Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
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Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is an upcoming release by Scottish group Franz Ferdinand and will be the band's fourth studio album. It is to be released through Domino Records on 26 August 2013 in the UK[1] and on 27 August 2013 in the US.
Album
The band previewed many of their new tracks at live performances over 2012 and 2013. The album was recorded during 2013 at Alex Kapranos' Scottish studio and Nick McCarthy's Sausage Studios in London.[1] Kapranos described the album direction as "forward" and revealed that the band decided to keep a low profile about things as their last album was "tainted" by misinformation prior to its release.[2] Kapranos said that the album deals with "the idea of the cynic's search for optimism and the sceptic's search for a manual crop up here and there. I've always liked the lead character in Alasdair Gray's Lanark growing the hard scales to defend the soft inner-self from the world. Socially awkward asthmatic with a self-consuming imagination. My 19-year-old self was electrified. Maybe the album is about how to shed those scales."[1]
Release
The album was announced on 16 May 2013 with a teaser trailer video along with updates from the band's social networks, revealing the cover art, the album title and the full track listing. On the same day, the album was also made available to pre-order from Domino as a digital download, CD, deluxe limited edition double CD, vinyl LP and deluxe double LP packaged in a hand numbered die-cut gatefold sleeve. The exclusive bonus disc in both the double CD and double vinyl LP, entitled Right Notes, Right Words, Wrong Order, is a live session recording captured at Konk Studios in London.
Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Actions - The Passport Edition is a deluxe package limited to 500 copies worldwide and features a deluxe edition of each physical format of the album, all 7" and 12" singles and access to the highest quality audio files possible as well as exclusive tracks and content.
The official audio tracks for "Right Action" and "Love Illumination" were released on 27 June 2013 on YouTube and were made available for digital download in the US. The "Right Action" official video was released on 7 July 2013[3] and the official video for "Love Illumination" was released on 24 July 2013.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   [6] |
| Clash | 8/10[7] |
| MOJO | "Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". MOJO. 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.</ref> |
Early media response to Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action has been generally favorable. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 74/100, based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[5]
At Alternative Press, Reed Fischer called the title "resolute", and told that "fortunately, his cruelty translates into charming melodies here that almost excuse the long wait for them."[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Franz Ferdinand (except: Cuts 1 & 6 co-written by Alexander Ragnew)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Right Action" | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Evil Eye" | 2:47 |
| 3. | "Love Illumination" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Stand on the Horizon" | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Fresh Strawberries" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "Bullet" | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Treason! Animals." | 4:07 |
| 8. | "The Universe Expanded" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "Brief Encounters" | 3:09 |
| 10. | "Goodbye Lovers & Friends" | 3:15 |
| Total length: | 35:04 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Bullet" (Live) | 2:40 |
| 12. | "No You Girls" (Live) | 3:21 |
| 13. | "Evil Eye" (Live) | 2:55 |
| 14. | "Fresh Strawberries" (Live) | 3:15 |
| 15. | "Right Action" (Live) | 3:05 |
| 16. | "Goodbye Lovers & Friends" (Live) | 3:31 |
| 17. | "Can't Stop Feeling" (Live) | 6:03 |
| 18. | "Treason! Animals." (Live) | 3:58 |
| 19. | "Love and Destroy" (Live) | 2:54 |
| 20. | "Do You Want To" (Live) | 4:14 |
| 21. | "Ulysses" (Live) | 2:51 |
| 22. | "Love Illumination" (Live) | 4:07 |
| 23. | "Stand on the Horizon" (Live) | 4:14 |
Notes
- ^ a b c "Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ "Franz Ferdinand are 'fixated' with making new album". 2 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqTsUtQLRFk
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ooq23i-QGBM
- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ a b Fischer, Reed (2013). "Franz Ferdinand – Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". Alternative Press. September 2013 (302). Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 88. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ^ Trefor, Cai (12 August 2013). "Franz Ferdinand - Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action". Clash. Retrieved 17 August 2013.