art rock

2005
Bloc Party Silent Alarm released

Silent Alarm was released in February 2005

Franz Ferdinand (band) greatest single of 2005

was declared by Q to be the greatest single of 2005

Queen (band) embarked on a world tour

Between 2005 and 2006, Queen + Paul Rodgers embarked on a world tour , which was the first time Queen toured since their last tour with Freddie Mercury in 1986.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released B-Sides & Rarities

In 2005 the band released B-Sides & Rarities , a three-volume, 56-song collection of B-sides , rarities and compilation tracks that was released on Mute Records in Europe, the US and the UK.

Blackfield album released in the United States

and the United States in 2005.

Queen (band) ranked it the greatest rock performance

An industry poll in 2005 ranked it the greatest rock performance of all time.

Mansun Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy

Neither Chad nor King have been involved in the music industry since the split. In the press release for Kleptomania , Draper claimed that he had started writing with Chad again, but later admitted that he had only been helping him build up backing tracks and had stopped turning up…
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Brand New (band) started recording

In late 2005, Brand New started recording their third album in Oxford, Mississippi with producer Dennis Herring , but later dropped him in favor of Mike Sapone with whom they had worked on their first album.

The Who working on a new album

The Who announced in 2005 that they were working on a new album.

Franz Ferdinand (band) performed “Take Me Out” as a live medley

The band performed “Take Me Out” as a live medley with Los Lonely Boys , Maroon 5 , The Black Eyed Peas and Gwen Stefani at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005, in which “Take Me Out” was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with…
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