solace
Aug 18 2008, 03:25 PM
QUOTE
Bloc Party's third album, 'Intimacy' will be available August 21. It can be pre-ordered now via the band's website:
http://www.blocparty.com.
The album will also be available as a CD which will be delivered from October 27 and feature additional songs. Anyone pre-ordering the CD will also receive the digital album from August 21.
Bloc Party alerted fans to 'Intimacy's existence, as well as their ability to purchase the record instantly, when they hosted their first ever web chat on August 18. The album follows on from the release of their hit single 'Mercury' released on 11 August.
The album produced by Paul Epworth (Silent Alarm) and Jacknife Lee (A Weekend in the City) was recorded in Kent and London. Some songs are Bloc Party at their most wildly experimental, while other tracks are simply classic Bloc Party, fitting in seamlessly amongst fan-favourites 'Helicopter', 'Banquet' and 'So Here We Are'.
Tracklist:
01. Ares
02. Mercury
03. Halo
04. Biko
05. Trojan Horse
06. Signs
07. One Month Off
08. Zephyrus
09. Better Than Heaven
10. Ion Square
dbrigs
Aug 18 2008, 03:38 PM
After that first single, this scares me.
HewlettsDaughter
Aug 18 2008, 03:40 PM
whatever that new song they played at Lolla was was more than enough to pretty much turn me off to these guys entirely
yet i'll still give it a chance despite that trainwreck of noise
nagode
Aug 18 2008, 03:41 PM
how did this not leak yet...not that im really looking forward to it that much
solace
Aug 18 2008, 03:42 PM
QUOTE (Hewletts Daughter @ Aug 18 2008, 03:40 PM)
whatever that new song they played at Lolla was was more than enough to pretty much turn me off to these guys entirely
yet i'll still give it a chance despite that trainwreck of noise
yeah... the worst part was that he SANG the skips on it live!
washing machine
Aug 18 2008, 03:44 PM
I have no idea what to expect from this. I even loved AWITC and most of the b-sides, but Flux and especially Mercury were so bad that... ugh.
HewlettsDaughter
Aug 18 2008, 03:45 PM
QUOTE (solace @ Aug 18 2008, 03:42 PM)
QUOTE (Hewletts Daughter @ Aug 18 2008, 03:40 PM)
whatever that new song they played at Lolla was was more than enough to pretty much turn me off to these guys entirely
yet i'll still give it a chance despite that trainwreck of noise
yeah... the worst part was that he SANG the skips on it live!
disagree
the worst part was the whole experience of it
the second worst part was the am dj/morning zoo-crew effect he implemented on his voice towards the end of the song where his vocals just dropped in pitch drastically to something really low, deep, and absurd. god. that song was so bad.
elementus
Aug 18 2008, 03:48 PM
Mercury was a great song. I don't get the hate. It's just a different direction, but seriously who didn't see this coming? One thing I didn't see coming was this release. I didn't think Bloc Party had it in them to release an album without months of hype. I love that bands are doing this now.
UselessRocker
Aug 18 2008, 04:13 PM
I just watched the video for "Mercury" on YouTube. It's the first time I've heard the song, actually. The only cool parts are the parts where it sounds like it's sampling "Shock the Monkey" and "Where I End And You Begin".
I'm kind of already over this whole "bands suddenly springing new albums" thing, too. I know they're doing it to combat leaks and it's exciting to have a new album by major bands popping up out of nowhere, but I'm an old-fashioned sucker for anticipation.
Paul
Aug 18 2008, 04:23 PM
QUOTE (UselessRocker @ Aug 18 2008, 04:13 PM)
I'm kind of already over this whole "bands suddenly springing new albums" thing, too. I know they're doing it to combat leaks and it's exciting to have a new album by major bands popping up out of nowhere, but I'm an old-fashioned sucker for anticipation.
But it is not like we didn't know Bloc Party was working on a new album and that it was going to be out relatively soon.
I think the Radiohead one worked so well because there weren't that many people who thought they were actually that far in the process already, whereas I'm pretty sure I knew that there was going to be a new Bloc Party album this fall.
Magnus Malcolm
Aug 18 2008, 04:26 PM
I guess I haven't been following the album closely at all then, because before reading this thread I thought this was going to a release in 09 somewhere. Not really that excited about this record, though. Oh well, hopefully they prove me wrong and release a great album.
