Bloc Party - Octopus 11 July, 2012

Listen to/watch the first single from Bloc Party's new album 'Four' - what do you think?

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KatStanford

KatStanford said on the 11th Jul, 2012

love it! love bloc party!

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 11th Jul, 2012

This rules. RULES, I tell you.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 11th Jul, 2012

i like it - way more than I liked anything I heard off their last album.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 11th Jul, 2012

Easily the best thing they've put out since AWITC

luxembourgerqueen

luxembourgerqueen said on the 11th Jul, 2012

Loving it. Really pumped for this album to be a return to form for them.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 11th Jul, 2012

i've never heavily gotten into bloc party, i like random tracks/don't own albums. but this is fucking ace.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 11th Jul, 2012

You should totally get Silent Alarm, it's amazing.

jacegalvin

jacegalvin said on the 11th Jul, 2012

Sick.
Reminded me of 'Ares' a bit.

Stefan Beck

Stefan Beck said on the 11th Jul, 2012



You like every single British band of the period except the one with a black singer?
Maybe you should change your username to BurberryInBondi.

jacegalvin

jacegalvin said on the 11th Jul, 2012

Or is it because the lead singer is gay?

Slip_chav

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 11th Jul, 2012

You like every single British band of the period except the one with a black singer?
Maybe you should change your username to BurberryInBondi.

i like... the heavy..?

i do like bloc party, but they're not a band i'm familiar with outside of their singles. i have been meaning to get their stuff.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 11th Jul, 2012

In my opinion, Silent Alarm was the best album of 2005.

haydendavies

haydendavies said on the 11th Jul, 2012

http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/user/7/76135-212235-randymarshjpg-620x.jpg

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 11th Jul, 2012



when i have money it'll be the first thing i buy.

tyler07

tyler07 said on the 11th Jul, 2012

This rules. Bloc Party you are amaze.

humanracin

humanracin said on the 11th Jul, 2012

Loved Silent Alarm, I didn't think much at all of the last album though.
But this, I like very much.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 11th Jul, 2012



just saw that comment and went through the 2005 albums in my music library. and wow that was one incredible year of music. Sufjan's Illinois, Kanye's Late Rego, Z by MMJ, Sigur Ros with Takk, The National's Alligator amongst countless others. but yeah Silent Alarm would most certainly be right up there for me as well.

monokhrome_nite

monokhrome_nite said on the 12th Jul, 2012

I missed these guys.

luxembourgerqueen

luxembourgerqueen said on the 29th Jul, 2012

"Day Four" - another new song from the album.
It starts out a bit bland but builds up at the end. Sounds a bit like tracks off Silent Alarm like So Here We Are, Plans and Compliments.

http://soundcloud.com/blocparty/day-four

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Live in New York right now!

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 9th Aug, 2012



thanks mate!!! they're only 4/5 songs in right?

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012

So He Begins to Lie
Mercury
Hunting for Witches
Positive Tension

Now playing Kettling.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012

will these guys come back for a headliner tour soon?

monokhrome_nite

monokhrome_nite said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Song for Clay into Banquet is still so exceedingly rad.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012

kele has a fat head. true facts.

fuck these guys are tight.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012



Almost definitely.



I lost my SHIT when that happened. Fucking great.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 9th Aug, 2012

This is sounding fantastic for background music on a day off

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Kind of sad (as an Australian fan) that these guys will play bigger venues in Sydney and Melbourne than they will in New York.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012

has anyone listened to the leaks of four yet? i've loved what i've heard so far, and i've read nothing but good things.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 9th Aug, 2012



but isn't that very common? i've lost count of how many bands i've seen who have said their sydney show is one of the biggest they've ever done.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 9th Aug, 2012

I know.

Just lamenting on that fact. It's also a shame that The Hordern isn't a very good venue.

When I saw Bloc Party in New York in 2005 at the Roseland Ballroom (capacity of about 3,200), it was the biggest headline show they'd ever played.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012



Do you think they'd play the Hordern on their next tour? I'd love to have them pack out the Enmore.



Yeah, I've got it. Only one listen so far, but I like the move towards more rock-based arrangements. Not that I didn't love Intimacy, I just think there's a really strong energy on it.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012

terminal 5 looks awesome.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th Aug, 2012



Do they also tell you that nobody rocks like Springfield?

