FFS was recorded at RAK Studios in London during a 15-day period in late 2014. The Mael brothers invited the band to watch their set at the festival, and later, the two bands agreed that it was time to record an album together. While searching for a dentist in San Francisco, Alex Kapranos, a member of Franz Ferdinand, was found by Ron and Russell Mael of Sparks. Nine years later, it was announced that the two bands were both performing at the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. They had sent each other a few demos, one of which was "Piss Off", the twelfth track on FFS, but the two bands were busy with other activities and they were not able to fully record an album together. Upon release, the album received positive reviews from music critics.įive singles were released from the album: "Piss Off", " Johnny Delusional", "Collaborations Don't Work", "Call Girl", and "Police Encounters"įranz Ferdinand and Sparks originally began working on music together in 2004, shortly after the release of Franz Ferdinand's debut studio album, when it was discovered that the two bands were fans of each other. Although the album itself was recorded in 2014, the two bands first met each other in mid-2000s. The album was recorded during a 15-day period in late 2014 at RAK Studios in London and was produced by Grammy Award-winning record producer John Congleton. It was released on 8 June 2015 through Domino. FFS is the only studio album by Scottish-American supergroup FFS, consisting of members from the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand and the American band Sparks.
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