![]() Despite this refreshingly colourful instrumentation, ‘Love Illumination’ still remains more direct and edgy than ‘Right Action’, and to compare it to previous Franz singles, it’s more in the vein of ‘Can’t Stop Feeling’ and ‘The Dark Of The Matinee’. The main riff – the first thing you’ll hear from this track – is as infectious as the song’s chorus, and is replicated on both saxophone and keyboard throughout. ‘Love Illumination’ exhibits a different approach, with Alex Kapranos’ airy vocals floating over fuzzy guitars and Paul Thomson’s ever tight drums. It’s effectively ‘Do You Want To’ mark 2, complete with “do do do”s and some added synth, and that’s not a bad thing. It’s everything we’ve come to expect from a Franz single charmingly irresistible, and it’ll stick in your head like the likes of ‘No You Girls’ and (whisper it) ‘Take Me Out’. The chorus momentarily delves into something graver, but in seconds the band relaxes back into the jaunt that characterises the rest of the track. ‘Right Action’ itself is a jangly, catchy and concise tune, with trademark choppy rhythm guitar – courtesy of Nick McCarthy – and witty lyrics, such as the typically British “sometimes, wish you were here, weather permitting”. In this case, ‘Love Illumination’ is important as it is featuring on the new album alongside ‘Right Action’, so it’s not your average B-side. For those of you unfamiliar with this idea, it is when the band regard what would usually be the B-side to be as important as the A-side. These examples come in the form of a double A-side single. Well, four and a half years later, the Glaswegian band have delivered us a couple of examples of what’s to come next month, when they release Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action. That’s the exact reason why many of us were hoping they wouldn’t wait another four years to bring us their 4th album. In January 2009, four long years after You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand released their dancefloor-directed 3rd record, Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, thus completing a rare feat a hat-trick of compelling and relevant albums. *THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN READ BY FRANZ FERDINAND FRONTMAN, ALEX KAPRANOS, WOO!* ![]()
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