Franz Ferdinand recently played four new songs on their tour in Limerick, Ireland. These are the first songs they have released since 2009 when they released their album Tonight. And they will be on their new album that will be coming out sometime during the summer.
If you have never head of Franz Ferdinand before, here's some background information to keep you current. They are a Scottish Band that originated in Glasgow (the largest city in Scotland). Alex Kapranos is the lead singer and guitarist. Bob Hardy strums the bass guitar. Nick McCarthy plays the rhythm guitar and keyboard and also sings background vocals. And last but not least, Paul Thomson sets the pace by playing the drums and percussion, while also singing background vocals.
The band's second single, and my favorite song by them, "Take Me Out," topped the UK charts at number three. After, their album titled Franz Ferdinand also reached number three on the UK charts. The band's second album You Could Have It So Much Better, made top ten on the Billboard 200 in the US and reached Platinum status. In the UK, the album topped the charts. After this achievement, their most recent album Tonight: Franz Ferdinand(they clearly have a knack for naming albums) was released in January 2009 and made top ten in the United Kingdom and the United States, so you can see why these songs might be a big deal. The band is internationally famed and has won many awards. This album is expected to attain the same success as the previous ones.
Here are the new 2012 songs:
Right Thoughts
Fresh Strawberries
Brief Encounters
The songs sound really cool. While I can’t really make out the lyrics because of the poor audio, the actual music sounds great, and I can safely say that I am really looking forward to this album's arrival. This year is churning up a lot of great new alternative rock music from older favorites. For example, the Killers are releasing a new album later on in the year and Jack White recently released a new album. I am so excited to hear the bands' new songs. I can't wait to see what new rock music this year brings.
While the songs are clearly not out yet, if you're interested in getting the other albums here's the link: Buy Me!
And I'd like to thank Miriamchan for the edit.
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