Bloc Party

[Dagless]

Just got this bulletin on MySpace, which was a nice surprise.

Bloc Party's third album, 'Intimacy' will be available August 21.
It can be pre-ordered now via the band's website: http://www. blocparty. com (http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmJsb2NwYXJ0eS5jb20 =).


The album will also be available as a CD which will be delivered from October 27 and feature additional songs. Anyone pre-ordering the CD will also receive the digital album from August 21.


Bloc Party alerted fans to 'Intimacy's existence, as well as their ability to purchase the record instantly, when they hosted their first ever web chat on August 18. The album follows on from the release of their hit single 'Mercury' released on 11 August.


The album produced by Paul Epworth (Silent Alarm) and Jacknife Lee (A Weekend in the City) was recorded in Kent and London. Some songs are Bloc Party at their most wildly experimental, while other tracks are simply classic Bloc Party, fitting in seamlessly amongst fan-favourites 'Helicopter', 'Banquet' and 'So Here We Are'.


Bloc Party recently played a run of sold-out American shows and are due to play Reading and Leeds Festival this weekend and headline the Hydroconnect Festival on August 30.


August
23 - Reading Festival, Reading
24 - Leeds Festival, Leeds
30 - Hydroconnect Festival, Scotland

The track listing for Intimacy:
01. Ares
02. Mercury
03. Halo
04. Biko
05. Trojan Horse
06. Signs
07. One Month Off
08. Zephyrus
09. Better Than Heaven
10. Ion Square

http://www. blocparty. com (http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmJsb2NwYXJ0eS5jb20 =)

[wtfmates]

Sweet shit. Their last album was aweome. Hopefully this one will be, too.

[ugman_2000]

Just got this bulletin on MySpace, which was a nice surprise.

Prob have to pick that up like this band quite a bit

Shame they're on the same time as alk3 @ reading festival otherwise I'd go see them

[Dagless]

Based on Mercury, I'm not sure what to expect. I kind of enjoy that song, but when compared to anything off Silent Alarm/A Weekend/Another Weekend it doesn't impress.

[drudo182]

No way. This is amazing.

[IWasaCamera]

Not a fan.

[sandra92]

Cool .

[Kuro-Mizu]

Just heard of them recently and I am really digging what I've heard. If this record is decent at all I will have to pick it up.

[drudo182]

New album is so good. BP needs more love.

[allhourcymbals]

This is sitting on my desktop waiting for me to listen haha. I'm excited. I love this band.

[drudo182]

Listen!

Ares, Biko, Ion Square, and One Month Off are my favorites so far I like all of the tracks. I think Zepherus is my least favorite.

[allhourcymbals]

Haha I'm listening! Ares... whoa. Haha I think I love this album already.

[drudo182]

I just love how Ares starts off. Kele seems so sarcastic sounding. One of the best things they've ever written.

[allhourcymbals]

Sarcastic is a great way to put it. Halo is reminding me of Hunting for Witches, but a completely new spin on it. It's great.

[strtfrd7]

i was not into mercury as much as their other stuff when i first heard it, but this album is really fantastic.

[allhourcymbals]

i was not into mercury as much as their other stuff when i first heard it, but this album is really fantastic.
That's going to be the first single, right? I wasn't into it that much. I've listened to Ares twice so far though. Biko is wonderful.

[drudo182]

Listening to this again for like the sixth time and I really think Biko is my favorite. It builds up perfectly.

[Dagless]

Intimacy is great, and will likely make my top 10 (possibly 5) at the end of the year.

[Dr. Acula]

Im excited to hear this...Im hoping it's better then AWITC. While there are a handful of good tunes on that album, there were a handful of forgettable duds. Im hope this is a good album start to finish.

[allhourcymbals]

Intimacy is great, and will likely make my top 10 (possibly 5) at the end of the year.
I don't know about top 10 considering how many great releases there were this year (for me anyway), but definitely top 20.

