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February 07, 2006
tendon thing; iced it out.
This song is a trick; it's a wild, sitcom ending. Fire Engines turn Franz Ferdinand's first album lead-off riff into something bumpy and unlikely- if the original is a raucous party in an art gallery, then the Fire Engines say no, what it actually is is an unexplained visit from a gang of toddlers, armed with plastic swords, an unlimited supply of Mike and Ike, and a penchant for loud, shardful noises.
Fire Engines. Quite good. I personally don't think the Franz version of 'Get Up and Use Me' fares as well as the other side of this exchange, as FEs' 'Jacqueline' just sounds so effortless, and captures some of that sleazy, unwashable feel of the original. Anyway, this cover is taken from a used (!) copy of "Codex Teenage Premonition" that I found in a record store two weeks ago- it's a compilation of Fire Engines demos and live performances, and besides being a little on the shaky, stuttering side, the collection's got some excellent stuff (the Peel Session tracks in particular are great). [BUY]
Posted by Kevin at February 7, 2006 09:48 AM