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Bloc Party Confirm New Album in 2012

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke confirmed yesterday that the band would release a new album in 2012. The album would be the band’s fourth and comes after a hiatus in 2009, the BBC reports. The band’s last studio full-length album was 2008’s _Intimacy_.  read more

Amid Internal Band Drama, Bloc Party Is Still Together

Various reports have begun surfacing that Bloc Party's charismatic lead singer Kele Okereke may have been fired from the band. A week ago, he told NME that rehearsal sessions had been going on without him and he feared he had been kicked out.  read more

Kele Okereke Announces New Solo EP

According to NME, Bloc party frontman Kele Okereke announced today that he'll be releasing The Hunt, a seven-track solo EP follow-up on last year's The Boxer, on October 31. The EP sees Okereke once again working alongside producer XXXchange and will be released through Wichita.  read more

30 Great Weekend Songs

Countless songs have been written and dedicated to that two-day break when we’re free to do, well, whatever the hell we want. Weekends are almost always full jovial experiences, so many of the songs mimic that with upbeat, catchy tunes.  read more

Bloc Party Reunites, Preps Fourth LP

After taking a break two years ago following their 2008 release Intimacy, British indie rockers Bloc Party have revealed that they are reuniting this year and have begun work on their fourth record....  read more

Kele: The Boxer

Takes a few blows, but wins in round two Boxers are studies in contrast: brutish but graceful, quick but enduring. With his first solo album, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke reveals similar juxtapositions, his feathery falsettos duking it out with the discordant electro beats. He makes a strong declaration of independence in the opener, “Walk Tall,” where he roars over a ferocious synth saw, “Cut your ties to the past and wave it goodbye.” The second track seeks to sever his indie-rock ties altogether, with his pitch manipulated into a high squeak and layered over old-school breaks. But while The...  read more

Ears We Trust: Kele Okereke

On June 21, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke will release his debut solo album. It’s called The Boxer, and it’s dancey! It’s also probably the best music he’s released since his nervy post-punk band broke through with Silent Alarm all the way back in 2005. As an artist who seems influenced by everything from U2 to Hot Chip to, uh, Bobby Brown (his first single is called “Tenderoni”), Okereke is a man whose ears we trust. Here’s what he’s listening to and loving....  read more

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke Announces Debut Solo Album, Video, Tour

And you said the world was never going to have two unique songs called "Tenderoni"...  read more

Wichita Recordings Celebrates 10th Birthday With Vinyl Releases From Bright Eyes, Bloc Party, More

London-based Wichita Recordings turns 10 this year, and to mark the occasion they'll be releasing several of their bands' albums in vinyl form as well as hosting a handful of birthday shows...  read more

Bloc Party Guitarist Readies Dance Album

Seems like guitarist Russell Lissack is really enjoying his time off from Bloc Party. Contrary to his main gig’s oft-dramatic leanings, his latest project, Pin Me Down, which teams Lissack with New York singer Milena Mepris, is pure electro-pop sunshine. Bloc Party announced last year the band would be taking a lengthy break after three albums and tons of touring....  read more