rollingstone
Bloc Party (2012)
“Recorded after the British art rockers reportedly fired and rehired lead singer Kele Okereke, their guitar-heavy fourth record stews with palpable aggression. There's tetchy falsetto, brittle distortion and a tempestuous anti-one- percent rant ("We're Not Good People") that approaches thrash metal. It makes for their best record since their 2005 debut. Listen to "Octopus":”
Recorded after the British art rockers reportedly fired and rehired lead singer Kele Okereke, their guitar-heavy fourth record stews with palpable aggression. There's tetchy falsetto, brittle distortion and a tempestuous anti-one- percent rant ("We're Not Good People") that approaches thrash metal. It makes for their best record since their 2005 debut.
Listen to "Octopus":
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fantano
Bloc Party returns after a self-imposed hiatus with a true blue rock album.
pitchfork
The London band's new record appears to be an exercise in propaganda for their combined health: Alluding to the bond between the band's members and having reached the fourth LP in their catalog, Four feels like revisionist history in action.
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