In April, Bloc Party are set to release their first new album since 2016’s Hynms. We’ve already heard the ’00s-post-punk-revival single “Traps,” and now the band has shared another single from Alpha ...

Bloc Party, baby! We didn’t forget! And now they’re coming back! Next month, the UK veterans will return with their new LP Alpha Games, their first in six years. The band has described the new album ...

As noted in this June 7 profile, Bloc Party has ridden the hype rollercoaster over the past few years. The band’s 2005 disc, Silent Alarm, was greeted with so many hosannas by British music ...

Bloc Party have released “The Girls are Fighting,” the second single off the band’s upcoming album, Alpha Games. The video for the rollicking song, directed by Cameron Ward and produced by Luke Filz, ...

Bloc Party have released a music video for their new song, “The Girls Are Fighting.” The track is the latest off of the band’s upcoming album, Alpha Games, out April 29 via Infectious/BMG. The visual ...

Earlier this week, UK rockers Bloc Party commemorated 20 years of their debut album, “Silent Alarm.” In honor of the anniversary, Phoenix New Times music editor Chris Coplan has penned a brief ode to ...

Bloc Party have shared another song from their upcoming sixth album, Alpha Games. The mid-tempo track, “Sex Magik,” sees frontman Kele Okereke reflecting on a past relationship. “’Sex Magik’ is ...

In March, British indie rockers Bloc Party announced a short U.S. tour to celebrate their first and best album, 2005’s Silent Alarm. Their itinerary conspicuously omitted a Chicago stop, but I didn’t ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Before indie-rock Tumblr girls obsessed over Arctic Monkeys, there was Bloc Party. Effortless, ...

London guitar band Bloc Party, dubbed the "new Franz Ferdinand", have come second in the BBC News website's Sound of 2005 poll to find the most promising new acts. Tips from more than 100 impartial ...

"Come on, Tiny D!" Kele Okereke excitedly yelps about a minute into Bloc Party's Tiny Desk concert. The English rock group's members were stoked to pay us a visit during their recent trip across the ...

Every great musical trend reaches a breaking point. Sure, the band that jump-starts a movement usually deserves fame, and a few good bands follow, but a far-too-derivative act inevitably rings the ...