(Press Release) You Could Have It So Much Better proves that it's not bragging if you can back it up. After ushering in a new British Invasion and altering the landscape of modern rock radio, Franz Ferdinand have returned and are doing it all over again. Domino Records will release the follow-up to the Glaswegian quartet's three time Grammy-nominated, Platinum debut on October 4, 2005. A few weeks later, on October 22, Franz Ferdinand will be the musical guest on Saturday Night Live."Do You Want To," the first single from You Could Have It So Much Better, is already making waves. A week before the song was officially released, radio stations in every major U.S. market added it to their playlists. The video and "Making of the Video" for "Do You Want To" premiered last week on MTV2. "Do You Want To" is already on iTunes Top Ten two weeks after its online release, the song will also be featured on the September 15 episode of The O.C.
YCHISMB was co-produced by the band and Rich Costey and recorded in rural Scotland and Avatar Studios in New York City. The album includes 13 new songs that take Franz Ferdinand's sound further and exhibit a sense of adventure seldom heard today in pop music.
In September, Franz Ferdinand will launch a major headlining tour. The following dates are confirmed with more to come:
SEPTEMBER
(With Pretty Girls Make Graves)
20 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
21 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center, Arena
22 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theatre
23 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
25 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
27 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
28 Magna, UT - Great Salt Air
OCTOBER
(With TV On The Radio)
1 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
2 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
3 Portland, OR - Rose Garden Arena
6 San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
7 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
9 San Diego, CA SDSU - Open Air Theater
11 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
14 Philadelphia - Tower Theater
15 Boston - Orpheum
16 New York, NY - Theatre @ Madison Square Garden
17 New York, NY - Theatre @ Madison Square Garden
