Bloc Party was one of the most hyped bands around upon their release of one of the best debut records of their generation. They followed up Silent Alarm with A Weekend in the City, an album that cloaked its greatness more so than their initial offering, and lost a bit of buzz with its follow-up, 2008’sIntimacy. In its wake, they reportedly bickered a bit before taking a what seemed like it might be a permanent break.
Frontman Kele Okereke embraced dance music, releasing an electronica infused record and playing a spate of gigs that included a barn burner of a mid-afternoon set at Coachella, while Bloc Party fans were left wanting more. The boys thought better of their distance after time and space, and reformed to release their fourth record, the not-so-ironically named Four.
It has some tracks as worthy as any in their catalog, some that might approach the greatness of songs like “This Modern Love” on their full-length debut. During a recent visit to KEXP’s studio in Seattle, Kele and Russell Lissack performed a beautiful acoustic version of their pedal-to-the-metal rocker.
