Seminal aughts post-punk outfit Bloc Party are returning with their fifth studio LP later this week. On January 29, Block Party releases HYMNS. The new album features a revised lineup for the band. Longtime Bloc Party members Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack remain. Yet the quarter now features Menomena’s Justin Harris and Louise Bartle. Bloc Party HYMNS follows up their 2012 album Four. You can […]
The FYF Fest 2015 lineup has been announced as the 12th annual edition of the Los Angeles fest nears later this summer. On August 22 and 23, Frank Ocean, Bloc Party, Chet Faker, Purity Ring, Run the Jewels, Deerhunter, The Drums, Tennis, D’Angelo, Flume, FKA Twigs–take a breath–Solange, Mac DeMarco, Death Grips, Toro y Moi, […]
If you’re a Bloc Party fan but didn’t feel their latest album release Four, you might dig this latest track of theirs titled “Ratchet”. Gets back at that dance, punk rock vibe they originally grooved in. Frontman Kele Okereke hops into a rap-like approach and the bass is on point. “Ratchet” is from their upcoming The Nextwave Sessions, out […]
This weekend at San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival, Bloc Party lead singer Kele Okerefe described his band’s new album Four as “really rather rad”. If you haven’t heard any of the new songs of the album yet, you can decide if you agree by streaming the whole album now. Head on over to the Bloc Party site […]
Photos and review of Sunday at Outside Lands 2012 in San Francisco. Check out our Friday and Saturday coverage, Phrases Heard at Outside Lands 2012 and full photo album as well. Franz Ferdinand: Early afternoon opening spots can be a difficult slot to pull off. Franz Ferdinand started slow and nonchalantly, but slowly gained steamed until […]