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I love my job. At Hootsuite I meet creative and interesting people every day. Also my colleagues, otherwise known as Owls, are super talented. We all love social media, Owly and life. One such talented colleague is Ian Bevis who heads up indie/dance band Bear Mountain . The Vancouver based foursome blend indie-pop aesthetics with dance rhythms, pretty much mixing the perfect summer cocktail. They've recently stopped by at SXSW and in May are going on tour with everyone's favourite East London band Bloc Party. [...]

Not sure if new bloc party video for "Truth" is skipping on purpose or if I'm just having a brain aneurism... Truth by blocparty iTunes Four - Bloc Party Tickets + Tour Dates

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It's Monday, and as soon as I woke up I knew I needed some rad tunes to make this day easier. These are some songs that helped me through this Monday! If ever a day stands in your way, take a listen to these top tracks that will get you through it all! "Oh me, oh my how large a desire to run from the streets in only our sheets, kicking our shoes off and clinging in heat. I would watch a bead of sweat drip down, tracing the curves of your soft frown. For all [...]

Check out this FAN-tastic memento! A Bloc Party ticket for their show at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto! Kele was extremely kind and signed it for me after their Sugar Beach gig! For more photos of Bloc Party, click here . Definitely go and check out an interview with Kele as well! Alicia Atout

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Filed under: News , Exclusive , New Music , Music Appreciation Marley Kate It's been four years since Bloc Party 's last album, Intimacy , came out. In that time, the band's lead singer Kele Okereke put out a solo album entitled Boxer , while guitarist Russell Lissack and bassist Gordon Moakes focused on their own respective side-projects. This prompted several rumors that Okereke had left the band and that the [...]

Well it has been a long time coming, and it’s probably felt like a hell of a lot longer to die hard fans, but finally we can say that BLOC PARTY 's new album, Four , drops tomorrow. There has been an enormous amount of hype surrounding the release of this, their fourth full length, ever since the band announced they were coming out of hiatus and then released 'Octopus' + a RAC Remix . But as [...]

Were back with another track from up and coming indie group Bloc Party . They are a four man band from London comprised of Kele Okereke, Russell Lissack, Gordon Moakes and Matt Tong. Their newest song is called Day Four , but were giving it to you day one. It starts off with their unique vocals paired with a bouncy guitar bass line and a series of airy subtle violins. Then suddenly it breaks off into an instrumental dream world. This is a song like none other. I'm growing to love theses guys. They are very talented. You [...]

Following the frenetic stutter of  “Octopus,”  here’s a gentler number off Bloc Party 's forthcoming  Four LP, out August 21 on Frenchkiss / Arts & Crafts . Connect to Bloc Party:   Facebook  //  Twitter

With the release of their forthcoming album Four less than a month away, the guys of Bloc Party have dropped yet another single to appease their loyal fans and hold them over until the album officially drops. The new tune "Day Four" has a mellow and chill vibe to it that we've definitely heard and loved before from Bloc Party. There is this dreamlike feel to the new track that makes this one prime for listening to over and over to help put your mind at ease. Check it out for yourself and [...]

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Bloc Party slows it down some on the second taste of its new album Four . Following the jittery dance rock of "Octopus" , here's a more subdued, mid-tempo cut called "Day Four". Four will be released on August 21st via Frenchkiss Records. Four Tracklist: 01. So He Begins To Lie 02. 3X3 03. Octopus 04. Real Talk 05. Kettling 06. Day 4 07. Coliseum [...]

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Hey boys and girls, here's a funky new indie remix of Bloc Party's Octopus by none other than the Remix Artists Collective or RAC . We have posted quite a few tracks by RAC , original mixes and remixes, and we have been quite impressed. Bloc Party's   vocalist sounds a bit like The Killers , but that's definitely not a bad thing. This fast paced electronic jam will get your head bobbing and we always like that. Give it a listen. Don't forget the tissues, because your ears could get [...]

They're back. After the hiatus, the side-projects and the tantalising trailer they posted last month, Bloc Party [ Twitter / Facebook ] officially made their return last night. The first single from their fourth album, announced as the rather literally-minded  Four  last month, will be familiar to those who have been keeping up , but the studio version of  Octopus  (out August 13th) appeared online after its Radio 1 premiere (with added video, of course; the clip is below), and it sounds like a return to the band's guitar-centric roots. Indeed, the stuttering riff that the song [...]

And they're back......My lord. Bloc Party have released their first single in three years named "Octopus" and I have to say that it's definitely been worth the wait. It's a colourful track with the habitual bloc party drumming, guitaring and kele vocals! After having their time apart working on their respective solo projects, the new album Four is set for release on the 20th of August this year. I imagine that we are in for a heavy set list of new tracks come the end of this month at Splendour [...]

You wanna dance? You wanna dance to Bloc Party? You wanna dance to NEW Bloc Party? Well why didn't you say so?! Down below you can check out the music video for their new single, "Octopus", from their forthcoming album, Four . It is recommended, however, that you take caution in watching this video if you're prone to epileptic seizures. There's plenty of strobe light action and kooky editing featuring ribbon dancers and psychedelic hula hoops. Four will be released on August 21st.

U.K. dance-punk outfit Bloc Party are returning with a new album "Four," out Aug. 21 via Frenchkiss Records. The album was recorded with producer (and former L.A. denizen) Alex Newport, now headquartered in New York City. The video for the palpitation-inducing single "Octopus" — quite possibly the coolest thing we've heard from Kele Okereke and gang since their 2005 debut "Silent Alarm" — was filmed during the BBC One premiere of the song. Convulse accordingly. ||| Live: Bloc Party plays HARD Summer 2012 on Aug. 3 at L.A. State Historic Park.

Bloc Party have already debuted 58% of their new album, Four , via live performance. But today, they've formally released the lead single, "Octopus". The video below features a stream of the song and footage of the band performing in a basement full of ribbon twirlers. Four will be released on August 21st via Frenchkiss Records. Four Tracklist: 01. So He Begins To Lie 02. 3X3 03. Octopus 04. Real Talk 05. Kettling [...]

So we're coming in to the back end of the year and it's absolutely insane how much fresh new music is about to be released. It is mental. In light of that, we thought we'd get some buzz going for some of the albums we're particularly hanging out for! Here's what our research has yielded so far! (ordered by date of release) The Killers - Battle Born - July 11, 2012 The Antlers - Undersea - July 24, 2012 Passion Pit - Gossimer - July 24, [...]

This week, Bloc Party returns to the road for the first time in three years with a string of intimate shows in their native England. Offering the first glimpse of their upcoming fourth LP, the setlists have packed as many as seven new songs. Below, you can watch fan footage of the one called "3 x 33. The band's new album, Four , arrives August 21st via Frenchkiss Records. Other new song titles include "So He Begins To Lie", "Real Talk", "Day Four", and "Team A". We'll edit in more live [...]

Yes. Yes. One yes for "Yes, that's correct" and one for "Yes, I'm so happy this album is on its way." Bloc Party will release Four their, you guessed it, fourth studio album on August 21st (US) and August 20th (rest of the world). The album marks the band's return after a 2+ year hiatus and the first release of all new material since 2008's Intimacy . Four will also see the band debuting with their new label Frenchkiss (surprising and super awesome). Man, August, huh? Why wait to hear it? Check out a trailer [...]