Hodgson later opined in a February 2025 retrospective interview with the Daily Mirror that the band should have disbanded instead of replacing him.
In a February 2025 interview with NME , Wire and Bradfield stated they were considering making their sixteenth album European themed.
This was ultimately confirmed in February 2025, when the band formally announced the album, The World Is Still Here and So Are We .
On 31 January 2025, preceding the release of Critical Thinking , an extended play was released, titled Brushstrokes of Reunion , comprising the songs “Brushstrokes of Reunion”, “People Ruin Paintings”, “Hiding in Plain Sight” and “Decline and Fall” from Critical Thinking .
On 30 January 2025, the band announced their 13th studio album Make ‘Em Laugh, Make ‘Em Cry, Make ‘Em Wait which would be released on 25 April.
The same day, they released their first single from that album, “There’s Always Gonna Be Something”, which peaked at 100 on the UK Official Singles Downloads Chart.
On 29 January 2025, the band released two singles exclusively on Spotify; a cover of ” Wonderwall ” by Oasis , and a remix of their own song titled, ” Youtopia (Earthcore Remix)”.
On 18 January 2025, Franz Ferdinand performed at Aviva Studios in Manchester for the Amazon Music City Sessions, and had guitarist Johnny Marr for 3 songs, the band’s own “Build It Up” and ” Do You Want To ” and a song from Marr’s old group The Smiths , “…
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Also in 2025, one of the group’s crew members, Eddie Lefebvre, began appearing on stage with them playing percussion.
As he grew older, Cook lost interest in creating music and focused on DJ performances, which he said he still had “100% passion for”. He said in 2025: “If I did make a new record then it would be a very average record. I prefer not to waste mine or…
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