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Franz Ferdinand say the band's second album will have the same title and cover as their first.

And all future albums by the band will have the same name - Franz Ferdinand.

The band told the NME the albums would be distinguishable only by their colour schemes.

The new album, due in September, will have a black, red and pale green cover so fans can tell it from their dark brown, orange and cream debut.

Singer Alex Kapranos explained: "The whole point is that the album doesn't have a title.

"We decided quite a while ago that we didn't want to give any of the albums titles, they were just going to be called Franz Ferdinand.

"The albums are going to be identified by their colour schemes rather than a title. The contrast of different colours creates a different mood.

"We experimented with different combinations of colours and this one stuck. At one level they looked good together, and they capture the mood of this record quite well."

The album has been recorded in a studio at Alex Kapranos' home in Scotland, and was mixed at Avatar Studios in New York.

The band are now finalising the tracklisting, and are choosing from 16 songs.