Franz Ferdinand (band)

Franz Ferdinand is a Scottish rock and roll band. The band's debut self-titled album released in 2004 debuted on the UK album charts at number 3, and won the 2004 Mercury Music Prize. So far, the band has released six singles of which "Take Me Out", "The Dark of the Matinée" and "Do You Want To" were top 10 hits in the UK. They are influenced by 1980s post-punk and garage rock.

You Could Have It So Much Better

The band spent much of 2005 in the studio in Scotland working on their follow up album, You Could Have It So Much Better was released on 3rd October 2005. Throughout the recording process, the band had intended to leave the album self-titled like their debut. This album will reportedly be black, red, and pale green, as opposed to the dark brown, cream, and orange of the first album (NME news). The first live performance of their new music came as the band headlined at the V Festival in August 2005.

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2005 - You Could Have It So Much Better - V Festival - August

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Most reviews are excellent, declaring Franz Ferdinand's offering equal to, if not better than, their original, self-titled album. DotMusic

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Allegedly, Sony paid for a DJ of fm radio station WKSE to go on vacation to Miami in exchange for playing Franz Ferdinand songs on their station, without the knowledge or approval of the band.

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Sony - Fm radio - Miami

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