Music

NEW ALBUM REVIEW

TONIGHT: FRANZ FERDINAND

Fiona Byrne

It’s hard to believe ‘Tonight: Franz Ferdinand’ is just album number three from the dapper Scots. Four years in the making, the record saw scrapped sessions with two producers (including Girls Aloud’s uber pop-geniuses Xenomania) resulting in a dancefloor-driven album that’s unmistakably Franz, but this time they’ve harked backwards to early 80s disco for inspiration. Continue…

BAND TO WATCH

THE SOFT PACK

Fiona Byrne

Having already made headlines by changing their name from The Muslims late last year, the column inches for The Soft Pack are set to grow rapidly as the undisputed buzz band for 2009. Continue…

LIVE WIRE

GLASVEGAS

Fiona Byrne

It’s been just over three months since Glasvegas played their first-ever New York show at Mercury Lounge, and released their self-titled debut album, but their rise in that time has been remarkable. Even before performing tonight’s sold out show at Bowery Ballroom, the band announced a gig at Webster Hall to take place at the end of March. Continue…