Often dubbed post-punk, Franz Ferdinand have always had an uncanny ability to combine art-school finesse with hard-hitting rock – never better illustrated than on their breakthrough 2004 hit Take Me Out.
When debut single Darts of Pleasure arrived they were lauded as indie heroes, flying the flag flying for guitar-driven rock when it was falling from favor. But everything changed when Take Me Out came next and turned them into full-fledged stadium rockers. Their subsequent four albums gave them success on both sides of the Atlantic, and a fanatical following in South America and Japan.
