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Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action
Rock · 2013 · 23 tracks · 1h 22m

Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action

Sharp, angular guitars meet dancefloor-ready rhythms. A sophisticated return to the band's art-school roots with a polished, disco-punk pulse.

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Confident return to form

A crisp, bright-eyed confidence returns to the forefront here, sweeping away the murky, late-night haze of their previous outing. The arrangements are lean and muscular, stripping away the dense electronic layers to let brittle, staccato guitars cut through the mix with clean, geometric precision. There is a playful, almost academic sharpness to the songwriting, which pairs infectious, uptempo dance-pop grooves with a dry, existential wit. It is the sound of a group confidently reclaiming their core identity, delivering a highly polished, stylish set of tracks that feel both physically demanding and intellectually curious.

Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action · vs · Franz Ferdinand
Crisp Clean+1.7σ

The production is pushed notably harder into crisp clean than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 23 Tracks · 1h 22m
01
Right Action
3:02
02
Evil Eye
2:47
03
Love Illumination
3:44
04
Stand on the Horizon
4:23
05
Fresh Strawberries
3:21
06
Bullet
2:43
07
Treason! Animals.
4:07
08
The Universe Expanded
4:35
09
Brief Encounters
3:09
10
Goodbye Lovers and Friends
3:16
11
Bullet
2:41
12
No You Girls
3:21
13
Evil Eye
2:56
14
Fresh Strawberries
3:15
15
Right Action
3:05
16
Goodbye Lovers and Friends
3:31
17
Can’t Stop Feeling
6:03
18
Treason! Animals.
3:59
19
Love and Destroy
2:54
20
Do You Want To
4:14
21
Ulysses
2:51
22
Love Illumination
4:07
23
Stand on the Horizon
4:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
03Love IlluminationThe brass-heavy hook on 'Love Illumination' injects a vintage, psych-rock texture that contrasts sharply with the song's driving, four-on-the-floor rhythm.
01Right ActionThe rhythmic interplay on 'Right Action' pairs a funk-inflected guitar scratch with a punchy, call-and-response vocal delivery that immediately establishes the album's high-energy tone.
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