Although the group is named after an assassinated Austrian Prince Franz Ferdinand still really comes from the Scottish city of Glasgow. Franz Ferdinand was the most popular group in a striking wave of fresh young indie rock bands of the city. Their debut album hit like a bomb, and the group quickly sold out major venues. The danceable rock of Franz Ferdinand has clear references to the eighties and
… soon widely copied by contemporaries rarely equaled. That's because the four Franzen, with their years of experience in the Scottish underground, know how they should write catchy choruses. Their background in art school is particularly evident in the cases, which betrayed a penchant for art styles as Russian constructivism.more
