Rolling Stone spent some quality time with Franz Ferdinand this week on the West Coast — stay tuned for the full story later next month. But for now, check out an inside look into the making of the band’s January 26th album, Tonight: Click above to hear opening track “Ulysses” as Alex Kapranos and Co. chat about getting inspired and how the new record fits into their canon at the old town hall in Glasgow they rented to write and record the LP. “It’s a dance-floor record,” says Kapranos. “It’s supposed to move you physically.”

For more on the album, click here:

• In the Studio: Franz Ferdinand Return to the Dance Floor

And for a clip of drummer Paul Thomson hitting the skins on the street, click below: