New Waves.. Bloc Party - 'Octopus'

Bloc Party ended their hiatus by debuting their new single, 'Octopus', the first since their 2008 third album, 'Intimacy'.

'Octopus' is a typical Bloc Party song, jangling guitars, beeps and a rapid rhythm section, a Bloc Party somewhat removed from the experimenting of 'Intimacy' and perhaps sounding nearer to the sound of their earlier songs of debut Silent Alarm than the efforts following said first album.

However, despite the catchiness, something feels a tad underwhelming. Perhaps a punchier, more hard hitting song would have been more fitting for a comeback single. Despite this, I'm still looking forward to the release of their imaginatively titled fourth album, Four ;)

'Octopus' is available to download now.
Four will be released 20th June.

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Flashback Friday's.. Bloc Party - 'The Prayer'

This week's honour of Friday Flashback goes to 'The Prayer' by British indie band, Bloc Party!

They burst onto radars back in 2005 with their critically acclaimed debut album, Silent Alarm, which spawned hit songs such as 'So Here We Are', 'Banquet', 'Two More Years' and 'Helicopter'. 'The Prayer', however, is taken from their second album A Weekend in the City, and sees Bloc Party broadening their sound. 'The Prayer' is funky and addictive with a swooping synthesised chorus, the song documenting nightclub environments and the drug use that takes place there.

'The Prayer' may not be one of the most well known Bloc Party songs - those seem to reside on the first album - but it is certainly one of the most fun and unique!

Recently, Bloc Party have reformed and are currently making their fourth album, imaginatively entitled Four ;)

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