Saturday music video.

Today we bring this quartet of kids who formed the group in Glasgow after being in different bands. Both notable for the use of images inspired by the Russian avant-garde for the covers of their albums and singles, and lyrics of his songs, inspired by this movement.

The lyric of You Could Have It So Much Better, refers to a portrait of Lilya Brik, 1924 by Alexander Rodchenko, Take Me Out (video below) refers to a sixth of the world, also by Rodchenko. And Outsiders is a reference point for artists Auguste Rodin, Man Ray and Salvador Dalí.

Take Me Out Video (below) directed by Jonas Odell, was inspired by Dadaism, Busby Berkeley choreography and Russian constructivist design.

 

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Published on: August 4, 2012
Cite: "FRANZ FERDINAND" METALOCUS. Accessed
<http://www.metalocus.es/en/news/franz-ferdinand> ISSN 1139-6415
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