Always Ascending speaks to existential angst that prompts a grim outlook on the pursuit of happiness.
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is a swaggering disco-rock album that doesn’t overstay its welcome.
Arguably, the aughts traveled through three or four distinct phases of journalistically notable indie rock trends
Franz Ferdinand seem to have conceived their third album with the express intent of annoying people.
If not boasting the most sophisticated of concepts, the record does have an overarching narrative about seemingly endless nights spent out on the club circuit.