OK so the Franz Ferdinand have a new album out. They already feel like the
old boys of a scene which is about to fall really hard on it's edgey, spiky
art rock arse. Mind you they've kind of left that art rock behind and replaced
it with pure pop. This is pretty commercial folks..... though I suppose they
always had that about them. So it's another album of Franz songs which are more
poppy and less strong than the debut. I reckon it's alright though and there's a
handful of decent tracks on it. And as long as you skip 'Do You Want To' I think
you'll probably enjoy it if you're a fan already. I can't see 'em winning any
new fans with this though. Clint says it reminds him of the final Adam & The
Ants album which I bet you weren't expecting.....(it does indeed sound a bit like it
but there's no Franz rap unfortunately -Clint)
Love this record? Hate it? Tell us.
What their label says...
Tracklisting: 1 The Fallen (3:42) 2 Do You Want To (3:35) 3 This Boy (2:21) 4 Walk Away (3:36) 5 Evil And A Heathen (2:05) 6 You're The Reason I'm Leaving (2:47) 7 Eleanor Put Your Boots On (2:49) 8 Well That Was Easy (3:02) 9 What You Meant (3:24) 10 I'm Your Villain (4:03) 11 You Could Have It So Much Better (2:41) 12 Fade Together (3:03) 13 Outsiders (4:02)
Other items by Franz Ferdinand
Blood Franz Ferdinand LP (vinyl), £12.99 Sorry - sold out.