Franz Ferdinand's relatively quick rise is no hype job. They have arrived fully-formed, that rare combination of great hooks, smart looks, live prowess and swagger -- without all that messy pretension. Their songs are a delectable mix of rock, pop, disco and postpunk, a band not afraid to combine the nervy guitar funk of The Talking Heads and Orange Juice, the off-beat hi-hat accents of Moroder-era Blondie and the glam stomp of The Fall. HUGE hooks, I tell you. I mean, huge. Already a massive European hit w   [ read more ]

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A couple of years ago Bob, Alex, Nick, and Paul got a group together. They said that they wanted to make girls dance or something. Domino put out their first record Franz Ferdinand and they spent a year zipping around the planet, playing their tunes to millions of people. They picked up loads of prizes - Ivor Novello, Mercury Music, Brits, Grammy nominations, MTV awards etc, but more importantly, they made pop music a wee bit exciting again. They've just recorded a new record: You Could Have it so   [ read more ]

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Hark ?- is that the sound of the new Glasgow underground poking you in the eye? "Darts Of Pleasure" is the statement of intent which Franz Ferdinand have chosen to foist upon the world, and job's a good ?un. With one journo claiming this to be the most exciting debut record since The Strokes' "Is This It" (wait! come back!), you can see where he's coming from, although Franz have a more arty and angular approach to the New York floppy-haired bunch, and the B-sides sound like The Fall. On CRACK. And stuff. "   [ read more ]

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VINYL FORMAT. LIMITED EDITION. This 12" single features the blockbuster indie-disco hit "Take Me Out," plus an instrumental version, a Morgan Geist re-version, and a Naum Gabo Optimo remix by Twitch. You loved the original; now flip for these dance extras. Treasure it, or sell it on eBay for millions, if not hundreds.

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VINYL FORMAT. A couple of years ago Bob, Alex, Nick, and Paul got a group together. They said that they wanted to make girls dance or something. Domino put out their first record Franz Ferdinand and they spent a year zipping around the planet, playing their tunes to millions of people. They picked up loads of prizes - Ivor Novello, Mercury Music, Brits, Grammy nominations, MTV awards etc, but more importantly, they made pop music a wee bit exciting again. They've just recorded a new record: You Co   [ read more ]

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This LIMITED EDITION version contains bonus CD with newly recorded version of "This Fire" and 4 bonus tracks (Van Tango; Shopping For Blood; All For You, Sophia; and Words So Leisured). Franz Ferdinand's relatively quick rise is no hype job. They have arrived fully-formed, that rare combination of great hooks, smart looks, live prowess and swagger -- without all that messy pretension. Their songs are a delectable mix of rock, pop, disco and postpunk, a band not afraid to combine the nervy guitar fu   [ read more ]

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IMPORT. Two slices of unrelentingly smart, fluffy pop from these Scot rockers. The first EP includes the album track, "Michael," which features their trademark combination of catchy riffs, driving rhythms, and sick danceability, plus "Love and Destroy" and "Missing You." The second EP also includes "Michael," as well as "Don't Start" and "Tell Her Tonight (Paul Sings)."

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While the Darts of Pleasure EP proved that Franz Ferdinand had a way with equally sharp lyrics and hooks, and the "Take Me Out" single took their sound to dramatic new heights, their self-titled debut album offers the most expansive version of their music yet. From the first track, "Jacqueline," which begins with a brooding acoustic prelude before jumping into a violently vibrant celebration of hedonism, Franz Ferdinand is darker and more diverse than the band's previous work suggested. {&"Au   [ read more ]

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Opting not to fix what broke them, You Could Have It So Much Better serves up more of the stylish, angular sound that worked so well on Franz Ferdinand's debut. After years of rehearsing in abandoned Glasgow warehouses and playing in relatively obscure groups like the Yummy Fur, it's perfectly understandable why the band chose not to mess with a good thing -- and why they chose to follow up the breakthrough success of Franz Ferdinand so quickly. But, after a year and a half of near-instant acclaim    [ read more ]

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Opting not to fix what broke them, You Could Have Had It So Much Better serves up more of the stylish, angular sound that worked so well on Franz Ferdinand's debut. After years of rehearsing in abandoned Glasgow warehouses and playing in relatively obscure groups like the Yummy Fur, it's perfectly understandable why the band chose not to mess with a good thing -- and why they chose to follow up the breakthrough success of Franz Ferdinand so quickly. But, after a year-and-a-half of near-instant accl   [ read more ]

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Opting not to fix what broke them, You Could Have Had It So Much Better serves up more of the stylish, angular sound that worked so well on Franz Ferdinand's debut. After years of rehearsing in abandoned Glasgow warehouses and playing in relatively obscure groups like the Yummy Fur, it's perfectly understandable why the band chose not to mess with a good thing -- and why they chose to follow up the breakthrough success of Franz Ferdinand so quickly. But, after a year-and-a-half of near-instant accl   [ read more ]

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While the Darts of Pleasure EP proved that Franz Ferdinand had a way with equally sharp lyrics and hooks, and the "Take Me Out" single took their sound to dramatic new heights, their self-titled debut album offers the most expansive version of their music yet. From the first track, "Jacqueline," which begins with a brooding acoustic prelude before jumping into a violently vibrant celebration of hedonism, Franz Ferdinand is darker and more diverse than the band's previous work suggested. {&"Au   [ read more ]

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