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Latitude Festival 2013 Announces Headliners Bloc Party, Kraftwerk + Foals

Gina Vespa — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:55:56 +0000

England’s Latitude Festival is back for its eighth go-round and will be held at Henham Park in Southwold, Suffolk, from July 19-21. The three-day affair boasts a wide range of artists, with Bloc Party, Kraftwerk and Foals set to headline.

Bloc Party, 'Kettling' – New Video

Joe Robinson — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:12:13 +0000

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke recently revealed that ‘Kettling,’ off their new album ‘Four,' is mostly about last year's Occupy Wall Street protests in New York City, and now, the band has unleashed a video for the tune. So, does it feature violent footage of activists clashing with police in the Big Apple? Not exactly. Is it about the 99 percenters marching through downtown NYC? Nope.

Bloc Party: Occupy Wall Street Inspired 'Kettling'

Joe Robinson — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 16:02:56 +0000

Bloc Party's Kele Okereke says that while many fans believe the song 'Kettling' off their new album, 'Four,' is about the riots that overtook his British homeland last year, the tune is really more focused on the Occupy Wall Street protests that peaked while he was in New York writing music for the disc.

Bloc Party, 'Day Four' – Song Review

Joe Robinson — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 19:00:43 +0000

Bloc Party last released a new album in 2008, and now, four years later, the British post-punk revivalist four-piece is gearing up to unleash its fourth album, appropriately titled 'Four,' on Aug. 20. That's a lot of fours, and here comes another one in the form of 'Day Four,' the latest tune unleashed from the disc.

Bloc Party, 'Octopus' – Song Review

Drake Baer — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:06:40 +0000

Indie titans Bloc Party have finally released a new track, a simple and catchy song by the name of ‘Octopus.’ The metaphorically tentacled and somewhat nonsensical song is the first we’ve heard from ‘Four,’ the London band’s aptly titled fourth album, due out on Frenchkiss on Aug. 21 in the U.S. and Aug. 20 in [...]

Bloc Party Announce 'Four' Track Listing and New Fall 2012 Dates

John Tarpley — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 13:25:58 +0000

After a four-year hiatus from the “New Releases” shelf and an absence of almost just as long from performing live, British post-punk act Bloc Party have released a trailer for a fourth album and announced additional dates for an upcoming return to American stages. The tour, supporting their upcoming album release, ‘Four,’ has already accumulated [...]