June 5 sees the Domino release of FFS, the debut album of the arty rock supergroup of the same name, consisting of the members of Franz Ferdinand and Sparks.
We've already had the delightful 'Piss Off' and 'Johnny Delusional' and today comes the low key, wryl-titled 'Collaborations Don't Work'. We beg to disagree. Listen below.
"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.'"