Someone gave me the new Mark Lanegan CD for my birthday, and I finally got around to listening to it.

Holy cats, it's really good! I never would have picked it up on my own and was puzzled that this person would have bought it for me, but now I'm sure glad he did.

Cool! I have two Screaming Trees songs. I love "All I Know."

Franz Ferdinand may play Ugly Sisters in the next Harry Potter film.

Or should this go in the movie thread?

I thought the band was the Weird Sisters, or Wyrd, or something like that? Anyway, huh. I keep hearing people rave about Franz Ferdinand but have not yet heard their music.

They're fun. They remind me of another Scottish band called apb whose singles I loved. Most people compare them to Orange Juice -- another Scottish band whose music I have managed to NEVER hear.

Most people compare them to Orange Juice -- another Scottish band whose music I have managed to NEVER hear.

You might have heard a song by their former lead singer, Edwyn Collins, though - "A Girl Like You".

Most people compare them to Orange Juice -- another Scottish band whose music I have managed to NEVER hear.

I can see why - and they have a sound of that moment - but they're way less jangly and fluid and more jerky and angular than orange juice. Also if you like jangly shambolic indie with a dash of soul no-one ever did it bette than Orange Juice.

Waits for inevitable Jon B Go-Betweens post....

Went out and heard Yiddish Tango music last night. crazy.

Waits for inevitable Jon B Go-Betweens post....

Fire Engines, dammit. Franz Ferdinand are a more commercial Fire Engines. OJ were way more twee and music-hall-y than FF are.

But you're right that I much prefer the Go-Betweens over Orange Juice. That's more by default though. Edwyn's voice annoys me to no end.

Franz Ferdinand are a more commercial Fire Engines.

Which pretty much makes'em Josef K, doesn't it?