The Human Fear is the sixth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released on 10 January 2025 through Domino.

The following day, fans discovered a store listing for The Human Fear, a new studio album from the band.

[6] Robin Murray of Clash gave the album seven out of ten, noting "A band blessed with an innate pop touch, there’s a fantastic degree of immediacy on show here.

Lead single ‘Audacious’ is a preening slice of Franz-pop with an arch Alex Kapranos vocal, while the tumbling piano line on ‘Night Or Day’ points to the influence of one-time collaborators Sparks in its daring wit."

and concluded "Fun, lean, and concise, ‘The Human Fear’ finds Franz Ferdinand looking to the future without any need to panic.