and to the eventual signing with independent label Wichita Recordings in April 2004.
and at No. 12 in the Australian album charts in April 2004
In 2003, Architecture in Helsinki toured Australia supporting The Go-Betweens , then undertook their own east coast tour, followed by a support tour for international acts, Yo La Tengo , múm and Arab Strap . The group issued the Kindling EP in October, which included collaborations with the electronica artist…
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debuting at No. 3 in the UK Albums Chart in February 2004
In January 2004, the single ” Take Me Out ” reached No. 3 in the UK charts.
The album, Franz Ferdinand , was released in early 2004
In 2004, De Backer’s parents opted to sell The Frat House and De Backer moved into a shared house in the South East of Melbourne. He took up work at a local library, while continuing to perform with The Basics and record his own Gotye tracks. Over the next few…
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After a couple of North American tours and heavy rotation of the “Take Me Out” video on MTV , the album eventually reached No. 32 on the Billboard 200 later in 2004, and sold over a million copies in the United States.
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.
Franz Ferdinand won an Ivor Novello Award in 2004