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Intimacy by Bloc Party

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Ares 3:29 190,327
2 Mercury (Original Mix) 3:53 1,260
3 Halo 3:36 200,194
4 Biko 5:02 190,593
5 Trojan Horse 3:32 175,569
6 Signs 4:40 262,510
7 One Month Off 3:39 200,139
8 Zephyrus 4:35 154,317
9 Talons 4:41 123,293
10 Better Than Heaven 4:22 159,656
11 Ion Square 6:34 151,641
12 Letter To My Son 4:26 55,852
13 Your Visits Are Getting Shorter 4:20 58,313
14 One More Chance 4:40 58,917
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About this album

Universal Music B.V. (2009) Released: 23 Aug 2009 14 tracks (61:29)
Intimacy is the third studio album by British indie rock band Bloc Party. It was recorded in two weeks at several locations in London and Kent during 2008 and was produced by Paul Epworth and Jacknife Lee. Inspired by the release options available in the Internet age, the band members made the album available for purchase on their website as a digital download on 21 August 2008. Minimal promotion was undertaken in the UK. The record was released in compact disc form on 24 October 2008, with Wichita Recordings as the primary label. It peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and entered the Billboard 200 in the United States at number 18.

Bloc Party wanted to create an album that further distanced the band from the traditional rock set-up by incorporating more electronic elements and unconventional musical arrangements. As the record’s title suggests, its tracks are about personal relationships and are loosely based on one of frontman Kele Okereke’s breakups in 2007. Three songs were released as singles: “Mercury”, “Talons”, and “One Month Off”; the first two tracks entered the UK Top 40. Intimacy was generally well received by critics. Reviewers often focused on its rush-release and central theme, and considered them either bold steps or poor choices.

Origins and recording

Bloc Party’s second album A Weekend in the City, released in 2007, allowed the quartet to evolve sonically by including more electronically tampered soundscapes, but the band members were not entirely comfortable with more daring musical arrangements when making the record. According to multi-instrumentalist Gordon Moakes, the impromptu November 2007 single “Flux” “opened a door to the fact that we could go in any direction” in future works.
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  • merindalucx

    I cannot get into this album.. after several hard attempts; I just cannot.

    last month

  • Silverhawk33

    this album is annoying [3] What the hell is most of this crap? To be honest, it seems to be a grower of an album. Hopefully I'll grow to like the album as much as I do with the first two albums, time will tell I guess...

    February 2012

  • phosgene

    OKAY OKAY. I think that the golden rule "if u dont love it you probably haven't listened to it loud enough" applies here ^^

    February 2012

  • phosgene

    though I think it has one of the most beautiful cover arts I've seen :)

    February 2012

  • forrist

    this album is annoying [2]

    January 2012

  • electrobaboon

    Everything by Bloc Party holds a special place in my heart. Just can't hate anything they've made.

    January 2012

  • phosgene

    this album is annoying

    January 2012

  • NirvanAFI

    it's awesome, i don't understand any hate for it

    October 2011

  • GeraIt

    it's love or hate album ... and with more and more listening I'm beginning to love it (and I love SA and AWINC too)

    September 2011

  • samqwe

    I really hope they evolve from this and their new album will be a pleasant suprise. This album just doesn't live up to their potential as a band, even if it features a few good tracks.

    June 2011

  • paintforfun

    my favourite bloc party album. can't stand the other ones. although there are some songs i don't really like, the highlights make up for it. i mean, ion square, better than heaven... just brilliant.

    May 2011

  • deny555

    perfect

    April 2011

  • matt5496

    best album cover ever ♥ [2] LOVE IT.

    February 2011

  • voodevill91

    best album cover ever ♥

    February 2011

  • blackbook668

    This album flops- distant, no flair whatsoever, just feels tediously long despite being shorter than the other two. Don't like.

    February 2011

  • Harve750

    their first two albums are good, but to me this is easily their best. i do listen to more electronic music than your average Bloc listener though. honestly, parts of this album sound closer to something by Twin Shadow or James Blake than the Silent Alarm to me

    January 2011

  • Chris18121990

    I agree with redstar5wp. Love their first two albums but this one is shit..

    January 2011

  • boexjeroen

    One Month Off. <3

    January 2011

  • Angelight2012

    The album cover are two girls right?

    December 2010

  • Piki768

    This is fucking good. And Ares is like the best song. Anyone who is put off by Ares is a fucking pussy who doesn't deserve to listen to the rest of the album because they're too much of a wuss.

    October 2010
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