[flow2345]

I still need to listen to the new album.
I think "Flux" is best.... which many consider to call it crap :-(

[drudo182]

Im excited to hear this...Im hoping it's better then AWITC. While there are a handful of good tunes on that album, there were a handful of forgettable duds. Im hope this is a good album start to finish.

Really? I actually prefer it to Silent Alarm. One thing that bugged me about Silent Alarm was I felt it was just too long. AWITC had some perfect songs too. Kreuzberg is my favorite on that album. I really like the slower ones that kind of build up. Like On, Sunday, SRXT.

Really, the only one I don't like is Where Is Home?.


I don't know about top 10 considering how many great releases there were this year (for me anyway), but definitely top 20.

I think it will for me. So far I just have a few for sure's. The New Frontiers, City and Colour, Alive In Wild Paint. I'm sure new Copeland and Underoath will be and a ton I'm not even thinking of. I really like the new Norma Jean quite a bit but I'm not sure if it's top ten material.

[allhourcymbals]

Really? I actually prefer it to Silent Alarm. One thing that bugged me about Silent Alarm was I felt it was just too long. AWITC had some perfect songs too. Kreuzberg is my favorite on that album. I really like the slower ones that kind of build up. Like On, Sunday, SRXT.

Really, the only one I don't like is Where Is Home?.




I think it will for me. So far I just have a few for sure's. The New Frontiers, City and Colour, Alive In Wild Paint. I'm sure new Copeland and Underoath will be and a ton I'm not even thinking of. I really like the new Norma Jean quite a bit but I'm not sure if it's top ten material.
Underoath? :-( :-(

[drudo182]

Underoath? :-( :-(

Oh brother. I love them. One of my favorite bands. Been listening to them since The Changing of Times. Dallas was great and I love Spee as well.

Can't wait for the new record!

[allhourcymbals]

Oh brother. I love them. One of my favorite bands. Been listening to them since The Changing of Times. Dallas was great and I love Spee as well.

Can't wait for the new record!
Oh you haven't heard it yet? I might give it a listen, but I've never liked anything they've done and I've heard from 99% of listeners so far that it's the worst thing they've ever done.

[drudo182]

Oh you haven't heard it yet? I might give it a listen, but I've never liked anything they've done and I've heard from 99% of listeners so far that it's the worst thing they've ever done.

Really? I've only heard the first song they posted on their MySpace. I prefer to just hear one or two new songs and then wait for the rest on the album.

To be honest I wasn't impressed with the song on their MySpace but I've read a number of reviews where they went nuts over it. Drew reviewed it here and loved it so I am still excited. Just a few more weeks.

[Until The Bombs]

It's definitely different from their past work. Not sure if I like it more or less.

[gloriousmuse]

One Month Off is the best song IMO.

[MetroPanic!Girl]

I hate this band. Theyre so lame

[underthetalking]

What's with the fake accounts?

[MetroPanic!Girl]

Im not fake

[underthetalking]

Ah, so you're just an idiot. Okay.

[emofolife331]

dont talk no sh it to my main homie metro panic girl he just be hatin thats all ftodaatodag

[allhourcymbals]

Im not fake
Don't be so self-centered, he wasn't talking to you. Obviously he meant me.

[wtfmates]

Don't be so self-centered, he wasn't talking to you. Obviously he meant me.

So, is it any good. The new Bloc Party?

[MetroPanic!Girl]

oh

[allhourcymbals]

So, is it any good. The new Bloc Party?
It's a little... what's the term? Top heavy? I like the first half a lot, and then a few songs towards the end. It's a great album altogether though. Probably will make my top 20 AOTY lst. I loooove Bloc Party.

[MetroPanic!Girl]

I like ATL

[underthetalking]

Then post in the ATL thread.

[wtfmates]

It's a little... what's the term? Top heavy? I like the first half a lot, and then a few songs towards the end. It's a great album altogether though. Probably will make my top 20 AOTY lst. I loooove Bloc Party.

Aiight, I'll have to listen to it then. There's just been so much new music lately, I haven't gotten around to it.

