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Bloc Party

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Location: London, United Kingdom

Bio: Bloc Party unites the finest elements of post-punk energy, pop song craft and dance floor throb, and imbues it with genuine feeling. Similar to the ... (more) soul-bearing electro-pop sounds of TV On The Radio and the Postal Service, Bloc Party's songs are built around cleverly crafted pop hooks, synth chirps, sequenced loops and real drums.

The expressive musicianship of drummer Matt Tong, guitarist Russel Lissack and bassist Gordon Moakes, and the urgent - almost desperate - vocals of guitarist/singer Kele Okereke has hijacked the cold, calculated rigidity of all that we've come to expect from such instrumentation. (less)