Band of the Week: Bloc Party

Bloc Party take indie music to levels other bands can only dream about in their skinny jeans.In one sentence: Intelligent Indie-Rock you can dance to or admire from a pair of headphones…

The British quartet’s debut album Silent Alarm is a masterpiece.

Tracks like “Helicopter” and “Banquet”’s swift use of counterpoint make for great dancing tracks, while other stand out tracks “Blue Light”, “Pioneers”, and the rock epic “So Here We Are” take indie music to levels other bands can only dream about in their skinny jeans. Listen to “Like Eating Glass” and admire Matt Tong showing that he is easily one of the best drummers in modern rock music.

Album Rating: 9/10

After a touring frenzy the band released their follow-up album, Weekend in the City, earlier this year.

The album’s production leans strongly towards the 80’s at times with a mass of dense delays and reverbs. In terms of content, Weekend in the City falls far short of greatness, especially when compared to Silent Alarm, but the album still has enough decent moments to keep fans busy: great lyrics about consumption and sub-culture trendoids (“Uniform”), perfect harmony with a bit of glockenspiel (“Waiting for the 7.18”) and fucking cool riffs (“Kreuzberg”). The final climax of the closing track “SRXT” is cinematic.

Album rating: 7 /10

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Band of the Week: The Notwist

If you're thinking The Notwist are band of the week, your right.It’s time to throw out your old 90’s pop records and embrace something new by reading a little section called Band of the Week (where I tell you what you should be listening to).

The Notwist started out as a sub-par punk band in Germany in 1989, but they have slowly evolved into an awesome alternative electronic outfit ala Autechre and Radiohead.

Neon Golden, released in 2003, is an indie-electronica treat. It boasts layered harmonies and great beats.

Album Rating: 8/10

Great Tracks: Check out “Consequence” and “One with the Freaks”.
And do yourself a favour and get hold of “Neon Golden” by any means necessary.

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