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70 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critics What's this?

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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 72 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third album for the UK rock band was produced by Dan Carey.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 33
  3. Negative: 1 out of 33
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    83
    The mix of Alex Kapranos' louche croon with the band's disciplined racket is still a knockout, and they've switched things up enough to keep it interesting.
  2. Drowned In Sound
    60
    They've defied compartmentalisation again, managed to avoid crippling themselves in their dramatic reduction of outright 'singles' material, and left the door open to a number of future experiments. Unfortunately it just means that Tonight becomes a makeweight.
  3. Paste Magazine
    13
    Truly, the four dapper Scotsmen that constitute this group should be ashamed of their tuneless, thoughtless, meaningless new offering, which distorts the proud legacy of a band that once mattered.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. JeroenH
    10
    According to some of the critics this album must be boring and by far not the best they can do. Luckily the critics as usual have no clue, as the difference in the rating between critics and users on this site shows. Franz Ferdinand actually managed to make an album that is timeless and addictive and becomes better every time you hear it. It's their best album yet and one of the very best albums yet released in 2009!… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. Katie
    10
    I have to laugh a bit at Allmusic's review. They're usually reliable, but... "a sound they established several albums ago?" "Several" usually means more than two, does it not? Silly writer, either learn what words mean or actually look at the discography. Anyway, a couple months after release and this is still my pick for album of the year, tons of fun and especially in the middle it's like one hit single after another. Seeing them in May - should be brilliant.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. GilJ.
    2
    I wholly agree with the Paste review. "A band that once mattered" - who suddenly sound like they listened to too many recent Blur albums and think no-one gives a damn about tunes anymore. Unmemorable to the core and disappointing in the extreme.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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