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Bloc Party

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Bloc Party are an English rock band, composed of Kele Okereke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, sampler), Russell Lissack (lead guitar, keyboards), Justin Harris (bass guitar, keyboards, saxophones, backing vocals) and Louise Bartle (drums, percussion). Former members Matt Tong and Gordon Moakes left the band in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Their brand of music, whilst rooted in rock, retains elements of other genres such as electronica and house music. The band was formed at the 1999 Reading Festival by Okereke and Lissack. They went through a variety of names before settling on Bloc Party in 2003. Moakes joined the band after answering an advert in NME magazine, while Tong was picked via an audition. Bloc Party got their break by giving BBC Radio 1 DJ Steve Lamacq and Franz Ferdinand's lead singer, Alex Kapranos, a copy of their demo "She's Hearing Voices".

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2022

Alpha Games

2019

Silent Alarm Live

2016

Hymns

2013

Tapes

2012

Four

2009

iTunes Festival: London 2009

2009

Intimacy Remixed

2008

Intimacy

2008

Flux: The Remixes

2008

Intimacy: Live at Tempelhof

2007

A Weekend in the City: Live From Channel 4 and More

2007

Live at the Paradiso

2007

A Weekend in the City

2006

God Bless Bloc Party

2005

Live at Reading

2005

Silent Alarm Remixed

2005

Silent Alarm

Live at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 2005

Live at SXSW