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February 22, 2007

My List: Kele Okereke

What the Bloc Party singer is listening to now
May 9, 2006

New Bloc Party All Grown-Up

Post-punk crew promises politics on "angry" sophomore effort
May 2, 2006

Coachella's Buzziest Acts Tell All

Hear the Scissor Sisters, Bloc Party and more talk to Rolling Stone at one of the year's hottest festivals
February 23, 2006

Bloc Party Get Experimental

Brit rockers look to Radiohead for inspiration on second album

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Intimacy

Bloc Party have had a hard time finding their niche: They've bounced from the dance rock of their debut to the stadium-size riffs of their second album, sounding unfocused both times. But their latest album finally finds a way to combine jittery club grooves and big hooks into a seamless rock record...

2008 RS: 3.5of 5 Stars

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In the mid-2000s, Bloc Party emerged with a sound and attitude that built on the fashionable retro art-rock coming from acts ranging from New York City's The Strokes to Scotland's Franz Ferdinand. But while Bloc Party's prickly, angular music fit in with the sounds of their cohorts, frontman Kele Okereke gave the band an individuality the others lacked. With a voice that conjures the cockiness of ...

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