3.5 Out Of 5
Franz Ferdinand's latest album doesn't exactly break new ground. Somehow they managed to throw their debut album and the long-winded sophomore title into 42 minutes of debauchery.
The opening track "Ulysses" is a fiery tune exploiting a character's use of drugs and getting high. It's simple and catchy which happens to be a central theme on this record. "Turn it On" rolls through quickly and nearly eggs you on into turning to track 3.
"No You Girls" breathes fun and dirty excitement ("kiss me where your eye won't meet me") onto the album and seems to pause and shout "Hey! We can still do amazing songs!"
"Send Him Away" holds an interesting Beatles-esque tone which doesnt' really fulfill the ear. "Twilight Omens" his perhaps one of the better cuts and definitly as the most interesting melody. Skimming through "Bite Hard" and "What She Came For" we find a rolling tune entitled "Live Alone" that nearly embodies a nonchalant edge of coolness. Past the brutish "Can't Stop Feeling" we find a seven minute acid trip entitled "Lucid Dreams". Vastly different than the version we heard before the album dropped "Lucid Dreams" holds its own with the better songs but almost makes you wish this dance would end since by the time it does....you've already had a heart attack. Tripping over "Dream Again" we find the last and good "Katherine Kiss Me".
All in all the record isn't anything new like promised. Yet its the moments where "Take Me Out" shines through that atleast makes it a worthy Franz Ferdinand record.
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