Moreover, both songs have the hallmarks of all classic singles by this band clever lyrics, sharp rhythm guitar, tasteful vocal harmonies, and most importantly – perhaps – danceability. This release promises much from Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, and if it takes four years to produce albums as good as theirs, who cares? They’re worth the wait. Overall, the direction of these two tracks resembles the band’s first album more than the disco orientation of their last release, which is somewhat surprising, however it does not feel like a step backwards. ![]() It was released as the second single from the bands fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, on 27 June 2013. Other than that, it’s very hard to fault. 'Love Illumination' is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. The only disappointment with this song is that the band didn’t retain the track’s working title: ‘The Blackpool Illuminati’. ![]() 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. Franz Ferdinand - 'Love Illumination' from Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action released 2013 on Domino Record Co. 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. ![]() I thought they were really good,” said Glasgow resident Cara Connolly – the daughter of Scottish comedian Billy Connolly.*THIS REVIEW HAS BEEN READ BY FRANZ FERDINAND FRONTMAN, ALEX KAPRANOS, WOO!* This was followed by ‘Ulysses’ before the band finished with two new songs, ‘The Blackpool Illuminati’ and ‘I’ll Never Get Your Bullet Out Of My Head’. “Are you alright Nice’N’Sleazy?” he shouted before launching into ‘Evil Eye’ – and you can watch a fan-shot video of the band performing the track by scrolling to the bottom of the page and clicking ‘play’. “It’s been 10 years since we last played here,” said Kapranos. ‘Can’t Stop Feeling’, from their third album ‘Tonight: Franz Ferdinand’, was segued into a cover of Donna Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’. Franz then briefly interrupted their showcase of new songs to play their 2004 hit single ‘Matinee’ before playing ‘Stand On The Horizon’, another track likely to be included on their fourth album, which is due out late summer 2013.
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