Franz Ferdinand Announce New Album
Franz Ferdinand have announced that their fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, will be released on August 26. The album, which is the band's follow-up to 2009's Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, has a confirmed track listing of ten songs, seven of which were debuted recently at an intimate gig in Glasgow.
This album will be an interesting and eagerly awaited release, especially since Tonight, quite deservedly, received a mixed response from critics upon its release. I think part of the problem with Tonight, was that it was previewed as a heavy departure from the previous sounds of their 2004 debut Franz Ferdinand and 2005's follow-up You Could Have It So Much Better, with the album promising Jamaican influences, along with elements of electro. Upon release however, it was clear that aside from one or two tracks, Tonight pretty much sounded like any other Franz Ferdinand album, which would have been great if the material on it had of been anywhere near as strong as those previous two records. As it is, the brightest moments on Tonight lie in the opening three tracks ('Ulysses', 'Turn It On' and 'No You Girls'), a trio of songs that are perhaps a reminder of what made Franz's music so well liked in the first place. Apart from the experimental, eight minute spectacle that is 'Lucid Dreams', the rest of the album falls short and is a fairly dull listen.
With Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the album trailer suggests the band may have returned to the signature sound of their first two releases, though it is difficult to tell from such a brief snippet. I look forward to hearing more track previews - and hopefully a tour announcement - in the coming months.
This album will be an interesting and eagerly awaited release, especially since Tonight, quite deservedly, received a mixed response from critics upon its release. I think part of the problem with Tonight, was that it was previewed as a heavy departure from the previous sounds of their 2004 debut Franz Ferdinand and 2005's follow-up You Could Have It So Much Better, with the album promising Jamaican influences, along with elements of electro. Upon release however, it was clear that aside from one or two tracks, Tonight pretty much sounded like any other Franz Ferdinand album, which would have been great if the material on it had of been anywhere near as strong as those previous two records. As it is, the brightest moments on Tonight lie in the opening three tracks ('Ulysses', 'Turn It On' and 'No You Girls'), a trio of songs that are perhaps a reminder of what made Franz's music so well liked in the first place. Apart from the experimental, eight minute spectacle that is 'Lucid Dreams', the rest of the album falls short and is a fairly dull listen.
With Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, the album trailer suggests the band may have returned to the signature sound of their first two releases, though it is difficult to tell from such a brief snippet. I look forward to hearing more track previews - and hopefully a tour announcement - in the coming months.
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