Franz Ferdinand
Back in 2004, Glaswegian art rockers Franz Ferdinand were largely responsible for kicking the door open and bringing back indie rock to the mainstream.
Their first hit single 'Take Me Out' has been a mainstay of indie discos ever since, and their sharp-suited and coiffed image offered a nice alternative to the urch-rockers of the Liber-scenesters.
Nothing new if you have ever heard Gang Of Four or Talking Heads, but a damn sight better than most of the dross now populating the top ten.
Their first hit single 'Take Me Out' has been a mainstay of indie discos ever since, and their sharp-suited and coiffed image offered a nice alternative to the urch-rockers of the Liber-scenesters.
Nothing new if you have ever heard Gang Of Four or Talking Heads, but a damn sight better than most of the dross now populating the top ten.
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Field Day
Saturday, 02 Jun
(11:30AM)
@ Victoria Park
Ah Field Day. That magical day, once every year when Victoria Park ushers out all of the playing children and dog walkers and welcomes in 20,000 indie kids to whoop, go wild and feel woozy after too ma...
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Tom Jeffreys
Monday, 06 July
SINGLES OF THE WEEK - 6th July 2009
*Single of the Week*
Franz Ferdinand – Can’t Stop Feeling
Domino
The release of ‘Tonight’, the long-gestating third album from the Rodchenko-bothering, Dior-clad Franz Ferdinand, has so far met with decidedly mixed reviews. It’s the kind of album that, like a first growth Haut-Brion, takes time to open up and reveal its depth and grandeur.
Well, now with the release of ‘Can’t Stop Feeling’ surely it’s time to realise their brilliance? A fuzzy, sweaty relentlessly urgent stomp, hollowed out by the vocals of Alex Kapranos and his distinctive haughty yearnings. Nobody but Franz can do this kind of empty complexity. 4.5/5
*Single of the Week*
Franz Ferdinand – Can’t Stop Feeling
Domino
The release of ‘Tonight’, the long-gestating third album from the Rodchenko-bothering, Dior-clad Franz Ferdinand, has so far met with decidedly mixed reviews. It’s the kind of album that, like a first growth Haut-Brion, takes time to open up and reveal its depth and grandeur.
Well, now with the release of ‘Can’t Stop Feeling’ surely it’s time to realise their brilliance? A fuzzy, sweaty relentlessly urgent stomp, hollowed out by the vocals of Alex Kapranos and his distinctive haughty yearnings. Nobody but Franz can do this kind of empty complexity. 4.5/5
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