Which band was formed first, Concrete Blonde or Franz Ferdinand?
Concrete Blonde Concrete Blonde were an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were active from 1982 to 1995, from 2001 to 2004, and then reunited in 2010 and split up again in 2012. They are best known for their 1990 album "Bloodletting", their top 20 single "Joey", and Johnette Napolitano's distinctive vocal style.
Art Brut Art Brut are a Berlin-based English and German indie rock band. Their debut album, "Bang Bang Rock & Roll", was released on 30 May 2005, with its follow up, "It's a Bit Complicated", released on 25 June 2007. Named after French painter Jean Dubuffet's definition of outsider art - art by prisoners, loners, the mentally ill, and other marginalized people, and made without thought to imitation or presentation - South London's Art Brut were tagged by "NME" as part of the "Art Wave" scene that also included bands such as The Rakes, Franz Ferdinand and Bloc Party.