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London, United Kingdom (2002 – present)
Bloc Party are an English alternative rock band. In 2005, the band released their critically acclaimed debut album Silent Alarm. Their second studio album, A Weekend In The City was released on February 5, 2007 in the United Kingdom and February 6 in the United States. A third album, Intimacy, was released in August 2008 as a download and later as a CD release on October 27. The band consists of Kele Okereke (vocals, guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Gordon Moakes (bass, vocals) and Matt Tong (drums).
Formation and rising popularity (2006–2008)
Bloc Party have been together since 2002, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. Band members Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack have formed the fulcrum of these various incarnations, and were subsequently joined by bassist Gordon Moakes who answered an advert in the NME, and most recently drummer Matt Tong. Lissack and singer/guitarist Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in Essex, where Lissack had grown up and Okereke attended school. Lissack attended Bancroft’s School and Okereke attended Ilford County High School until 16 then Trinity School for sixth form. They bumped into each other again in 1999 at the Reading Festival and soon after formed the band Union.
In 2003 they changed their name from Union to Bloc Party. The name is a play on block party, a name for an informal neighbourhood festival, which might hire a local band as entertainment.
Formation and rising popularity (2006–2008)
Bloc Party have been together since 2002, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. Band members Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack have formed the fulcrum of these various incarnations, and were subsequently joined by bassist Gordon Moakes who answered an advert in the NME, and most recently drummer Matt Tong. Lissack and singer/guitarist Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in Essex, where Lissack had grown up and Okereke attended school. Lissack attended Bancroft’s School and Okereke attended Ilford County High School until 16 then Trinity School for sixth form. They bumped into each other again in 1999 at the Reading Festival and soon after formed the band Union.
In 2003 they changed their name from Union to Bloc Party. The name is a play on block party, a name for an informal neighbourhood festival, which might hire a local band as entertainment.
Top Albums
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Silent Alarm
Bloc PartyBuy- Download Album
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A Weekend In The City
Bloc PartyBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $7.77
- iTunes $12.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $1.70
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Intimacy
Bloc PartyBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $9.99
- 7digital $7.77
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- Amazon $12.63
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Bloc Party EP
Bloc Party
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She's Hearing Voices
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Shoutbox
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McBeastie wrote:
Another Weekend In The City was an amazing b-sides album. Even though it's not an "official" album it's still up there, right behind Silent Alarm for me.
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sweatbloodtears wrote:
Your right hand is causing you pain; cut it off, cut it off.
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goyushek wrote:
Whatever mutants they create they do it with great taste and understanding managing to be unique and don’t repeat even themselves. Bloc Party - Intimacy. Review in English and Armenian. http://indielibertines.net/bloc-party-intimacy-august-21-2008/
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duzguneser wrote:
When will the new album, how much longer we wait to shit...
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duzguneser wrote:
When will the new album, how much longer we wait to shit...
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afrothunder23 wrote:
Silent alarm is a little too good of an album. Well its almost ridiculously good. But one of my recent favorites is the B-side to the A weekend in the city labeled ANOTHER WEEKEND IN THE CITY, it is incredibly good. My fav track is we were lovers etc.
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IMMAEATYOU wrote:
Ugh they've changed........man
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IndieY wrote:
с них всё и началось..)) для меня
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DJSadisto wrote:
Cool Band xD
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adamzZz wrote:
Kele looks like Kid Cudi now.
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the_ryecatcher wrote:
I thought they're crappy but THEY'RE not. At least the Silent Alarm album.
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turnntostone wrote:
@McBeastie - well said! [3]
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Battramsysni wrote:
omfg :D. This big famous band was in flux? :D Great^^
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jennamarie88 wrote:
flux = awesome
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HenryRattlehead wrote:
don't mind king hipster below me. bloc party are pretty awesome.
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RockyRevolution wrote:
what a complete waste of time to listen to such a shitty band like bloc party.
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Jalkazar wrote:
I have all their albums except Silent Alarm Remixed, and I love all of them. Brilliant
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meadowlarks- wrote:
kele revealed his new hair cut at the edinburgh playhouse gig.. it was wonderful
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noeh91 wrote:
so here we are ♫♪♫♪♪♫♪
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bakasuke wrote:
love this band, saw em live @ lowlands festival 2009. they where great
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Events
- Nov 17 Bloc Party Japan Tour 2009 NAGOYA CLUB QUATTRO, Nagoya, Japan
- Nov 19 JAPAN TOUR 2009 心斎橋CLUB QUATTRO, Osaka, Japan
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Nov
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Absent Kelly Presents BLOC PARTY (dj set) / PORCELAINCOINS @ Dirty South
Dirty South, London, United Kingdom
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Dec
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Bloc Party
HMV Picture House, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
10 shouts
| 7 attendees
News
Bloc Party Halloween Spectacular
30 Oct 2009 | from www.blocparty.com/
Bloc Party will play their final night of Bloctober at the BIC in Bournemouth tomorrow night (31st of October), and in the spirit of the season cordially invite everyone attending to don their best fancy…
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Live @ Planeto Terra
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Newport Cancelled
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Newport Cancelled
15 Oct 2009 | from www.blocparty.com/
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