Franz Ferdinand

Surge Tracks

• 40'
• Darts of Pleasure
• Do You Want To
• Jacqueline
• Matinee
• Michael
• No You Girls
• Take Me Out
• The Fallen
• This Fire
• Ulysses
• Walk Away

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Artist Biography

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, Matinée, and Do You Want To were top 10 hits in the UK.

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.

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Artist Discography

Albums

Franz Ferdinand (9 February 2004)
Tonight: Franz Ferdinand (26 January 2009)
You Could Have It So Much Better (3 October 2005)

EPs

Darts of Pleasure (2003)
Ulysses (9 February 2009)

Singles

Darts of Pleasure (8 September 2003)
Do You Want To (2005)
Eleanor Put Your Boots On (17 July 2006)
Lucid Dreams (19 August 2008)
Matinée (19 April 2004)
Michael (16 August 2004)
Take Me Out (2004)
The Fallen (3 April 2006)
Ulysses (18 January 2009)
Walk Away (5 December 2005)
What She Came For (31 August 2009)

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