Yeah, it's NME hyped. Yeah, it's a bit samey. Yeah, it's no masterpiece. But y'know, I really like it. We had garage rock, then psychedlia, then 70s hair metal, now the 80s is the new retro.
Franz Ferdinand capture a slightly Talking Heads-esque disco rock nonsense hybrid which is extremely fun, and catchy, and... well, that's it, I suppose. But it's absolutely great at what it does. There are a couple of weak tracks... the funky 'Tell Her Tonight' sounds forced, and 'Cheating On You' sounds like it's trying to be The Strokes. But otherwise, everything's solidly written and performed.
Singles 'Take Me Out' and 'The Dark Of The Matinee' *are* the standouts, but that's no bad thing. 'Jacqueline', 'Auf Achse', 'Darts Of Pleasure' and 'Come On Home' are all perfect pop songs. In fact, it's hard to talk about the album's stand-outs without mentioning pretty much the whole album. Great stuff.
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