Indie sleaze summer is alive and well in summer 2024 with help from London’s beloved Bloc Party. The indie-rockers surprised fans with their new single, “Flirting Again,” their first offering since 2022’s Alpha Games. The punchy, sonically unique single is utterly refreshing, and a welcome addition to this year’s indie playlists. Vocalist Kele Okereke says, “‘Flirting Again’ is about being thrust back into the scene and trying to remember how it all works. It’s about trying to appear desirable, whilst at the same time hiding the hurt that defines you.” Okereke continues, “We are all carrying around the various scars that… Read more »
KennyHoopla and Bloc Party have joined forced for “Keep It Rolling”, an ethereal, enchanting piece of indie-rock bliss.
Besides hopping on Paramore’s summer headlining tour, Bloc Party included a couple of their own intimate shows to fill up the gaps! We were lucky enough to have idobi photographer David Reichmann catch one of the headlining shows at Brooklyn Steel in New York. Check out his gallery below and make it out early on the This Is Why Tour to catch Bloc Party’s set! Bloc Party
Hayley Williams & Kele Okereke covered a Bloc Party classic together at London’s The O2 last night, making the arena feel incredibly intimate.
Even after all of this time, Bloc Party still manages to bring the heat on every release. Today, they have released their new scorcher, “High Life.” Bloc Party began teasing new music earlier this month, and this new release is almost too good to be true. “High Life” is all about living and thriving in the honeymoon stage with a new partner. It makes you want to embrace life and live in the moment. The song is cheeky, flirty, and will make you feel a sense of freedom. With linear rhythmic percussion and jangly upbeat guitars you will feel like… Read more »
Bloc Party is hitting the road in support of its forthcoming Vice/Atlantic effort, “A Weekend in the City.” The British rock troupe will kick off the tour on March 11 at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle and will continue on through a March 30-31 New York stand. The Strokes’ Albert Hammond, Jr., Final Fantasy, Sebastian Grangier, the Like and Smoosh will rotate opening act duties.. A pre-sale for tickets is currently underway via Bloc Party’s fan club Web site , while the official sale begins Jan. 13. The group will be touring in Europe prior to returning to the United… Read more »
After winning over U.S. hipsters with its critically acclaimed 2005 debut “Silent Alarm,” U.K. rock act Bloc Party is now aiming for mainstream success. The group’s second outing, “A Weekend in the City,” comes out February 6 via Atlantic Records, preceded by two radio singles, “The Prayer” and “I Still Remember.” The group toned down the frenetic feel of its debut, which sold almost one million copies worldwide and drew comparisons to the jerky post-punk of Gang of Four and late-period Blur. “A Weekend in the City,” particularly on its back half, is dominated by slower, richly textured songs that… Read more »
There’s one last party in the Sunshine State this year, and it’s going to be pretty emo. Emo Social, run by Dashboard Confessional drummer Chris Kamrada, announced a packed line-up to grace the Florida lands. The event goes down on December 16 at Wall Street Plaza in Orlando, FL, and boasts an emo legend act and trending pop-punk and alternative artists. Ohio emos Hawthorne Heights are scheduled to headline the show. Supporting acts include 408, Capstan, “emo trash” FELICITY, Greyson Zane, and Twin Rova. Plus, there will also be guest DJs throughout the event. Hawthorne Heights recently wrapped their Emo… Read more »
Minneapolis’ annual Basilica Block Party celebrated its 20th anniversary this year; check out photos from Day 1, featuring Michael Franti and Spearhead, Panic! At The Disco, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, and more.
Remember how psyched you were as a kid to build a little car or a castle out of Lego pieces? Bet you never fashioned a fully functioning punk-rock duo and a kaleidoscopic world where they could swim, ride bikes and whale on the drums, though, did you? Don’t feel bad. You probably never got that sophisticated, but pioneering director Michel Gondry did, thanks to the White Stripes. In the eye-popping video for “Fell in Love With a Girl,” a two-minute blast of O.P.P.-like fantasy, the candy-colored pair from Detroit strum, jump and sprint their way through a building-block realm that… Read more »
