Franz Ferdinand, “The Human Fear.” It’s the old “quality over quantity” trope. It seems that artists whose songs are dense and literate, packed with meaning and craft, don’t do mass production. Two classic examples: Randy Newman and David Gilmour. The Human Fear Franz Ferdinand Domino Recording Company, Jan. 10…

Franz Ferdinand performs at The Fox Theater in Oakland on May 17, 2018. Alessio Neri/STAFF. OAKLAND — Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos casually strolled onto the Fox Theater stage, following his four bandmates, stepped onto a speaker and looked out onto the gathered fans of his band, many of…

FFS (Franz Ferdinand and Sparks). I really like Franz Ferdinand. I’ve caught pretty much all of their shows in the Bay Area since 2003, and have caught a couple of shows in Oregon before, as well. But this isn’t about Franz Ferdinand; this is about FFS. Over the past couple of weeks,…