Nov 07, 2022 By Celine Teo-Blockey

Frontman of everyone’s favorite British post-punk rock revival band, Kele Okereke of Bloc Party is our latest guest on Season 3 of our Under the Radar with Celine Teo-Blockey podcast. More

Mar 24, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Bloc Party have shared a new song, “If We Get Caught.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming studio album, Alpha Games, which will be out on April 29 via Infectious/BMG. More

Feb 25, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Bloc Party have shared a new song, “Sex Magik.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming studio album, Alpha Games, which will be out on April 29 via Infectious/BMG. More

Jan 28, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Bloc Party have shared a video for their new song “The Girls Are Fighting.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming studio album, Alpha Games, which will be out on April 29 via Infectious/BMG. More

Dec 09, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Bloc Party have shared a video for “Traps,” the lead single from their forthcoming studio album Alpha Games. More

Nov 23, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Bloc Party have announced the release of their sixth studio album, Alpha Games, which will be out on April 29, 2022 via Infectious/BMG. They have also shared a new song from the album titled “Traps.” More

Mar 25, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party have announced some new U.S. tour dates where they will be performing their 2005 released debut album Silent Alarm in its entirety, something they have already done in Europe. More

Apr 06, 2018 By Stephen Mayne

This week we look at Martin Luther King Jr. and the impact he had half a century on from his death, plus there’re sanctions, walls, pay gaps, reworked wedding songs, and Superorganism. More

Apr 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Universal Love is a new EP funded by MGM Resorts that features musicians covering classic love songs but adjusting the gender pronouns so that they would be more appropriate for same sex weddings. It features St. Vincent, Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, Bob Dylan, Kesha, Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke, and Valerie June. More

Mar 19, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party have announced a tour where they will be performing their 2005 released debut album Silent Alarm in its entirety. The album is still regarded by many as their best and it sold more than a million copies worldwide. More

Sep 01, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is releasing a new solo album, Fatherland, October 6 via BMG. Previously she shared “Yemaya,” “Streets Been Talkin’,” and “Grounds For Resentment” (which features Olly Alexander of Years & Years). Now he’s shared another song from the album, “Do U Right.” More

Aug 03, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is releasing a new solo album, Fatherland, October 6 via BMG. Previously she shared “Yemaya” and “Streets Been Talkin’.” Now he’s shared another song from the album, “Grounds For Resentment,” which features Olly Alexander of Years & Years. More

Jul 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Back in May, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke shared a new solo song, “Yemaya.” Now, as Pitchfork reports, he has announced a new solo album, Fatherland, and shared another new song from it, “Streets Been Talkin’.” Fatherland is due out October 6 via BMG. More

May 01, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has shared a new solo song, “Yemaya.” It’s available to download and stream now via Infectious Music. More

Sep 20, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party released a new album, HYMNS, back in January via Infectious Music/BMG/Vagrant. It got a bit of a mixed reception, but no matter, the British band are already back with a brand new song, “Stunt Queen,” which you can listen to below. More

Jan 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party are releasing their brand new album, HYMNS, on January 29 via Infectious Music/BMG/Vagrant. The British band have already shared the dancing-in-a-mall video for “The Love Within” and the audio for the less dance-y “The Good News.” Now the band has shared another song from the record, “Virtue.” Check it out below. More

Dec 01, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party are releasing their brand new album, HYMNS, on January 29, 2016 via Infectious Music/BMG/Vagrant. The British band have already shared the dancing-in-a-mall video for “The Love Within” and now here’s another song from the record, the less dance-y “The Good News.” Check it out below, followed by the band’s tour dates. More

Nov 05, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party are releasing their brand new album, HYMNS, on January 29, 2016 via Infectious Music/BMG/Vagrant. Yesterday the British band shared the dancing-in-a-mall video for “The Love Within” and last night the band performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden. More

Nov 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party are releasing their brand new album, HYMNS, on January 29, 2016 via Infectious Music/BMG/Vagrant. Previously the British band had shared “The Love Within.” Now the song has a video. It features the members of Bloc Party and some friends dance the night away in a shopping mall after hours. More

Oct 12, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Last week Bloc Party shared a brand new song, “The Love Within.” Now they have announced a brand new album, HYMNS, which is due out January 29, 2016 via Infectious Music/BMG/Vagrant. It includes “The Love Within,” which you can stream below again. More

