http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237151&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rssFormed in Glasgow in 2001, the quartet didn't release their first EP until 2003. When the <I>Darts Of Pleasure</I> came out, it was as though their lean, romantic, and often danceable form of post-punk fell right from the pages of a <I>Smash Hits</i> from twenty years prior. In their formative years, most of the band were students at the Glasgow School of Art and spent their time practicing music at a spot called the Chateau, a music/art space along the lines of Andy Warhol's Factory. The group's smart and slightly oily brand of angular pop was soon embraced by press and fans, whose appetites for a post-punk revival were whetted by the success of bands like Interpol and Hot Hot Heat. They finally released their first full-length in 2004. The LP's unorthodox but unstoppable single "Take Me Out" quickly took off all over the world. In the summer of 2005, Franz Ferdinand built on that success with <I>It Could Be So Much Better</I>, which actually lived up to its title by bettering their winning debut. The Scots then released their third album in early 2009. Stripping away some of their post-punk roots, the band opted to load <i>Tonight</i> with disco-punk beats and spacey synths, making it some of their most experimental and upbeat material to date. - Jon PruettPost-Punken720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:22:51 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5237151&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss Formed in Glasgow in 2001, the quartet didn't release their first EP until 2003. When the <I>Darts Of Pleasure</I> came out, it was as though their lean, romantic, and often danceable form of post-punk fell right from the pages of a <I>Smash Hits</i> from twenty years prior. 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Stripping away some of their post-punk roots, the band opted to load <i>Tonight</i> with disco-punk beats and spacey synths, making it some of their most experimental and upbeat material to date. - Jon Pruett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25488795&variant=play&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Franz Ferdinand on Rhapsody Online 25488795 tra.25488795 Franz Ferdinand art.5237151 1.29 Tonight: Franz Ferdinand alb.25463407 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/2/8/1548205_170x170.jpg 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 2009-01-26 00:00:00.0 true No You Girls tra.25488795 220000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25488795&variant=play&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25488795&variant=data&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.5237578&variant=play&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Franz 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00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Franz Ferdinand on Rhapsody Online 25488798 tra.25488798 Franz Ferdinand art.5237151 0.99 Tonight: Franz Ferdinand alb.25463407 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/0/2/8/1548205_170x170.jpg 2009-01-27 00:00:00.0 2009-01-26 00:00:00.0 true Katherine Kiss Me tra.25488798 175000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25488798&variant=play&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.25488798&variant=data&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6632439&variant=play&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss Post-Punk Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Franz Ferdinand on Rhapsody Online 6632439 tra.6632439 Franz Ferdinand art.5237151 0.99 Franz Ferdinand (Special Edition Version) alb.6627356 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/6/1/2/1262164_170x170.jpg 2004-11-23 00:00:00.0 2004-11-23 00:00:00.0 true The Dark Of The Matinée tra.6632439 243000 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00:00:00.0 2004-11-23 00:00:00.0 true Jacqueline tra.6632436 231000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6632436&variant=play&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6632436&variant=data&rws=%2Ffranz-ferdinand%2Ftop-tracks.rss