Kapranos was released after officials determined that he did not fit Tomlinson's description.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article138197.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220073355/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article138197.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 December 2016|title=Russians hold Franz, the MI6 rock agent|last=Fielding|first=Nick|date=19 June 2005|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|access-date=9 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2 June 2015|title=ON THIS DAY: June 2 – Queen Elizabeth was coronated 62 years ago today|url=http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/DAY-June-2-Queen-Elizabeth-coronated-62-years-ago/story-26617758-detail/story.html#ixzz3c1LFMTZ4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225220102/http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/DAY-June-2-Queen-Elizabeth-coronated-62-years-ago/story-26617758-detail/story.html#ixzz3c1LFMTZ4|archive-date=25 December 2015|access-date=1 November 2016|website=[[North Devon Journal]]}}</ref>
 Growing up in [[Sunderland]], he supported the local football club [[Sunderland A.F.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/franz-tastic-1598233|title=Franz-tastic!|date=25 November 2005|website=Chroniclelive.co.uk}}</ref>
-Kapranos is asthmatic and allergic to peanuts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/your-stories/like-having-blonde-or-dark-hair-having-asthma-for-me-is-just-part-of-my-make-up/|title=Alex Kapranos: "Like having blonde or dark hair, having asthma for me is just part of my make-up"|website=Asthma.org.uk|access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref>
+Kapranos has [[asthma]] and is allergic to peanuts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/your-stories/like-having-blonde-or-dark-hair-having-asthma-for-me-is-just-part-of-my-make-up/|title=Alex Kapranos: "Like having blonde or dark hair, having asthma for me is just part of my make-up"|website=Asthma.org.uk|access-date=14 November 2020}}</ref>
+Kapranos dated singer [[Eleanor Friedberger]] for a few years (he dedicated the song "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" to her).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hoby |first=Hermione |date=2016-01-19 |title=Eleanor Friedberger: 'I had a hard time imagining myself standing onstage not being young and beautiful' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/19/eleanor-friedberger-new-view |access-date=2023-06-12 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Since 2019, he has been in a relationship with French musician [[Clara Luciani]]. Luciani announced her pregnancy with the couple's first child in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Machetto |first=Clément |date=2023-05-15 |title=Clara Luciani enceinte : Alex Kapranos, le futur papa, réagit et c'est très second degré |url=https://news.yahoo.com/clara-luciani-enceinte-alex-kapranos-135143097.html |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=news.yahoo.com |language=fr}}</ref>
+They married in Scotland at the end of May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=stacy |date=2023-06-16 |title=Clara Luciani, pregnant, married her rocker! Wedding in complete "intimacy" in Scotland, in a "very isolated" village |url=https://euro.dayfr.com/celebrities/381832.html |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=euro.dayfr.com|language=en}}</ref> The pair welcomed a son in September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parents.fr/actualites/accouchement/clara-luciani-a-accouche-la-jeune-maman-poste-une-photo-originale-et-devoile-le-sexe-de-son-bebe-1032976|title=Clara Luciani a accouché : la jeune maman poste une photo originale et dévoile le sexe de son bébé}}</ref>
+==Discography==
+===Singles===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! style="text-align:center; width:10px" |Year
+! style="text-align:center; width:180px;"|Title
+! style="text-align:center;"|Album
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|2019
+|"Heart Attack"<br /><small>(All We Are & Alex Kapranos)</small>
+|{{N/A|non-album single}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;"|2020
+|"[[Summer Wine]]"<br /><small>(Alex Kapranos & [[Clara Luciani]])</small>
+|{{N/A|non-album single}}
+|-
+|}
 ==References==
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 *[http://www.franzferdinand.com Franz Ferdinand official website]
 *[http://www.worldhum.com/qanda/item/franz_ferdinand_alex_kapranos_sound_bites_20070204/ Alex Kapranos interview with World Hum]
-*[http://spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com/spin/200903/?pg=70&pm=2 Alex Kapranos interview] with [[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]]
+*[http://spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com/spin/200903/?pg=70&pm=2 Alex Kapranos interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716215053/http://spin-cdnsrc.texterity.com/spin/200903/?pg=70&pm=2 |date=16 July 2011 }} with [[Spin (magazine)|SPIN]]
 {{Franz Ferdinand}}
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 [[Category:Scottish male guitarists]]
-[[Category:Scottish songwriters]]
+[[Category:Scottish male songwriters]]
+[[Category:Scottish male singer-songwriters]]
 [[Category:Scottish singer-songwriters]]
 [[Category:Scottish people of English descent]]

v t e Franz Ferdinand
Alex Kapranos Bob Hardy Julian Corrie Dino Bardot Audrey Tait Nick McCarthy Paul Thomson
Studio albums	Franz Ferdinand You Could Have It So Much Better Tonight: Franz Ferdinand Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action Always Ascending The Human Fear
Remix albums	Blood
Video albums	Franz Ferdinand
Compilation albums	Hits to the Head
Extended plays	London Festival '09 Covers
Singles	"Darts of Pleasure" "Take Me Out" "The Dark of the Matinée" "Michael" "This Fire" "Do You Want To" "Walk Away" "The Fallen" / "L. Wells" "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" "Swallow, Smile" "Lucid Dreams" "Ulysses" "No You Girls" "Can't Stop Feeling" "What She Came For" "Die on the Floor / Katherine Hit Me" "Right Action" / "Love Illumination" "Evil Eye" "Bullet" "Fresh Strawberries" "Stand on the Horizon" "Johnny Delusional" "Call Girl" "Police Encounters" "Always Ascending" "Feel the Love Go"
Production	Dan Carey Rich Costey Tore Johansson Alexis Taylor Todd Terje Björn Yttling Philippe Zdar
Related articles	Discography Awards Domino Recording Company Sound Bites: Eating on Tour with Franz Ferdinand The Karelia The Yummy Fur FFS (self-titled album)

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