Oct 05, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Bloc Party have shared “The Love Within,” a brand new song that’s being touted as the first taste of their next album, which is due out in early 2016. You can listen to it below. The band also performed a live session today at London’s Maida Vale studios to open BBC 6 Music Live, which is a week long series of live music. More

Aug 27, 2015 By Laura Studarus

Last weekend Los Angeles hosted FYF Festival. Check out Robert Redfield’s gallery of day one, featuring images of Alvvays, Bloc Party, Chet Faker, Dinosaur Jr, Goldroom, Mikal Cronin,Metz, Purity Ring, Savages, Tennis, and The Drums. More

Sep 04, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Way back in July, Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke announced plans for Trick, his second solo album. He’s finally unveiled the record’s first single, the grime-slicked house track “Doubt.” More

Jul 23, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Bloc Party’s frontman Kele Okereke announced a follow-up to his 2010 solo album The Boxer. If the teaser is any indication, Trick continues his exploration of dance music. More

Nov 11, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke has announced the release of a new solo EP titled Heartbreaker. More

Jun 26, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On Aug. 13, Bloc Party will follow their latest album Four with a new EP, The Nextwave Sessions. More

Jun 25, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Bloc Party have announced that they will follow last year’s Four with a new EP titled The Nextwave Sessions. More

Nov 12, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

With a number of North American tour dates already scheduled to take place this December in support of their newest album Four, UK rock group Bloc Party have announced that they will be continuing with a month-long set of additional performances in early 2013. More

Oct 04, 2012 By Laura Studarus

Kids are tough! Just check out the evidence in new Bloc Party video, “Kettling.” More

Sep 26, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

On the road supporting their newest album Four Bloc Party have announced a series of tour dates through North America this coming December. More

Aug 14, 2012 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Day Three of the Outside Lands, held in the historic Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA on August 12, 2012. The gallery includes photos of Bloc Party, Caveman, Franz Ferdinand,Jack White, Regina Spektor, Santigold, Skrillex, Stevie Wonder and Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman. More

Aug 14, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Next week Bloc Party will release their new album Four. More

Jul 30, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Capitalizing on all the trending UK topics, Bloc Party took to Twitter over the weekend to debut “Day Four,” another new track to be featured on the band’s upcoming record Four. More

Jul 11, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

With their appropriately titled fourth album Four scheduled to arrive next month, UK rock foursome Bloc Party have premiered a music video for the record’s lead single “Octopus.” More

Jun 26, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Set to release their new album Four on Aug. 21, Bloc Party have announced that they will begin a two month tour through the U.S. starting this July. More

May 31, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Overcoming rumors of a breakup earlier this year, Bloc Party have announced that they will release a new album this August. More

Apr 24, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Bloc Party is offering up the opportunity for a fan to come hang out with them in the studio as they put the finishing touches on their forthcoming new album. More

Apr 12, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Currently at work on their first new album in four years, Bloc Party has announced they will adjourn for a seven date tour through the U.S. starting in late July. More

Mar 22, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Following a series of untrue rumors that lead singer Kele Okereke was getting kicked out of the band, Bloc Party have announced that they have signed with Frenchkiss. More

Jul 29, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar‘s Summer 2010 issue is a special issue we’re calling the Wasted on the Youth Issue. The basic idea of the issue was to talk to musicians and actors about various facets of their childhood/teenage years, from their first favorite bands/concerts to childhood memories to movies/TV shows of their youth, etc. We were interested in talking to musicians and actors about some of their earliest memories and their childhood passions. Many of the articles include childhood or teenage photos of the musicians interviewed. We have the full details on the issue that includes these artists: The National, The Antlers, Fred Armisen, Camera Obscura, Judah Friedlander, Fucked Up vs. Devo, Here We Go Magic, Jim James, Jónsi, Kele, The Kids in the Hall, Liars, Local Natives, Menomena, Chloë Grace Moretz, Elisabeth Moss, Portishead, Robert Rodriguez, School of Seven Bells, Tegan and Sara, Russell Tovey, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Edgar Wright, and many more! More

Nov 01, 2008 By Jim Scott

From the opening notes of debut Silent Alarm, Bloc Party has given the impression of a band that’s in it for the long haul. Silent Alarm contained a perfect balance of adventurousness and safety, the latter in the form of tightly constructed pop songs. More