Bloc Party: Last News

Bloc Party have confirmed that fans will soon get new music in the form of a new EP, ‘The High Life’.Announced yesterday (June 21), the band took to social media to announce the EP, sharing its cover art, title and release date in the process. The EP is set for release on July 21 via Infectious/BMG.

Bloc Party have shared their first ever collaborative single – listen to ‘Keep It Rolling’ featuring KennyHoopla below.The new track follows the recent single ‘High Life’ in previewing “exciting” new music discussed by Kele Okereke earlier this year.“I’ve been a fan of Kenny’s for a while now, so when he came to London I jumped at the chance of getting in the studio together,” Okereke said of ‘Keep It Rolling’ in a statement.“We wrote a bunch of songs in one afternoon and ‘Keep It Rolling’ was one of those ideas. I always felt quite attached to that idea so I decided I would like to bring it to Bloc Party, so we turned it into a song.

Bloc Party are currently on tour opening for Paramore in the U.K. and Europe.

Kele Okereke joined Hayley Williams and the rest of Paramore to perform a cover of Bloc Party‘s ‘Blue Light’ in London last night (April 23).The show, which took place at the O2 Arena on April 23, was Paramore’s last in the UK as part of their 2023 UK and Ireland tour with Bloc Party. The show was also an additional date at the O2 Arena after what was originally meant to be the tour’s last stop in Birmingham on April 22.To commemorate the last show of their UK run, Hayley Williams and co.

Bloc Party have shared their new upbeat single, ‘High Life’ – released midway through their extensive tour with Paramore. Check out the track belowEarlier this month, the band teased fans by confirming that new music was on the way.

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has shared that the band are working on “exciting” new music.The indie veterans released their sixth album ‘Alpha Games‘ last year, with Okereke previously telling NME that he was “more excited about the energy that the band has right now” than he was concerned with their legacy.Now, after the recent release of his sixth solo album ‘The Flames pt. 2’, he has now told NME that Bloc Party are already back at work. Speaking with NME‘s In Conversation series, Okereke shared: “We, Bloc Party, have been writing in the last week.”He continued: “We have made a lot of music over the years and we’re going to make more.

Bloc Party played an intimate show at The Garage in London last night (March 30), where they debuted some of their new material – watch below.The show was announced earlier this month, with a press release stating that the London gig would provide “a special, intimate chance to hear the band’s new material” for the first time. The gig also marked the band’s first live show since 2019.Bloc Party’s sixth studio album ‘Alpha Games’ is out on April 29.

Bloc Party have released their fourth single from upcoming sixth album ‘Alpha Games’ – check out the joyful if bittersweet ‘If We Get Caught’ below.According to vocalist Kele Okereke, “there are only two songs that I feel like have any tenderness on the record and ‘If We Get Caught’ is one of them.”“It’s really about recognising that the game is coming to an end and about trying to steal a moment of tenderness with your partner before the curtain comes crashing down. I think it’s about trying to find moments where you can really connect with someone amidst all of the chaos that’s going on in the world,” he added.Check out ‘If We Get Caught’ below.The track follows on from ‘The Girls Are Fighting’, ‘Sex Magik’ and 2021’s ‘Traps’.Speaking about the political slant to ‘Alpha Games’, Okereke said: “These last few years have felt like a morally bankrupt time.

Bloc Party have announced an intimate London show for this month – find tickets here.The band will perform at The Garage in Highbury & Islington on Wednesday, March 30 ahead of releasing their sixth studio album, ‘Alpha Games’, on April 29.Fans can access an exclusive ticket pre-sale this Thursday (March 17) at 9am GMT by pre-ordering the forthcoming record via Bloc Party’s official website. Those that have already done so will automatically be eligible.Pre-sale information will be sent out at 8am GMT on Thursday.Tickets go on general sale at 9am GMT this Friday (March 18) – you can purchase yours from here and see the announcement post below.We're playing The Garage on the 30th.

Bloc Party have released a new single called ‘Sex Magik’ – you can listen to it below.Following on from last month’s ‘The Girls Are Fighting’ and 2021’s ‘Traps’, the latest song from Kele Okereke and co. combines hypnotic verses with a euphoric, soaring chorus.

Bloc Party have shared a new song called ‘The Girls Are Fighting’ – you can listen to it below.The track serves as the second taste of the London band’s sixth album ‘Alpha Games’, which is due for release on April 29 via Infectious/BMG. Lead single ‘Traps’ came out last November.“There was no specific incident that inspired this song – it was more a composite of lots of things I’ve seen over the years when being in clubs and seeing violence erupt with feuding love rivals,” explained frontman Kele Okereke of Bloc Party’s swaggering, glam rock-charged latest offering.“I’ve always had a slight obsession with those sorts of moments; like a fuse being lit, when actions turn from words into violence.

Bloc Party have returned with ‘Traps’, their first new music in five years, and with it have shared details of a new album and UK/European tour.‘Traps’ is the first taste of ‘Alpha Games’, the band’s follow up to 2016’s ‘Hymns’, which is released on April 29, 2022.The single is a frenetic affair that recalls the post-punk urgency of their 2005 debut ‘Silent Alarm’.

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos has shared a handwritten note from Bloc Party‘s Kele Okereke asking to support the Scottish band in 2003.Kapranos’ band, who were to release their self-titled debut album six months later, played a headline show at the Electrowerkz venue in London on October 24, 2003.Ahead of the gig Okereke wrote to Kapranos and the band, sending them Bloc Party’s first demo and asking to be considered as a support act at their next London show.“Hey Alex, this is Kele from Bloc Party,” Okereke’s note read, which Kapranos shared alongside a photo of an accompanying press release about the then-fledgling band.

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has shared a new song – listen to ‘From A Place Of Love’ below.The new track is the latest preview of the singer’s upcoming solo album ‘The Waves Pt. 1’, due out on May 28 via his own KOLA Records label and !K7.After sharing a cover of Bronski Beat’s 1984 song ‘Smalltown Boy’ and releasing another single called ‘The Heart Of The Wave’, which also features on the new album, Okereke has now returned with another new song, inspired by a film he watched.He explained: “The idea for this song came when I was watching the animated remake of She-Ra And The Princesses Of Power with my daughter.