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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.

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3	This Modern Love full track	8,596
4	Like Eating Glass	6,909
5	Hunting For Witches	6,689
6	So Here We Are	6,306
7	Blue Light	6,224
8	The Prayer	5,894
9	Flux	5,798
10	I Still Remember	5,708
11	Positive Tension	5,603
12	Signs	5,445
13	She's Hearing Voices full track	4,996
14	Mercury full track	4,193
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VeryBigBat wrote:
2 hours ago

<love>

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infectedmodes wrote:
Sunday afternoon

We Love British Bands

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waxponds wrote:
Sunday morning

saw them on kcts awhile back.. haha.. great band

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LasVegasCritic wrote:
Sunday morning

check out my review for Intimacy on www.LasVegasCritics.com here: www.lasvegascritics.com/reviews/bloc-party-intimacy.html

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zachinvain wrote:
Friday morning

Hiatus is the worst word in the music business.

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the_ryecatcher wrote:
Friday morning

Silent Alarm is the only album I like.

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voodevill91 wrote:
Thursday evening

bloc party - hunting for witches cover by me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPI4keLWfgA

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meggoog wrote:
Wednesday evening

ditto hitthisss. I'm glad I saw them in 06. the newer stuff isn't all fo me

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hitthisss wrote:
Wednesday evening

i love silent alarm so much, but i couldn't really get into their last 2 that much.

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CaiUnderground wrote:
Wednesday evening

muito massa a faixa "Hunting For Witches"

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McBeastie wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

He even uses the same "Gain a bit of perspective.." line in that recent interview that he used back in the 2008 interview, Lol, but I suppose no one knows for sure.

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McBeastie wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

That BBC interview was taken so far out of context though. Here's the actual audio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPG3qnssPGQ

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vlad_makay wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Ну так, качает.

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Ruffy_Taunay wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

Foda!

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Vasg- wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

The best! Fucking god

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Lovin_the_Bloc wrote:
Wednesday morning

hiatus but no word of break up for good. love them. better live than on record.

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gaz_nokiamusic wrote:
Wednesday morning

A break up would indeed be a tragic loss but I'm getting that vibe too! Regarding Another Weekend In The City: So many awesome B-Sides, Secrets and Version 2.0 are top tunes!

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benj987 wrote:
Wednesday morning

@McBeastie That seems fair but as you said the interview was from 2008 other recent interviews gave more of an impression they where (or thinking of) breaking up. http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20091014_blocparty.shtml I also got the impression from how they where talking to the fans on their recent tour that things weren't right I really hope I'm wrong though.

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fraldoca wrote:
last week

WHY DON'T THEY COME TO PORTUGAL?

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Veldrin13 wrote:
last week

Every 2 to 3 months I realize how much I love this band and how much their sound reminds me of Hamburg in winter. :>

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