Vincent John Martin,known professionally as Vince Clarke,is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985,and was previously the main songwriter for several groups,including Depeche Mode,Yazoo,and the Assembly. In Erasure,he is known for his deadpan and low-key onstage demeanour,often remaining motionless over his keyboard,in sharp contrast to lead vocalist Andy Bell's animated and hyperactive frontman antics.
Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band's original line-up was composed of Alex Kapranos,Nick McCarthy,Bob Hardy and Paul Thomson. Julian Corrie and Dino Bardot joined the band in 2017 after McCarthy left during the previous year,and Audrey Tait (drums) joined the band after Thomson left in 2021. The band is one of the more popular post-punk revival bands,garnering multiple UK top 20 hits. They have been nominated for several Grammy Awards and have received two Brit Awards—winning one for Best British Group—as well as one NME Award.
"Michael" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the fourth single from their eponymous debut studio album on 16 August 2004 through Domino Records. The song was notable for its homoerotic lyrics such as "stubble on my sticky lips" and "beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor". It was released in multiple formats,including a 7-inch vinyl,two 12-inch vinyls,and two CDs. The second CD that was released was pulled from stores a day after its release due to chart ineligibility as it had three tracks on it instead of two,which is the allowed number of tracks for the CD2 format. It was later re-released with only two tracks.
"Take Me Out" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the second single from their eponymous debut studio album in the United Kingdom on 12 January 2004 and in the United States on 12 April 2004,both through Domino Records. It was released as 7-inch vinyl,a CD single,and a DVD single with the music video and a short interview with the band.
"This Fire" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand,the seventh track on their self-titled debut album. It was written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy and produced by the band themselves at their studio in Scotland during 2003. A new version of the song,produced by Rich Costey,was released as a single on 4 October 2004,titled "This Fffire". The single artwork is based on El Lissitzky's art work Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge.
Chorus is the fifth studio album by British band Erasure,released on 14 October 1991 by Mute Records in Germany and the UK and on 15 October 1991 by Sire/Reprise Records in the United States. It later made the short list of nominees for the 1992 Mercury Prize. In 1999,Ned Raggett ranked the album at number 45 in his list of "The Top 136 or So Albums of the Nineties".
"Do You Want To" is the lead single from Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand's second studio album,You Could Have It So Much Better (2005). It was released 19 September 2005 and charted at number four on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States,the song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100. In February 2006,the single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song's music video,directed by Diane Martel,was released on 23 August and was played every hour on MTV2 on the day it debuted.
"The Fallen" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the third single from their second studio album,You Could Have It So Much Better (2005),on 20 February 2006 in Australia and on 3 April 2006 in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with new song "L. Wells". The single peaked at number four on the Scottish Singles Chart and number 14 on the UK Singles Chart.
"Eleanor Put Your Boots On" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the fourth single from their second album,You Could Have It So Much Better,on 17 July 2006. The single version of the song is a new version that was recorded in Benton Harbor,Michigan during their 2006 tour with Death Cab for Cutie. Promotion for the single included two videos:one for "Eleanor Put Your Boots On" and one for B-side "Wine in the Afternoon",making the B-side a video-clip-only single. It reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart.
Light at the End of the World is the thirteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure,released on 14 May 2007 by Mute Records. The album's release was announced on the band's website on 26 January 2007 in a video message from members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell. It reached the UK top 30 upon its release.
Tonight:Franz Ferdinand is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand,released on 26 January 2009 through the Domino Recording Company. In contrast to their speedily-recorded second studio album,You Could Have It So Much Better (2005),the band chose to take some time off before recording a new album. Writing sessions began in early 2007 and recording took place in 2008 at the town hall of Govan,Scotland,and producer Dan Carey's studio in South London.
"Issues" is a song British-Irish girl group The Saturdays. The song was written and produced by Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers. The single was released as the band's third official single,from their first studio album,Chasing Lights. "Issues" was officially released on 5 January 2009 in the United Kingdom. The single gained mixed reviews from pop music critics.
"Ulysses" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the lead single from their third studio album,Tonight:Franz Ferdinand (2009),on 2 December 2008 in the United States and 18 January 2009 in the United Kingdom. "Ulysses" peaked at number 20 on the UK Singles Chart.
Blood is a remix album produced by Dan Carey,comprising dub versions of songs from Tonight:Franz Ferdinand,the third studio album by Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. It was first released as a vinyl record for Record Store Day on 18 April 2009,limited to 500 copies,through the Domino Recording Company. It was later released as a CD in June 2009.
John Clark is a Scottish record producer,sound engineer and songwriter. He started out his career as a member of the band Bis,and has worked in the recording studio with Fangs,Franz Ferdinand,Stevie Jackson,Linus Loves and Mylo.
Right Thoughts,Right Words,Right Action is the fourth studio album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released through the Domino Recording Company on 26 August 2013 in the United Kingdom and on 27 August in the United States. It was the band's first studio album since Tonight:Franz Ferdinand,which was released four years earlier. It is also the band's final album to feature guitarist Nick McCarthy.
"Right Action" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the lead single from their fourth studio album,Right Thoughts,Right Words,Right Action,on 27 June 2013 in the United States and 18 August 2013 in the United Kingdom. It has been described as having a catchy,funk-like guitar sound. A music video of the song,directed by Jonas Odell,was released online on 7 July and features the band performing in an environment similar to their previous video "Take Me Out" as the song's lyrics also appear on the screen. The song had moderate commercial success reaching number 39 on the UK Indie Chart,number 28 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart in the United States and Number 22 in the Billboard Japan Hot 100 Singles Chart.
"Evil Eye" is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the third single from the band's fourth studio album,Right Thoughts,Right Words,Right Action,on 28 October 2013. The song was written by Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy,recorded during 2013,and produced by Kapranos and Todd Terje.
"Johnny Delusional" is a song by musical supergroup FFS,consisting of members from the bands Franz Ferdinand and Sparks. The song was released as the lead single from the group's eponymous debut studio album on 13 April 2015. The official music video for the song was uploaded to YouTube on 19 May 2015. The song peaked at number 90 on the Belgian Flanders Tip singles chart.
The Neon is the eighteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Erasure,released on 21 August 2020 by Mute Records. The album debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart with 8,394 copies sold in its first week.
