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Franz Ferdinand are a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002. Named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the band comprises Alex Kapranos (lead vocals and guitar), Bob Hardy (bass guitar), Nick McCarthy (rhythm guitar, keyboards and backing vocals), and Paul Thomson (drums, percussion and backing vocals).
Since late 2007, the band have been recording their third studio album in Glasgow, and will be released on 26 January 2009.
In an interview with British newspaper The Independent the band stated that the upcoming third Franz Ferdinand album would have plenty of African influences. This was revealed at a recent African Express show, an event set up by Damon Albarn, of Blur and Gorillaz fame, after the band played a new song unofficially titled 'Can't You Let Me Stay Tonight'. When it was played at the event, the song featured Malian ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate, Senegalese percussionists, and British rapper Kano. While it has not been confirmed if the stated musicians will appear in an official recorded version, the band have reportedly finished recording the album, and Alex Kapranos has subsequently stated that 'The last record was...like a teenager having sex. This one's a bit more assured and a bit friendlier for the dance floor.' Tonight: Franz Ferdinand was mixed by Canadian Mix Engineer Mike Fraser.
A new song entitled 'Lucid Dreams' was included in the Madden NFL 09 video game. The song was released on 19 August 2008 through iTunes.
On 7 October 2008, reporter Michael Hogan from Vanity Fair interviewed Alex and Paul, who confirmed the title of their third album to be Tonight: Franz Ferdinand. The band also confirmed the Tonight: Franz Ferdinand title at a 'secret' Brooklyn show on 8 October 2008.
Six new songs were played during Franz Ferdinand's Music Hall of Williamsburg set, including 'Ride Together', 'Turn It On', 'Send Him Away', 'Katherine Kiss Me', 'Ulysses', and 'What She Came For'. The tracklisting for the album was announced on 15 October. New songs were also previewed at the WFNX concert, Miracle on Tremont St., at the Orpheum Theater in Boston.
'Ulysses', the first single from the album, was first played by Zane Lowe on 17 November 2008. Shortly afterwards it hit YouTube.
Franz Ferdinand是一支2002年成立於蘇格蘭Glasgow市的搖滾樂隊。樂隊名字得名於澳洲的歌手Archduke Franz Ferdinand，成員包括：Alex Kapranos (主場和吉他), Bob Hardy (貝司手), Nick McCarthy (和音吉他, 鍵盤手和幕後和音)和 Paul Thomson (鼓手, 架子鼓手 幕後和音)。
從2007年底，樂隊就一直在Glasgow市緊鑼密鼓地籌備錄製他們的第三張專輯，並定於2009年1月26日正式發行。
在英國報刊社The Independent的一次採訪中，樂隊聲明了樂隊即將發行的專輯音樂的創造風格將深受非洲民俗的影響。這個消息其實早在進一期的《African Express show》節目（節目由Damon Albarn, of Blur and Gorillaz fame創辦）中就已經透露了，而之前樂隊還在節目中演唱了他們的一首新歌，這首歌在沒有發佈之前的歌名是'Can't You Let Me Stay Tonight'。這首歌融入了馬裡ngoni樂器彈奏者Bassekou Kouyate、塞內加爾國的敲擊樂曲樂師和英國說唱歌手Kano。雖然還沒有消息確定在專輯官方正式發行的版本中這些音樂家們將有出席，但是樂隊據報道已經錄製完成了專輯，Alex Kapranos在隨後的聲明中說：「最後一首歌…就好像一個年輕人在做愛的感覺，這個事確定的啦，很適合在地板上跳舞。」《Tonight》這首歌是由來自加拿大的混音工程師Mike Fraser混音製作出來的。
專輯新歌「Lucid Dreams」已經收錄在瘋狂的NFL 09遊戲中了。這首歌在2008年8月19日在蘋果公司商店iTunes中發行了。
2008年10月7日，《名利場》雜誌的報道人Michael Hogan採訪了Alex和Paul，他們兩個就已經確定了他們第三張專輯的名稱將是《Tonight: Franz Ferdinand》。樂隊還在2008年10月8日在布魯克林區的一場秘密演出中承認了專輯的名稱。專輯裡面的六首歌曲：'Ride Together', 'Turn It On', 'Send Him Away', 'Katherine Kiss Me', 'Ulysses', and 'What She Came For'已經在威廉斯堡音樂大廳演出了。最終的專輯曲目是在10月15號公佈的。新歌曲在WFNX音樂會中預映，還在波士頓的Orpheum劇場預映。
《Ulysses》是樂隊的新專輯的第一支單曲，最初是在2008年11月17日由Zane Lowe演出，並隨後衝擊到了YouTube視頻網站上。
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