Exclusive Stream: Franz Ferdinand, “Feel The Pressure (Dub Remix)”
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Franz Ferdinand released this album Tonight a few months back and because they are awesome, they decided do its “sister album” entirely in dub versions and call it Blood, out June 1. Generally as a concept, the word “dub” when preceded by “(non-Jamaican) remix” is short for “dubious,” but the bass percolating beneath their jagged, sexy Scottish punk vox obliterate our preconceived notions of potential West Coast stoner factor and convince us Franz should cop more whammies and echo pedals and do all their tracks like this.
Franz Ferdinand, “Feel The Pressure (Dub Remix)”
Video: Franz Ferdinand, “Ulysses”
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Some of this was filmed at Spaceland in LA. A certain FADER editor got so drunk there one time he almost barfed on Hamilton Leithauser.
Audio: Franz Ferdinand, “Ulysses”
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BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe debuted the new Franz Ferdinand single “Ulysses” earlier today on his show—so a bunch of Brits have already heard it—but the band just put it up on their MySpace for the rest of the world to enjoy. We have to say that we are more into it than we thought we’d be. Maybe it’s because we haven’t listened to them in so long, or maybe it’s because Kapranos is back to writing jams like “Take Me Out.” Either way, check the similarity in the la-la chorus to Samberg’s ha-ha “Everyone’s A Critic” song from Saturday night. Coincidence? WE DOUBT IT.
Stream: Franz Ferdinand, “Ulysses”
Schnipper’s Slept On
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Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated recent release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s Franz Ferdinand’s “Michael” remixed by Thomas Eriksen, which you can buy here. Listen to “Michael” down below and read about it after the jump.
