Continuing my look at the albums of 2004…
Scottish alternative band Franz Ferdinand released their self-titled debut in 2004 to great success in both the United Kingdom and the United States. The band emerged as one of the leaders of the post-punk revival, alongside such acts as the White Stripes, The Strokes and Arctic Monkeys.
My appreciation for this genre is inconsistent. I’ve enjoyed some of the White Stripes albums, and I do like the idea of muscular but melodic music in general, but I don’t count any of these bands among my favorites.
The Franz Ferdinand debut is a very fun listen. Clever song construction and nuanced production makes this sound like a record by an act with years under its belt. I can see why it sold so well and earned the band accolades on both sides of the pond.
So if you’re lonely, you know I’m here waiting for you
I’m just a cross-hair, I’m just a shot away from you
And if you leave here, you leave me broken, shattered I lie
I’m just a cross-hair, I’m just a shot, then we can die
Oh, oh, oh
I know I won’t be leaving here with you
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 1]
I say, don’t you know?
You say you don’t know
I say: take me out
I say you don’t show
Don’t move, time is slow
I say: take me out
[Verse 2]
Well, I say you don’t know
You say you don’t know
I say: take me out
If I move, this could die
If eyes move, this could die
I want you to take me out
[Chorus]
I know I won’t be leaving here (With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here
I know I won’t be leaving here (With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here with you
[Verse 3]
I say, don’t you know?
You say you don’t know
I say: take me out
If I wane, this could die
If I wait, this could die
I want you to take me out
If I move, this could die
Eyes move, this can die
Come on, take me out
[Chorus]
I know I won’t be leaving here (With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here
I know I won’t be leaving here (With you)
I know I won’t be leaving here with you
Meet Me In Montauk 
Not really my thing.