[drudo182]

I hate this band. Theyre so lame

...And you're thirteen. Grow up.

[drudo182]

It's a little... what's the term? Top heavy? I like the first half a lot, and then a few songs towards the end. It's a great album altogether though. Probably will make my top 20 AOTY lst. I loooove Bloc Party.

What is your favorite song so far? I can understand what you mean. Zepherus and Better Than Heaven are my least favorite tracks so far, but I am enjoying everything else.

[allhourcymbals]

What is your favorite song so far? I can understand what you mean. Zepherus and Better Than Heaven are my least favorite tracks so far, but I am enjoying everything else.
Zepherus is at the bottom of my list as well. I'm really liking Ares, Biko, and Signs I think it was.

[flow2345]

i heard a clip of "Ion Square" and i like it. It sounds like "This Modern Love"

[Machu505]

I hate this band. Theyre so lame

Haha but Metro Station is awesome.

[drudo182]

Zepherus is at the bottom of my list as well. I'm really liking Ares, Biko, and Signs I think it was.

Mine is almost the same.

Top three:
- Biko
- Ares
- Ion Square

[Dagless]

I don't know about top 10 considering how many great releases there were this year (for me anyway), but definitely top 20.

I haven't heard that many albums this year. Somewhere around 25 or 30 in total I think, so it isn't too hard for a release to be one of my favourites. Unfortunately i've been stuck on a 56K internet connection for most of the past three months, and as a basically broke student, I can't afford to buy too many CDs.

My favourite songs on this album are probably the slower ones. I love Biko and Signs.

[drudo182]

I haven't heard that many albums this year. Somewhere around 25 or 30 in total I think, so it isn't too hard for a release to be one of my favourites. Unfortunately i've been stuck on a 56K internet connection for most of the past three months, and as a basically broke student, I can't afford to buy too many CDs.

My favourite songs on this album are probably the slower ones. I love Biko and Signs.

I know how that is. Now that I have to pay for everything, I have had to resort to not buying CD's and getting them off people or downloading them. Sucks.

[allhourcymbals]

Ares and Mercury are so good. I can't wait to burn this and put it in the car haha.

[allhourcymbals]

Video for Mercury!

WYdyExUfIbI

[clubsnorlax]

cant wait till its done dl.

[furey]

Video for Mercury!

WYdyExUfIbI

Mercury is by far my favorite song from them yet. i like the video for it too. i somehow imagined it set on space or something

[drudo182]

Video for Mercury!

WYdyExUfIbI

Eh. I watched that with my roommate this week and was like, "What?"

It's okay. I kind of miss seeing the band in it somewhat.

[allhourcymbals]

Eh. I watched that with my roommate this week and was like, "What?"

It's okay. I kind of miss seeing the band in it somewhat.
I had my avatar as a screenshot of it at one point haha. I'm not too into music videos generally, so I don't know, I enjoyed it. The song is great, good choice for the first single.

[ugman_2000]

Can't say I'm enjoying the new album on 1st listen - I'll prob give it a proper listen when I'm @ work tomorrow - I am enjoying Mercury quite a bit though

so pissed off these guys clashed with alk3 @ reading last weekend, I've yet to see bloc party live

[clubsnorlax]

wow. this album is dope. Im feeling a strong devision (after One Month Off things seem to take a different turn) anyone feeling me?

[zerock]

awesome news

[drudo182]

Can't say I'm enjoying the new album on 1st listen - I'll prob give it a proper listen when I'm @ work tomorrow - I am enjoying Mercury quite a bit though

so pissed off these guys clashed with alk3 @ reading last weekend, I've yet to see bloc party live

What happened? Hadn't heard that.

[saysmydoctor]

I love this album, I want my physical copy stat.

"Ares" is the best opening track.

And ATL fucking sucks, stupid fake accounts.

[b4u4get]

New album is so great.

[youngmountain]

these guys were great at connect festival on saturday, great fun set and mostly silent alarm stuff which was in in my opinion.