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Franz Ferdinand Announce New Album, Launch Pre-orders And Release Teaser

The Glasgow, UK outfit known as Franz Ferdinand have been a little quiet lately, aside from some tours here and there. Today that changed though as the band has proudly announced the title of their upcoming fourth studio album, as well as its release date. The band will be releasing Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Actions on August 26 via Domino Records. They have also launched some pre-order bundles and you can grab your very own by heading right here.

You can take a look below the jump for the full tracklist for the album, as well as a …

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Official Lollapalooza Lineup Revealed

The organizers of Lollapalooza have officially unveiled the lineup for this year’s return to Chicago’s Grant Park 8/3-8/5.

Appearing to be pretty much the exact lineup that was circling as a rumor not too long ago, the 2012 lineup for Lollapalooza promises headline appearances from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Black Sabbath, Black Keys, and Jack White. The complete list of performers is as follows:

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In, Avicii, The Shins, Justice, Passion Pit, Sigur Ros, The Weeknd, M83, Miike Snow, The Afghan Whigs, Bloc Party,

Franz Ferdinand stream their Covers EP

Head over to Franz Ferdinand‘s Soundcloud account to stream their Covers EP. Domino Records has released news that this EP will officially hit stores on May 2nd. Look below to see some of the band’s favorite artists they have chose to cover on this EP.

Track Listing:
Debbie Harry – Live Alone
Stephin Merritt (of Magnetic Fields) – Dream Again
LCD Sondsystem – Live Alone
ESG – What She Came For
Peaches – Turn It On

Introducing: FrankO

When a band makes the step from being a UK band to crossing the pond and attempting to take over the US as well, a lot of risks are involved. The sheer cost and time needed to do so is quite large, so generally, the only ones who make the leap are the ones who really deserve to do so. In recent years, we’ve had Franz Ferdinand, You Me At Six, Bring Me The Horizon, and soon…FrankO.

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