Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

Rock · 2009 · 15 tracks

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

A concept record tracing the arc of a hedonistic night. Sharp post-punk guitars collide with vintage synthesizers and heavy, dance-floor-ready dub rhythms.

Nocturnal departure

Thick, analog synthesizers and dub-inflected space rewrite the rules of the group's night out on this nocturnal concept album. The clean, treble-heavy snap of their earlier work gives way to a heavy, saturated thump, capturing the full arc of a hedonistic evening from initial swagger to the paranoid morning after. Guitars are processed and pushed to compete with modular synth lines, trading their usual clockwork precision for a looser, more atmospheric groove.

Tonight: Franz Ferdinand · vs · Franz Ferdinand

Party Celebration+2.2σ

The writing leans far further into party celebration than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks

01

Ulysses

3:11

02

Turn It On

2:21

03

No You Girls

3:42

04

Send Him Away

2:59

05

Twilight Omens

2:30

06

Bite Hard

3:26

07

What She Came For

3:52

08

Live Alone

3:29

09

Can’t Stop Feeling

3:03

10

Lucid Dreams

7:56

11

Dream Again

3:18

12

Katherine Kiss Me

2:57

13

Lucid Dreams

3:43

14

Ulysses (Disco Bloodbath Effect)

8:05

15

Feeling Kind of Anxious

6:31

Moments Worth Waiting For

10Lucid DreamsThe sprawling, electronic midsection of 'Lucid Dreams' abandons traditional indie-rock structures for an extended, acid-house-inspired modular synthesizer workout.

01UlyssesThe sluggish, heavy bassline and echo-drenched percussion on 'Ulysses' immediately signals a shift toward a slower, dub-influenced rhythmic approach.

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