Franz Ferdinand have shared new versions of two tracks included on “The Human Fear“, which was released via Domino Recordings in January. Those two new songs are a version of “Build It Up” with the great Johnny Marr on guitar and a live version of “Hooked,” which was recorded at Barrowlands in Glasgow and features London-based indietronica figure Master Peace.
The new version of “Build It Up” came from a live Amazon session in which the band was joined by Marr. The collaboration apparently went swimmingly, as the band and the former Smiths guitarist eventually hopped in the studio to record their version.
“Johnny is an inspiration. Literally,” shared Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos. “I sat in my bedroom as a teenager trying to work out how to play his melodies. To hear his distinctive playing on our song is glorious. He’s elevated it in that way only he can.”
Both songs were originally featured on the band’s 2025 LP “The Human Fear“.
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