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Bloc Party is tagged as: indie, indie rock, alternative, rock, british

Bloc Party are an English alternative rock band. In 2005, the band released their critically acclaimed debut album Silent Alarm. Their second studio album, A Weekend In The City was released on February 5, 2007 in the United Kingdom and February 6 in the United States. A third album, Intimacy, was released in August 2008 as a download and later as a CD release on October 27. The band consists of Kele Okereke (vocals, guitar), Russell Lissack (guitar), Gordon Moakes (bass, vocals) and Matt Tong (drums).
Formation and rising popularity (2006–2008)
Bloc Party have been together since 2002, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. Band members Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack have formed the fulcrum of these various incarnations, and were subsequently joined by bassist Gordon Moakes who answered an advert in the NME, and most recently drummer Matt Tong. Lissack and singer/guitarist Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in Essex, where Lissack had grown up and Okereke attended school. Lissack attended Bancroft’s School and Okereke attended Ilford County High School until 16 then Trinity School for sixth form. They bumped into each other again in 1999 at the Reading Festival and soon after formed th...
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Top 10 Bloc Party Songs
Banquet
Helicopter
This Modern Love
Like Eating Glass
So Here We Are
Hunting For Witches
Blue Light
The Prayer
I Still Remember
Positive Tension
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Top 10 Bloc Party Albums
Silent Alarm
A Weekend In The City
Intimacy
Bloc Party EP
Silent Alarm Remixed
Flux EP
One More Chance
Two More Years
Little Thoughts EP
Flux
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