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Bloc Party

Equally inspired by Sonic Youth, Joy Division, Gang of Four, and the Cure, East London art punkers Bloc Party mix angular sonics with pop structures. Consisting of singer/guitarist Kele Okereke, guitarist Russell Lissack, bassist/singer Gordon Moakes, and drummer Matt Tong, the band was formerly known as Angel Range and Union before settling on Bloc Party. Okereke and Lissack met each other through mutual friends at the Reading Festival, and discovered that they had musical tastes as well as friends in common. Tong and Moakes soon joined their collaboration, and under the name Union, the quartet issued a demo in early 2003; later that year, they switched their name to Bloc Party.

The group's demo and concerts began to attract attention from both the press and their peers; Okereke sent a copy of the demo to Franz Ferdinand, who invited them to play at the Domino tenth anniversary bash in fall 2003. Early the following year, the band released one of the demo's tracks, "She's Hearing Voices," as a single on Trash Aesthetics. A few months later, Banquet/Staying Fat arrived on Moshi Moshi. That spring, Bloc Party signed to Wichita to release their full-length album in the U.K., and to Dim Mak for U.S. distribution. The band spent summer 2004 recording and touring. Late that summer, Bloc Party, which collected the band's first two singles, arrived in the States. Their debut album, Silent Alarm, appeared early in 2005 and was released by Vice Records in the States to widespread acclaim. Later that year, Silent Alarm Remixed capitalized on the band's burgeoning popularity, as did the 2006 EP Helicopter. A Weekend in the City, Bloc Party's second proper album, followed in 2007. A Weekend in the City leaked onto the Internet months before the album's street date, which inspired Bloc Party to issue their third album, Intimacy, online in late summer 2008; the album was released on compact disc that fall. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi
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Selected Discography

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Track List: I Still Remember (Radio Single)

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Track List: The Prayer (Does It Offend You, Yeah? Remix) (Radio Single)

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no Flux?
I love bloc party! Can't wait for their new album!!! Yay, Kele is back!!!
ima say it again- his voice disturbs me
manza008
Bloc Party is back! And with Kele, it was announced on there twitter and facebook!!!! Can't wait to hear a new album from them.
Without Kele? Really? How are they block party without him. Its like saying Rage Against the Machine is the same as Audioslave? Is it?
please come back bloc party with kele
update on Bloc Party
They recorded and or written 15 songs for the new album, but without Kele, intresting
Fantastic band
Kele is Da Man. xox
I love dick in my mouth
aoxomoxoa_
Bio is for the wrong band?! Never mind, it's fixed now.
Just yes.
bloc party needs to come out with a new album soon...love there style!
Real music fans listen to Bloc Party. That's why I'm hoping you can help me win tickets to Lollapalooza by getting the most thumbs up on my music video! If you've got a quick second, one click is all it takes to make my dream come true.

http://www.y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = - 1 3 j Z y J e r F 8
What? Gabe Woolems SUCKS; you don't know what you are talking about buddy. Bloc Party reminds me a little of early 80's punk/new wave music with a modern twist.
vitocruz
Pandora needs to add Two more years
Skeleton is my favorite song from this band.
Excellent techno-ska.
bloc party sucks
bloc party is so cool how can you not like them
Silent Alarm is so much better than the rest of their subsequent catalog. This Modern Love is my fav.
sooooooooooo o o o o o good
what is your fav song?
mine is helicopter


oh , if you don't like them don't comment on them, just don't listen to them
Pure talent!
Sadly I agree with willow on this even though he is a total prick.
(note: I don't think they suck balls but, i just don't like them.)
I think this is a great band, and the drummer stands out!
jon.p.lutz
Bloc Party is underrated! The influx of 80's-inspire d music for the last 5 years has lead to a lot of overrated bands: the band Black Kids come to mind. But Bloc Party grows from record to record and their songs have strong enough cores to be remixed. I love Bloc Party!

Besides, the 80's revival is over. Now it's Phil Spector and Beach Boys knock-offs like Best Coast, which is also fine by me!
Give it up, Frank. Haters will hate, and their hate will blind them to reason. It is the way of things.

-Arvis
giovannimriv e r a
great band!!!
frankgrimes9
Actually not very much like Interpol at all. Not even sure how you would imagine that was true. Bloc Party has frenetic, fast-paced songs, while Interpol is very sedate and Joy Division-y. Also, their lead singers sound nothing alike. Third, their musical styles are pretty wildly divergent.
Did you not mean to say Interpol? I have to assume you meant a very different band.
hoosier242
Complete Interpol knockoff!
sbholl84
Bloc Party is very good, especially for a modern band. Oops, my prejudices are showing. Anyway, Intimacy has one of the best album covers ever.
charlieswabb
That is an interesting comment, josiahnordgr e n , because it, too, is a stupid opinion.
graham.dory. 1 3
me likey :)
R u serious, silent alarm was amazing but i guess everyone is entitled to there opinion.
richard.rast
boo silent alarm
these guys are incredibly talented! cannot get enough of the drummer!
lisaj0803
Yes, I love this band too.
I'm hooked.
trinity_tori
I am in love with this band, if only I wasn't married I'd marry this band. Not one song I do not like or switch through on any album, brilliant music.
amazing sir or madam
The most enjoyable and progressive band I have been introduced to in a very long time. I keep hearing Silent Alarm is their "best" album- and I really cant argue with this- but you really have to appreciate how each album is a polar opposite of the former and how amazingly good it is for experimentin g with new sounds and music styles.
BLOC PARTY is the best! I saw them @ The Electric Factory last year. They are amazing!
I never heard of this band until I saw them live in 2004 and was blown away. They had great energy and were fantastic performers. Silent Alarm is by far the best album.
tbhawk
This is one of my favorite bands ever. I really dont understand why this band doesn't garner the respect of other punk/art rockers like YYY's. I saw this band at Lollapalooza 08 before Radiohead and they were great. I REALLY hate that they are going on hiatus but hopefully Kele's solo stuff will be worth it.
rutensai84
I can't stop gushing about this band it's ridiculous. Good for all moods, happy, chilling, sad....LOVE EM!
bballdude313
Great band. very orginal music with insightful lyrics. also great performers, saw them live once and they didnt disappoint.
I love all of there albums..they are a great band...if it wasnt for them..I probably be stuck listening to mainstream instead..alo t of great music out there..and everyone wants to hear Lil wayne attempt to be in a band..how sad
a lot of great tracks but a few not so good ones. =)
Great band!
I have Bloc Party as a station seed, and have heard hundreds of their songs on Pandora. I'm quite certain this Pony Up! Biography thing just happened within the last couple of weeks. Not the first time I've seen this, and they always eventually fix it.

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