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Bloc Party unveil album details | Music News

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Less than a year ago there was doubt over Bloc Party producing another record again. This week they’ve announced the release of their fourth album, ‘FOUR’, set for release on 20th August via Frenchkiss Records.

Following an extended hiatus after 2008’s critically acclaimed ‘Intimacy’, the four piece of Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong reunited in New York in the winter of 2011, prompted by a creative impetus inspired by a dramatic year in world events, as well as a shared desire to rekindle their singular musical kinship.

Teaming up with producer Alex Newport (Death Cab For Cutie, The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In), the band, in Kele’s words, “wanted to challenge ourselves by not relying on the invisible grid that seems to be mapping out all of popular music these days” and goes on to say that it “is the sound of four people in a room, loving what they do and doing it to the best of their ability. It is the sound that only the four of us could make, and I am prouder of it than any record we have ever made”.

‘FOUR’ is released August 20th via Frenchkiss Records.

Tracklist:

01. So He Begins To Lie
02. 3×3
03. Octopus
04. Real Talk
05. Kettling
06. Day Four
07. Coliseum
08. V.A.L.I.S.
09. Team A
10. Truth
11. The Healing
12. We’re Not Good People

Theme Park: new single, festivals + support shows confirmed | Music News

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Londoners Theme Park are have announced the release of their new single ‘Jamaica’ on 13th August 13 via Transgressive Records. Have a listen and watch the video here:

 

The band spent 2011 gaining followers galore playing a bunch of live shows and getting plenty of attention from Absolute Radio. Over the last couple of months, the threesome – Miles plus twin brother Marcus and Oscar Manthorpe – have been holed up in the studio writing & recording their debut album with Luke Smith (Everything Everything, Charlotte Hatherley). The aim of these sessions is for the band to release their debut album at some point in 2012 and for the record to make an unabashed pop statement. “I want it to be appreciated as a pop album, not the debut of some East London band making leftfield stuff,” says Miles. “Some albums you listen to and every song is nicely formed. That’s what we’re aiming for. It should all feel effortless and un-self conscious.” A noble aim!

Having just kicked off the festival season at TGE, Field Day as well as recently supporting The Maccabees at Ibiza Rocks, thee band have confirmed a whole host of festival appearances over the summer, including Reading & Leeds, as well as being the main support on Bloc Party’s UK tour in October. Full details below.
Theme Park live shows: 


20/6 – Ibiza Rocks w/ The Maccabees
30/6 – Blissfields Festival, Winchester
06/7 – Lounge on the Farm, Canterbury
14/7 – Latitude Festival
21/7 – Tramlines, Sheffield
20/7 – Truck Festival, Oxford
12/8 – Knee Deep – Headline show – Cornwall
17/8 – Beacons Festival, Skipton
25/8 – Reading Festival
26/8 – Leeds Festival
31/8 – Underage festival, London

Bloc Party support:

12/10 – Newcastle, O2 Academy
13/10 – Leeds, O2 Academy
14/10 – Glasgow, O2 Academy
15/10 – Birmingham, O2 Academy
17/10 – Southampton, Guildhall
18/10 – Bristol, O2 Academy
19/10 – Manchester, WHP
20/10 – Cambridge, Corn Exchange

Bloc Party announce new album + live dates | Music News

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Bloc Party will release their new record, ‘Four’, on 20th August via Frenchkiss Records. The album was produced by Alex Newport (Death Cab For Cutie, The Mars Volta, At The Drive-In), and was recorded and mixed in New York.

Along with this wonderfully exciting news, the band have announced a string of European, US and festival appearances following a two year absence from playing live. Frontman Kele’s blog gives more on the making of the record and the year ahead.

 

 

The band play the following UK, US and festival dates throughout the summer:

June
19 – Garage – Glasgow
20 – The Ritz – Manchester
21 – Koko – London
24 – Ebisu Garden Hall – Tokyo, Japan
29 – Peace and Love – Sweden

July
05 – Super Bock Super Rock – Sesimbra, Portugal
06 – Open’er Festival – Gdynia, Poland
08 – Ruisrock Festival – Turku, Finland
12 – BBK Live – Bilbao, Spain
13 – Melt Festival – Ferropolis, Germany
20– Festival Les Vieilles Charrues, France
21 – Paleo Fest, Switzerland
28 – Splendour  In The Grass, Australia
30 – The Republik – Honolulu, HI USA

August 
03 – Hard Festival – Los Angels, CA USA
04 – Lollapalooza – Atlanta, GA USA
05 – Osheaga Festival – Montreal, CA
07 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY USA
08 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY USA
09 – Terminal 5 – New York, NY USA
11 – The Pool @ The Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV USA
12 – Outside Lands – San Francisco, USA
16 – Pukkelpop Festival – Hasselt, Belgium
17 – Lowlands – Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
18 – Frequency – St Polten, Austria
24 – Rock en Seine – France
25 – Open Air Festival – Zurich, Switzerland

September
04 – Mallorca Rocks – Mallorca, Spain
05 – Ibiza Rocks – Ibiza, Spain

November
03 – Le Stereolux – Nantes, France
04 – Le Transbordeur – Lyon, France
05 – Le Rocher de Palmer – Bordeaux, France
07 – Le Bikini – Toulouse, France
08 – Alcatrax – Milan, Italy
11 – Docks – Hamburg, Germany
12 – Theatrehaus – Stuttgart, Germany
13 – Eventwerk – Dresden, Germany
14 – Tonhalle – Munich, Germany
18 – Vega – Copenhagen, Denmark
19 – Munich Brewery – Stockholm, Sweden
20 – Rockafeller – Oslo, Norway