• • Bloc Party are an English band, composed of (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Louise Bartle (drums, percussion). Former members Matt Tong and left the band in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Their brand of music, whilst rooted in rock, retains elements of other genres such as. The band was formed at the 1999 by Okereke and Lissack. They went through a variety of names before settling on Bloc Party in 2003. Moakes joined the band after answering an advert in magazine, while Tong was picked via an audition.

Another Weekend in the City, a Bootleg of songs by Bloc Party. Released in 2007. Genres: Indie Rock. Rated #35 in the best bootlegs of 2007, and #1061 in the greatest all-time bootleg chart (according to RYM users). Bloc Party A Weekend in the City (70.23 MB) Bloc Party A Weekend in the City Source title: a weekend in the city bloc party download - search - (1 - 10 from 51 files.

Bloc Party got their break by giving DJ and 's lead singer,, a copy of their demo '. In February 2005, the band released their debut album. It was critically acclaimed and was named Indie Album of the Year at the 2006 and NME Album of the year which both honour. Shutochnaya prisyaga na vernostj kompanii.

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That year, the record was also certified in Britain. The band built on this success in 2007 with the release of their second studio album,, which reached a peak of number two in the and number twelve in the. In August 2008, Bloc Party released their third studio record, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number eight and number eighteen on the Billboard 200.

The band went on a hiatus in October 2009 to focus on. They reunited in September 2011, and shortly thereafter released their fourth album,, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number three. In 2013, Bloc Party released their third EP titled in August; the band then began an indefinite hiatus to continue with their respective side projects. The band's fifth studio album,, the first to involve Harris and Bartle, was released on 29 January 2016.

Bloc Party have sold over 3 million albums worldwide. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Formation and rising popularity (1999–2004) [ ] Russell Lissack and Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in London. Lissack had attended, while Okereke attended, then for. They bumped into each other again in 1999 at Reading Festival and decided to form a band. Bassist joined after answering an advert in, and drummer Matt Tong joined after an audition. After going through a variety of names, such as Union, The Angel Range, and Diet, the band settled on Bloc Party in September 2003, a play on. The band has said that the name was not intended to be an allusion to the or the Canadian political party.

However, Moakes said on the group's official Internet forum that it was more a merging of the eastern 'Blocs' and the western 'parties', in the political sense. He also notes that the name was not explicitly driven by politics, but rather it 'looked, sounded, seemed fine so we went with it.' 'Banquet' was Bloc Party's first and only release by, and is typical of their early style.

Problems playing this file? In November 2003, Bloc Party had their track 'The Marshals Are Dead' featured on a compilation CD called The New Cross released. They then released their debut single ' on the then fledgling record label. Also in 2003 Bloc Party personally mailed Steve Aoki a 7-inch of the track “She’s Hearing Voices” and signed to shortly thereafter.

Dim Mak teamed up with VICE, a subsidiary of Atlantic Records, and entered a major label deal for the first time. Dim Mak and Atlantic later released Bloc Party’s critically acclaimed and commercially successful Silent Alarm in 2005. The band got their break after Okereke went to a concert in 2003, and gave a copy of 'She's Hearing Voices' to both lead singer and DJ. Lamacq subsequently played the song on his radio show, labelling the track 'genius', and invited them to record a live session for the show.

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The buzz generated off the back of the single led to another release, ', this time through, and to the eventual signing with independent label in April 2004. Silent Alarm (2004–2006) [ ]. Bloc Party's Lissack and Okereke on stage in in October 2005 Bloc Party's debut album,, was released in February 2005 and was met with universal critical acclaim. It was voted 'Album of the Year' for 2005 by, and reached number 3 on the before being certified. The first single from the album, 'So Here We Are/Positive Tension', made the top 5 on the chart.

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