Winner of the 2004 Mercury Prize and a bolt of electricity through early-2000s indie. Franz Ferdinand’s debut didn’t just revive post-punk — it made it danceable again. Art-school guitars, sharp rhythms, and hooks for days. Still sounds fresh. Still hits hard.
 
TRACKS:
SIDE A
Jacqueline
Tell Her Tonight
Take Me Out
The Dark Of The Matinée
Auf Achse
 
SIDE B
Cheating On You
This Fire
Darts Of Pleasure
Michael
Come On Home
640'