The band around Kele Okereke has released a new song. She’s currently touring with Paramore – which saw the singer perform a block party number with Hayley Williams.
Bloc Party have released a new single, “High Life”. The song follows last year’s ALPHA GAMES and, due to its funk and dance influences, can be classified in a category with other indie rock bands such as Two Door Cinema Club or Foals with their current album LIFE IS YOURS.
“I wanted ‘High Life’ to sound like falling in love all over again, the beginning of a new love cemented by nights of devotion and stolen moments of intimacy,” says singer Kele Okereke of the recent release. “I really wanted it to feel like a party.”
Although ALPHA GAMES only came out last year, Bloc Party seem to have discovered a new sound for themselves – the current record sounded more like the usual post-punk revival that was also upheld on their successful LP SILENT ALARM 18 years ago . New music was announced earlier this month and Okereke recently confirmed that they have more than one song in the pipeline: “We’ve made a lot of music over the years and we’ll be making more. We’re writing at the moment and it feels exciting,” he told the NME in one go interview.
Paramore and Bloc Party
The London quartet is currently touring with Paramore on their This Is Why tour. They will play together in the USA from May. Closing the European leg of the tour, the Bloc Party singer joined Hayley Williams on stage at the O2 Arena in London on Sunday (April 23) to cover the song “Blue Light” (SILENT ALARM) with her. his band.
“From day one, Bloc Party was the go-to reference because their sound was so immersive, unlike the fast punk or the pop punk or the loud emo bands that were all the rage in the early 2000s,” said the Paramore singer on her BBC podcast Everything is Emo last year. “And I’m really, really grateful for this band, I’m so grateful that they’re back, that they’re playing shows, that they’re putting out great songs, and I’m just more excited to get back out into the world and maybe the ways of the band.” cruising that has been a big part of our story from day one.”
In addition to Bloc Party, the band will also receive other celebrity support on their US tour, including the Foals and The Linda Lindas. The album of the same name, which was decisive for the tour, was released on February 10th.