The Bloc Party frontman’s solo debut is a competent but unspectacular electro effort. A springboard for better things to come?

Club Smith – The Process EP
In a few short months Club Smith have vaulted forward in their evolution, showing us that their influences include more than just post-punk.

On Song // Tunng
Tunng’s latest album And Then We Saw Land is out now via Full Time Hobby. We caught up with the wonderfully innovative folk act to find out a bit more about what makes them tick… Also, watch the video for current single ‘Hustle’ and grab a download of Bloc Party’s inside.

Pin Me Down – Pin Me Down
Russell Lissack underlines, rather than breaks, his musical ties to on-hiatus Bloc Party, whilst his collaborator Milena Mepris is unlikely to help him set the world ablaze on “Pin Me Down”.

Kele Okereke Announces Solo Album
Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke is set to release his first solo album called The Boxer.

TLOBF Albums Of The Decade
It’s the last TLOBF feature of the year… The best, and must hear, albums since the noughties arrived – as chosen by TLOBF contributors. Enjoy.

Bloc Party – Cambridge Corn Exchange 27/10/09
Re-live the Cambridge leg of the recent Bloc Party tour in stunning analog black and white film. All photography by Valerio Berdini.

Bloc Party – Intimacy Remixed
Bloc Party’s frustratingly ill-realised third album Intimacy needed an overhaul, but Intimacy Remixed is not the overhaul it needed as Andy Johnson dissapointingly discovers.

Sonic Youth, MBV, Aphex Twin and Bloc Party annouced as headliners of Primavera
Check out the lineup for this years Primavera Festival. Full details in the official press blurb inside.
Bloc Party reveal details of 2009 tour
Bloc Party have announced details of their first full UK tour since December 2007.
Bloc Party – Intimacy
Arriving very suddenly as a download in advance of a physical release, Bloc Party’s third album turns out to be a disappointing affair.
Bloc Party announce ‘Intimacy’ for third album
Bloc Party have announced full details of their third album, to be digitally released this month with a full release expected in October. Full details and tracklisting inside!
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