Franz Ferdinand

Although they released a collaborative album with Sparks in 2015, it has been almost five years since Franz Ferdinand released a record of their own. The title track of their forthcoming fifth album suggests they are determined to make up for lost time, marrying the spiky guitars of their early material to an old school house groove. A welcome return.

Alex Kapranos and Ron and Russel Mael speak as their joint album is released – hear our audio interview now

Here's the band's first single from their joint new album – tune into The Q Show on Absolute Radio tonight (19 Apr) from 10pm for a closer look at the record

Drummer Paul Thomson reveals the tracks that just failed to make the cut on the band's just released compilation