Danceable, sexy, witty, energetic, instantly catchy, the Take Me Out guys. These are the words repeatedly associated with Franz Ferdinand, which I feel has doomed them a little bit. It stung them a little in the case of Tonight and some of the more subdued or unusual songs on RTRWRA, but especially in the case of “the bad one”, Always Ascending.
Franz Ferdinand has always been a part of my life, but I really got into them around 2021, meaning I don’t have any nostalgic ... read more
I thought this song was great but never fully connected to it for some reason. then it got used in a comedy series for a guy hanging himself and now I like it and think it's a masterpiece
84 -> 90
Probably their most accessible album I've heard so far aside from Flood, but damn it's just such a fun record. Banger after banger.
The best songs (Reprehensible and The Edison Museum) are great, but I love TMBG albums for the wacky deep-cuts, the "Toddler Hiway"s and "Shoehorn With Teeth"s and such, and here they're just a bit too bland. Also the first version of They Got Lost I heard was the Severe Tire Damage version which got me very excited only to be let down by the album version lol
I like how the lyrics seem to be just "Let's make Mambo Number 5 again but at least 50% more respectful of women"