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Franz Ferdinand

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Interviews & Profiles

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October 24, 2005 The rock quartet from Scotland crafts pop hooks matched with complex, intimate lyrics.

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Discover Songs

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March 13, 2009 In "Can't Stop Feeling," Franz Ferdinand tinkers with its formulas while retaining its core sound.

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August 8, 2006 Franz Ferdinand turns the icon's mostly sung meditation into a brisk, mostly sung dance-floor romp.

October 12, 2005 Better dance music from Franz Ferdinand; Unreleased bonus tracks by Talking Heads; Canada's indi...

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February 9, 2005 Hear an interview with Ron Roeker from the Recording Academy on how the Grammy selection process...

December 29, 2004 New artists like Iron and Wine; a self-professed has-been with little music ability (William Sha...

December 27, 2004 Below are the 20 most mentioned songs from both listeners and reviewers with randomly selected c...

March 16, 2004 Contra music from the Portland Selection; Hawaiian ukelele master John King; Music of the Smiths...

News

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January 8, 2007 The indie rock band's lead singer has a book out called Sound Bites.

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Reviews

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March 13, 2009 In "Can't Stop Feeling," Franz Ferdinand tinkers with its formulas while retaining its core sound.

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August 8, 2006 Franz Ferdinand turns the icon's mostly sung meditation into a brisk, mostly sung dance-floor romp.

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  • Artist: Franz Ferdinand
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  • Released: 2005
 

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  • Album: Tonight
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  • Label: Epic
  • Released: 2009