Franz Ferdinand – Tonight
February 18th, 2009 Posted in Album reviews
It was reported that Franz Ferdinand’s third album Tonight would showcase influences by dub, Jamaican, and reggae…good luck finding it; Tonight features the same 80s throwback dance-infused, punchy synth rock as their eponymous debut or You Could Have It So Much Better, although unlike with their contemporaries The Killers it avoids becoming stale thanks to their avoidance of emo whininess and an infectious level of danceability…the biggest departure is the 7+ minute experimental “Lucid Dreams” which is not more than an offering for future remixing but still manages to not be annoying.
Rating: 6.1 / 10
Domino/Epic
January 26, 2009
Tags: epic, franz ferdinand
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