The album, Tonight was released 26 January 2009 and debuted at No. 2 in the UK Album Chart and No. 9 in the Billboard 200 chart in the United States.
On 26 January 2009, the band released their third studio album, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand , which they had been recording in Glasgow since mid-2007. The band recorded the album in a disused building in Glasgow that had been a town hall in the past. Alex Kapranos has stated that “The…
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On 22 January, after the festival’s completion, Harvey announced his departure from the band after 25 years, citing “a variety of personal and professional reasons”. Harvey concluded his public statement by stating, “I shall continue working on the Bad Seeds back catalogue re-issues project over the coming year and look…
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On January 21, 2009, Arcade Fire and Jay-Z were the musical guests at the Obama Campaign Staff Ball at the DC Armory, at Obama’s request.
The song ” Ulysses ” was chosen to be the first single and was released on 19 January 2009.
After the release of Daisy, Lacey denied rumors about it being the band’s final album, but said “it might be our last full-length record for a little while.” Writing sessions for the band’s fifth album began in 2009, shortly after its predecessor’s release.
In 2009 he worked with The Joy Formidable on their free download-only single “Greyhounds in the Slips”.
Marr left Modest Mouse to join the Cribs , and was replaced with Jim Fairchild, beginning with the tour of No One’s First and You’re Next , which was released on August 4, 2009, composed of unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of Good News for People Who Love Bad…
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In late 2009, Pitchfork ranked the album No.2 in their list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s, behind Radiohead ‘s Kid A .
Blur also headlined at other summer festivals, including Oxegen 2009 in Ireland, and the Scottish outdoor show of T in the Park . Their T in the Park headline slot was put in jeopardy after Graham Coxon was admitted to hospital with food poisoning. Ultimately, the band did play, albeit…
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