Puzzle was released in June and helped the band to reach their highest UK Albums Chart position ever, hitting No. 2 in the first week of release, also reaching No. 17 in Ireland, and No. 39 in the overall world charts. The album is certified Gold in the UK, having…
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In February 2009, the band announced they had signed with Epitaph Records , becoming the first British act to do so not solely for distribution. In June 2009 their second album New Hopes, New Demonstrations was released. The album, recorded in Stockholm with experienced producer Pelle Gunnerfeldt ( Refused ,…
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In February 2009, Devoto and Magazine re-formed for five performances. The line-up included Devoto, Formula, Adamson and Doyle. The Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood , a Magazine fan, declined an offer to fill in for McGeoch. According to the Radiohead collaborator Adam Buxton , Greenwood was “overwhelmed” and too shy to…
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In early February 2009, the band joined the ranks of bands speaking out against ticket-touting (“scalping”), issuing a statement condemning the practice of selling tickets at well above face value, and urging fans to buy tickets only from official sources. In the same month, Judas Priest continued their tour, bringing…
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In February 2009, the group released The Mind of the Machine as their third album. Two new tracks (“Free Running” and “The Earth Is Dying”) were recorded to go with the recordings previously made in 1997. The album was released as digital download only.
They also joined Thursday , Cancer Bats , Four Year Strong and Pierce the Veil on the North American leg of the 2009 Taste of Chaos tour from February to April after the tour’s organizer Kevin Lyman offered them the slot.
In February 2009, Glastonbury Festival announced Franz Ferdinand as the first major band playing at that year’s festival.
” Wrong ” was the first single from the album, released digitally in February 2009.
On 30 January 2009, the album was certified gold by the RIAA after 500,000 copies were sold in the US.
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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