The cover of Franz Ferdinand’s new album released on January 27 reminds of a frame from 50s movies. Just look at the scene and their appearance! Looks like they just have been thrown out of a disco club in Chicago.. Of course because of bad behaving. :)
- Don’t mind, boys, keep up! We’re going to record our new album! – perhaps that’s what Alex Kapranos said then. – We’ll see who will dance to whose music.
And so, since the second half of 2007, no matter all the rumors about the splitting of the band (even Russian newspapers were writing that the band is keeping silence for too long already), they starting the recording. And now we got the album of one of the most indie bands, more than that, it’s double! The first part is entitled Tonight, easy, fun and danceable. Yes, this very evening Franz Ferdinand is playing, let’s join the party!
If you don’t have a habit of listening to albums from the end to beginning , then you will be stuck on “la la la la la” tune. You see, Ulysses, the first single, is like a dialogue. Once you like it, you will sing it the whole week: ‘La la la la la, Ulysses, I found a new way...”
Turn It On – a rhythmic song about alone but not giving-up lover. He states in the song “If I can’t have you, then nobody can”. I don’t think being so much self-sure is a good idea or useful.
In general, the album is full of boy-girl stories. The band chose a hero that has winds in his mind, and they sing in his person. Look, the second single – No You Girls: they repeat all the time: “No you girls never know how the boy feels...” But the song is so light and pleasant, that you will never pay attention to the words. Almost the same is in Send Him Away. Don’t know why, but when you listen to Twilight Omens, it seems something has changed. It’s the same style, no bother and in dance mood but more attractive and harmonic.. but you can disagree.
You know, if the album wasn’t entitled Tonight, then it would be Bite Hard. This fact will gain your attention, and you will try to find out what the song is about.
While you are busy with Bite Hard, Franz Ferdinand will ask you several questions with What She Came For, but no matter if you answer them or no, it won’t change anything in the dancing mood. Passing by electronic Live Alone... And here is Can’t Stop Feeling, the third single, again in person of the lonely hero with broken soul. The next is Lucid Dream, then Dream Again, and here everything will calm down suddenly. Yes, everybody is tired and thinking about dreaming. But don’t hurry! At the end, when it seems that everything is lost after this crazy botherless night.. there is a nice kind ballad – Katherine Kiss Me. Here is the hero of the party – Katherine. Yes, the whole party was devoted to her. At least we should think so..
Ok, now it’s time to remind you that this is a double album. The second part is called Blood, where you can find some remixes from Tonight. This is where you can test yourself if you were listening to the album attentively. The sound is good, you won’t be bored.
As you see, the band can’t be proud of meaningful texts that can affect on people’s minds. No, that’s not their style. It’s made for parties, for people who like clubbing and dancing. So I wish you a great time! Make Tonight: Franz Ferdinand a part of your party playlist and you will get a bunch of positive emotions!
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