Franz Ferdinand was a famous Archduke of Austria-Hungary whose
assassination on the 28th June 1914 prompted the beginning of the
First World War.
Franz Ferdinand is also an indie rock band from Glasgow,
which is the one we'll be focusing on in this review.
Right thoughts, Right
words, Right action is a fun, bubbly, new-wave inspired album, similar, I feel,
in many ways to the latest Strokes record, "Comedown
Machine" (Link to review here). It’s got groove. It’s got energy. It makes me want to dance around
the kitchen.
It’s everything I expected from Franz Ferdinand and in many
ways that's this album's biggest flaw: It lacks the precious element of
surprise. None of the tracks particularly jump out because there are no
unexpected moments. What this album needs is a sudden tempo change, a cowbell
solo, an ode to Blu Tac, a chorus sung backwards, a death metal breakdown, an
audio sample of two turtles mating - anything to throw the listener off guard.
An enjoyable album, I feel, but a predictable one.
★★★☆☆
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