Ahead of the sixth album of Franz Ferdinand‘s two-decade career, leader Alex Kapranos holds court on his industry fears, the era of ‘indie landfill’ and the secret to longevity…

INTERVIEW: Paul Stokes  PHOTO: Fiona Torre

The new album is called The Human Fear. What are you afraid of when it comes to music industry matters? 

“There are a lot of fears facing musicians. The primary one is historic and has repeated itself for as long as there has been a ...