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London, United Kingdom (2002 – present)

Bloc Party are an English indie 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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1	Banquet full track	11,962
2	Helicopter	8,904
3	This Modern Love full track	8,032
4	Signs	6,758
5	Mercury full track	6,539
6	Like Eating Glass	6,094
7	So Here We Are	6,001
8	Flux	5,806
9	Halo	5,619
10	Hunting For Witches	5,452
11	One Month Off	5,290
12	Biko	5,241
13	Blue Light	5,219
14	Ares	5,152
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Tommy101 wrote:
10 hours ago

charlesyo, you made me chuckle... a 'token black guy' who also happened to form the band. This might come as a shock to you, but there are black people in britain, who also like to play music.

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ben2501 wrote:
11 hours ago

don't be a faggot, it's a full stop, no-one cares whether it's there or not.

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higginst wrote:
12 hours ago

you think they might put the correct name of the band on their own website.... but according to you guys they didn't.

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higginst wrote:
yesterday evening

about this whole Bloc Party. thing................ ITS STUPID!

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charlesyo wrote:
yesterday afternoon

token black guy imo

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VicLight wrote:
yesterday morning

Intimacy is nothing like Silent Alarm :D

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whygothere wrote:
Wednesday evening

Banquet is nothing like helicopter, in response to a shout ages ago.

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2144654944 wrote:
Wednesday evening

http://www.last.fm/group/Anti+-+POP

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VicLight wrote:
Wednesday evening

yeah like, it doesnt matter.

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_ritualord wrote:
Wednesday evening

yes it should be spelled "Bloc Party.". I noticed this too some time ago, but refused to shout it after seeing all the mess with Arcade Fire mistagging. Anyway, if you type in the URL bar /Bloc+Party. you'll be redirected here... so no chance to fail! :-P

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Z3BR4K wrote:
Wednesday afternoon

awesome

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VicLight wrote:
Wednesday morning

pretty much aaye.

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keeeno wrote:
Wednesday morning

44,490,054 plays holy shit!

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r9r9 wrote:
Tuesday evening

in my view intimacy is their best album

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higginst wrote:
Tuesday evening

"Is it not spelled Bloc Party. (with a full stop)?" -- uuum.... what?

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macca7174 wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Look at their record covers for confirmation.

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macca7174 wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

Is it not spelled Bloc Party. (with a full stop)?

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Manxome wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

it's like.. if it's so cold.. stop eating that freakin' ice cream!

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Manxome wrote:
Tuesday afternoon

in swedish "glass" means "ice cream", so I just can't take the song "like eating glass" seriously. :p

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Kxking wrote:
Tuesday morning

Great work and improvement on Intimacy. Lovin' it. Except Flux.

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This Modern Love on Blogotheque

29 Oct 2008 | from www.blocparty.com

Bloc Party were 'ambushed' (their words, not ours) last week in Paris where they played 'This Modern Love' acoustically. Bloc Party, 'This Modern Love' - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

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