Franz Ferdinand is an indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in 2001. The band's critically-acclaimed self-titled debut album was released in 2004 and debuted on the UK album charts at number three, going on to win the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. So far, the band has released nine singles of which Take Me Out, Matin??e, and Do You Want To were top 10 hits in the UK. The band have been credited with kick starting the post-punk revival of the 2000s. The band followed their first album up in 2005 with You Could Have It So Much Better, from which Do You Want To, Walk Away, the double A-side The Fallen / L. Wells, as well as Eleanor, Put Your Boots back on, were lifted as singles (although L. Wells was not included on the album). The band consists of Alex Kapranos (guitar/vocals), Nicholas McCarthy (guitar/backing vocals/keyboard), Paul Thomson (drums/backing vocals), and Robert Hardy (bass). The band has also adopted a new member, Andy Knowles, ex-drummer of Fiery Furnaces. Andy plays guitar, drums, and keyboard. Franz Ferdinand's third studio album 'Tonight', was released on January 26th 2009, supported by first single 'Ulysses'. The album features more prominent electronic influences along
1 | I'm Your Villain | You Could Have It So Much Better |
2 | No You Girls | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand |
3 | Treason! Animals. | Right Notes, Right Words, Wrong Order |
4 | Lois Lane | Always Ascending |
5 | Take Me Out (Live) | Franz Ferdinand - Live |
6 | Words So Leisured | Take Me Out / All for You Sophia / Words Leisured [Single] |
7 | You Could Have It So Much Better | You Could Have It So Much Better |
8 | Darts of Pleasure | Darts of Pleasure EP |
9 | The Dark Of The Matinée | Franz Ferdinand |
10 | Shopping For Blood | Darts of Pleasure EP |
11 | Outsiders | You Could Have It So Much Better |
12 | Can't Stop Feeling | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand |
13 | Ulysses | Right Notes, Right Words, Wrong Order |
14 | Huck and Jim | Always Ascending |
15 | The Universe Expanded | Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action |
16 | What You Meant | You Could Have It So Much Better |
17 | Live Alone | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand |
18 | Dream Again | Tonight: Franz Ferdinand |
19 | No You Girls | Right Notes, Right Words, Wrong Order |
20 | Lazy Boy | Always Ascending |