Bloc Party
The mid-2000’s brought us a few new UK bands that seemed to worship the jagged rhythms of Gang of Four as much as their pop sensibilities. Franz Ferdinand, the first band to strike gold in this “angular” movement, gained the most chart success in the States. Right behind them is London’s Bloc Party, a quartet whose danceability quotient is often overcast by its seriousness. Bloc Party has a level of sincerity that is hard to come by in popular music these days. Whether he’s writing politically-charged diatribes or deeply personal narratives, the band’s compelling and enigmatic singer, Kele Okereke, fills his words with more emotional gravity than... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- London, England
- Formed Date:
- 2003
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