It's high time for another British invasion of the former colonies, and right now everybody thinks Franz Ferdinand is the band that will lead the attack. They're in the midst of their second coast-to-coast U.S. tour since last June, selling out big venues wherever they go.
Of course, they're not English, but Scottish, which makes no difference to the kid with the skinny tie in Encino or Chiba, but certainly makes a difference to Franz Ferdinand.
And to Sons and Daughters, another Scottish band who seem ready for big things. They opened for Franz on the summer tour, though it wasn't their American debut. That was when they played three shows last March at the South by Southwest festival in Texas, an area that has more to do with their unique sound than Franz's new-wave pop.