The album only reached the lowest levels of the Billboard 200 album charts in the US as of early 2004, but reached the top 5 of the indie rock chart and the Heatseeker chart for debut artists.
This footage was later re-released as part of the Neal and Jack and Me DVD in 2004.
This line-up featured drummer Chris Maitland (drummer of Porcupine Tree from 1993 to 2002), who was replaced by Tomer Zidkyahu for a European tour that followed in the autumn of 2004.
Franz Ferdinand won an Ivor Novello Award in 2004
The band reconvened in early 2004 for rehearsals, but nothing developed from these sessions; they then went on another hiatus.
NME named Franz Ferdinand the best album of 2004
In 2004, Genesis released Platinum Collection , a three-disc compilation album covering the band’s career that reached No. 21 in the UK.
In 2004, Buck-Tick largely suspended activities in order for the band members to work on individual musical projects. Sakurai began a solo career, releasing the album Ai no Wakusei in June, while Imai also released an album that month with the trio Lucy that he formed with Kiyoshi ( Spread…
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Following the album’s release, Brand New sold out a headlining tour of the UK in January 2004 supported by Straylight Run
Two retrospective box sets, The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume One 1969–1974 and The 21st Century Guide to King Crimson Volume Two 1981–2003 , were issued in 2004 and 2005 respectively.