Pages tagged “intimacy”

After its critically acclaimed sophomore album, A Weekend in the City, climbed to no. 2 on the British sales charts, Bloc Party’s knee-jerk reaction was to dive back into the studio as soon as possible to record a raw counterpoint to the band's previous atmospheric rock and jagged chord play. The result is Intimacy, a record Bloc Party digitally released only three days after announcing it online.

Paste caught up with drummer Matt Tong to discuss the group’s musical evolution, lead singer Kele Okereke’s political reputation and whether the music industry is a progressive and equal environment for a rock band with a black lead singer.