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At this point you've likely heard "Ulysses" and its "funky" Spoonerisms in more than one form. We weren't blown away by the track then (or now), but after listening to Tonight: Franz Ferdinand, we can understand why the guys chose it as the single: While nothing special, it's better than most of the upbeat fare offered on the Kapranos crew's followup to You Could Have It So Much Better. Yes, we could have it so much better, guys. We kid (a little), though compared to their past work, Tonight can often be insipid, especially considering they're calling it their "night album" and are largely focusing on sex and the battle of the sexes. Going back to the choice of "Ulysses" as the album's lead: The album's best songs are really the slowest, quietest, and weirdest (relatively speaking). When they play with rougher post-punk-ish textures. When they focus less on the disco, even if they've made the latter work in the past.
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