Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- "Lead-off single 'Ulysses,' is actually rather terrific, its louche shuffling beat complemented by vampiric snarls and a particularly devilish Kapranos vocal...", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Franz Ferdinand mainly stick to their small, intensely flavorful basics, packing songs with tempo changes and propulsive guitar riffs.", "The album's centerpiece is 'Lucid Dreams' -- possibly the most stunning and ambitious recording Franz have put their name to....Refining and transcending their familiar pop formula, TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND is their most complete work to date.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "The closing 'Katherine Kiss Me' is a plaintive acoustic companion to 'No You Girls,' that's cut from the same heart-on sleeve cloth as SO MUCH BETTER's 'Fade Together.'", "The album offers plenty of adrenaline, pheromones and stealthy sophistication, thanks to Bob Hardy's driving bass, Alex Kapranos' expressive crooning and the band's unusual ability to make every song sound like a single.", 4 stars out of 5 -- "Opening track 'Ulysses' makes it intentions clear from the start....It's a song about the universal quest for pleasure and escape, a raucous incitement to join them that's hard to resist.", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "TONIGHT is Franz's boldest attempt at a full-on disco record....TONIGHT is all about the art of the extended flirt.", "The mix of Alex Kapranos' louche croon with the band's disciplined racket is still a knockout..." -- Grade: B+, 4 stars out of 5 -- "The whole album is paced as a soundtrack to a night on the town, starting with the anticipatory come-on of 'Ulysses'...and peaking with 'Lucid Dreams,' eight dazed minutes of electro pop that lurches off the dance floor and bangs into the nearest wall.", 3 stars out of 5 -- "What you get remains intrinsically FF: taut and dance-infused, yet still rock....Alex Kapranos' voice is vital."
