Glasgow Artists - Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand are the band that inspired bands such as Glasvegas to follow in their footsteps. Formed in Glasgow in 2002 the band are now an award winning group having sold over 3million albums worldwide.

This is one of Glasgow’s most famous rock bands being talked about in the same fashion as the Artic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs. When it comes to music Glasgow is very proud of Franz Ferdinand and their success.

The band have continually been nominated for different awards throughout their career including the NME Awards and the Brit Awards for categories such as Best Track and Best group.

The band are currently on “down time” which has given lead singer Nick McCarthy time to focus on a solo career under the name Box Codax. This has allowed the singer to approach different areas of music that he is unable to do with the band. He himself says raves about different styles of music saying:

"Actually, I even like Bavarian folk music now that I've moved out of there. But that's all in straight major keys, and I do love those lop-sided chords in film soundtracks“

His new solo album is set to be released in May featuring all of his new and very different styles of music.