Kele Okereke

Kele Okereke: “Coasting”

Even if you’re not familiar with the name Kele Okereke, you’ve probably heard his voice. After all, although the single “Coasting” comes from his second solo album, Trick, his claim to fame is as the lead vocal...
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Bloc Party

A FAVORITE FROM 5 YEARS AGO"Banquet"from the album Silent AlarmOriginal release date: March 22, 2005iTunesApril 5, 2005:It may fit neatly with the now-sound, but Bloc Party's debut album, Silent Alarm feels mor...
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Bloc Party

THIS WEEK: BANDS I'LL SEE ON FRIDAY AT THE 'PALOOZA"I Still Remember"from the album A Weekend in the City2007iTunesFebruary 5, 2007:From the post-post-punk of their early EPs to Silent Alarm's sprawl of sounds ...
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Bloc Party

"The Prayer"from the album A Weekend in the City2007iTunes MP3 - "The Prayer" Crunk. Crunk? Crunk! Crunk is the word that Kele Okereke, lead singer of Bloc Party, uses to describe new single "The Prayer." It'...

Bloc Party
“Banquet”

Bloc Party are going to be big. I devoted a couple of posts last month to The Bravery and Kaiser Chiefs, naming them as contenders for a break-out in '05. But they might be the underdogs to Bloc Party, whose de...