

This album was a major breakthrough hit, winning the Mercury Music Prize, and becomingarguably the defining album of the Britpop revival, including such acts as The Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, and, most recently, The Arctic Monkeys.Their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better, was released in the following year, and did not immediately recieve the same level of acclaim as its predecessor,althoughby the end of the year many respected music publications were including it in lists regarding the highlights of 2005 in music.Franz Ferdinand's third album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand was released in January 2009. The first album, 2004's Franz Ferdinand, raised theirpopularity steadily, with singles such as Take Me Out and Dark Of The Matinee. Originating fom Scotland, Franz Ferdinand quickly became one of Scotland's best loved bands of the early 21st century. An inventive, dexterous Scottish band whose post-post-punk creations have made them indie stalwarts. This album was a major breakthrough hit, winning the Mercury Music Prize, and becomingarguably the defining album of the Britpop revival, including such acts as The Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, and, most recently, The Arctic Monkeys.Their second album, You Could Have It So Much Better, was released in the following year. The first album, 2004's Franz Ferdinand, raised theirpopularity steadily, with singles such as Take Me Out and Dark Of The Matinee. Franz Ferdinand, With their sharply stylish mix of rock and dance music, Franz Ferdinand brought a wry sophistication to indie rock while becoming one of. Their debut album pulls off a fine balancing act: clever without sounding pretentious, idiosyncratic but easy to get along with, a shift away from post-Britpop traditionalism that still recognises the importance of writing great pop songs. Originating fom Scotland, Franz Ferdinand quickly became one of Scotland's best loved bands of the early 21st century. It's symptomatic of the originality that makes Franz Ferdinand so intriguing.
