
Sharp, angular guitars meet dancefloor-ready rhythms. A sophisticated return to the band's art-school roots with a polished, disco-punk pulse.
August 21, 2013 · Domino
A crisp, bright-eyed confidence returns to the forefront here, sweeping away the murky, late-night haze of their previous outing. The arrangements are lean and muscular, stripping away the dense electronic layers to let brittle, staccato guitars cut through the mix with clean, geometric precision. There is a playful, almost academic sharpness to the songwriting, which pairs infectious, uptempo dance-pop grooves with a dry, existential wit. It is the sound of a group confidently reclaiming their core identity, delivering a highly polished, stylish set of tracks that feel both physically demanding and intellectually curious.
How does Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action sound next to the rest of Franz Ferdinand's catalogue?
The production is pushed notably harder into crisp clean than this artist usually allows.
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