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012



Yeah, I've got it. Only one listen so far, but I like the move towards more rock-based arrangements. Not that I didn't love Intimacy, I just think there's a really strong energy on it.

awesome :)

is intimacy the lesser of their albums?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th Aug, 2012



we saw Gomez there, it's a fantastic venue.

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Do you think they'd play the Hordern on their next tour? I'd love to have them pack out the Enmore.



I'd be surprised if they played somewhere smaller than the Hordern.

I guess it depends how successful their new album is.

They are very popular here though.

I can see them advertising a show at the Enmore, selling it out in 10 minutes and then upgrading to the Hordern and Braveheart81 going into a Hulkrage on the forum.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012

A lot of people think so, gregg. I love it, personally. The first two albums are five-star for me, Intimacy is probably about a 4.5

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 9th Aug, 2012

I'd be surprised if they played somewhere smaller than the Hordern.

I guess it depends how successful their new album is.

They are very popular here though.

I can see them advertising a show at the Enmore, selling it out in 10 minutes and then upgrading to the Hordern and Braveheart81 going into a Hulkrage on the forum.

They could be really nice and do AM and do the Hordern then a nice lil enmore show

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 9th Aug, 2012



I would go 5, 4, 3.5.

AWITC was good but it didn't have the cover to cover brilliance of Silent Alarm. There were some weaker songs on it. A few tracks were brilliant though.

I thought Intimacy was hit and miss.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 9th Aug, 2012

awesome :)

is intimacy the lesser of their albums?

I thought it was pretty balls. Especially compared to the the magnificent quality of their first two records.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 9th Aug, 2012

i really enjoy seeing bands who are still categorised as indie/alternative playing massive venues in Sydney. shows the city has good taste in music and notches up the snobbery an extra level.

fucking killer setlist so far! loving it.

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th Aug, 2012



I would say that it completely destroys the very concept of "indie" or "alternative" being a label you can apply to a band.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012



awesome, thanks!

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Ares is going OFF.

sarcasm_mister

sarcasm_mister said on the 9th Aug, 2012

were Bloc Party invited to perform at any of the Olympic Ceremonies? they're from East London arent they?

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012



that's nothing to be celebrated.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Chavs

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Chav Party.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012

they actually are.

nah, ilford is alright, it's no peckham.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Final setlist:

3x3
So He Begins to Lie
Mercury
Hunting for Witches
Positive Tension
Kettling
Song for Clay (Disappear Here)
Banquet
Real Talk
One More Chance
This Modern Love
Like Eating Glass

Truth
Ares
The Prayer
Helicopter

Octopus
Flux

monokhrome_nite

monokhrome_nite said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Flux with that We Found Love intro, goddamn.

MorningAfterboy

MorningAfterboy said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Bloody great.

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012

This Modern Love followed by Like Eating Glass will have me sufficiently hard for the rest of the day.

berlinchair101

berlinchair101 said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Good set list.

Daft Punks Lip Sweat

Daft Punks Lip Sweat said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Song For Clay into Banquet is the tits. Both times I've seen them live I've known it was coming and started losing my shit before the riff for Banquet kicks in, prompting a lot of strange looks from surrounding folk.

Honestly don't think there is a bad track on Four. Might even be on par WITC, just maybe. Will need a few more listens.

And shame on you Gregg for taking so long to discover them.

Jose Cuervo

Jose Cuervo said on the 9th Aug, 2012



And shame on you Gregg for being such a dirty chav.

true

Braveheart81

Braveheart81 said on the 9th Aug, 2012

With all the albums and tours by The Wombats and Kaiser Chiefs how was oldgregg ever going to find time for Bloc Party?

gumbuoy

gumbuoy said on the 9th Aug, 2012

Not enough hot young women in the band...

oldgregg

oldgregg said on the 9th Aug, 2012

I've always liked bloc party, I just never got around to buying their albums and giving them mass amounts of my attention, but I always lived their singles... laziness on my behalf.

also a former friend tried to get me into them at the time he was slipping into hard drugs, so I was off put for a while.

he does a lot of heroin these day.

was probably also busy fapping over the arctic monkeys.