Franz Ferdinand
S/T
(Dominio)
Travis’s Fran Healy said it best: America defines the music, Britain refines the music. Franz Ferdinand takes the best aspects of NYC garage rock and infuses it with an upbeat, bass-driven pulse. These Scottish lads make music that forces you to shake your ass. UK hit “Take Me Out” starts with a Strokes riff then morphs into an all-out dance-rock singalong. Bolstered by the fantastic “Come on Home” and “This Fire,” it’s only time before North America falls victim to this smart, sassy groove.
—Johnston Farrow
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.