Wolfgang
Aug 18 2008, 04:26 PM
QUOTE (solace @ Aug 18 2008, 03:25 PM)
The album follows on from the release of their hit single 'Mercury' released on 11 August.
lulz, song sux.
r.i.p.
Aug 18 2008, 05:00 PM
I can't believe the big, hairy, brass ones on these guys to charge $20 for their album. It's going to be all over the web in 10 seconds. And forgotten about 2 hours later.
elementus
Aug 18 2008, 05:05 PM
$10 actually. And assuming it's a v0 rip I'll probably buy it.
Alright Still
Aug 18 2008, 05:05 PM
I have no expectations. I love Bloc Party, but "Mercury" is one of the worst singles of the year. So...
JeffTweedysFatStomach
Aug 18 2008, 05:35 PM
I hated "Mercury" when it first hit my computer but I actually really loved the song at Lolla...
I thought their whole set was great, actually, and I'll definitely be purchasing this bad boy.
cheese picture
Aug 18 2008, 06:02 PM
QUOTE (JeffTweedysFatStomach @ Aug 18 2008, 06:35 PM)
I hated "Mercury" when it first hit my computer but I actually really loved the song at Lolla...
I thought their whole set was great, actually, and I'll definitely be purchasing this bad boy.
No way. Maybe it was just because it came after Gogol which was pretty much the best show of the weekend, but I thought Bloc Party's set was
fucking awful. One of the most ordinary, boring, and below average shows I've seen by a band of their stature.
JeffTweedysFatStomach
Aug 18 2008, 06:09 PM
QUOTE (vamos scorcho @ Aug 18 2008, 06:02 PM)
QUOTE (JeffTweedysFatStomach @ Aug 18 2008, 06:35 PM)
I hated "Mercury" when it first hit my computer but I actually really loved the song at Lolla...
I thought their whole set was great, actually, and I'll definitely be purchasing this bad boy.
No way. Maybe it was just because it came after Gogol which was pretty much the best show of the weekend, but I thought Bloc Party's set was
fucking awful. One of the most ordinary, boring, and below average shows I've seen by a band of their stature.
Guess we'll just have to agree to disagree because, to me, Gogol was an obnoxious violation of my senses. As I said in a previous post, they're the Andrew WK of ethnic music and fuck if that doesn't make me want to puke.
Thought Bloc Party had a massive sound and their drummer is damn ridiculous.
urge26
Aug 18 2008, 07:47 PM
Mercury, it's not that bad...... actually, I kind of like it.
r.i.p.
Aug 18 2008, 07:50 PM
QUOTE (elementus attacks! @ Aug 18 2008, 05:05 PM)
$10 actually. And assuming it's a v0 rip I'll probably buy it.
website says $20 for the record from my computer. the download alone is $10.
elementus
Aug 18 2008, 07:58 PM
Last I checked it was:
$10 download
$15 record
$20 download + record
Horatio
Aug 18 2008, 08:52 PM
it's not that flux and mercury are bad songs, they're just not the songs i want from bloc party.
Kicker Of Elves
Aug 18 2008, 10:26 PM
QUOTE (Horatio @ Aug 18 2008, 06:52 PM)
it's not that flux and mercury are bad songs, they're just not the songs i want from bloc party.
Are you saying you don't like them
just because Bloc Party made them?
HRTX
Aug 18 2008, 10:31 PM
This comes as a shock. I'm quite a Bloc Party fan and I could've sworn that the last word on the album was an early 2009 release; I don't know anyone who expected a fall release..
not sure what to expect, I loved Flux but I STILL don't know where I stand on mercury. If this album really does have some old school Bloc Party mixed in with the weirdness then it might just be a masterpiece..
surlacarte
Aug 19 2008, 12:26 AM
Is everyone talking about Lolla refering to the Friday set? Missed that but caught the aftershow at HoB with CSS. They were actually pretty good there - more of a club feel than you could get at an outdoor set, and the crowd was really into it.
Anyway, Flux > anything on AWITC > Mercury
Can't trust the P4k review on the new one after AWITC got a 7.5, so if by some stroke of magic, this album doesn't suck, I hope someone'll let me know. Otherwise, Silent Alarm will be a little tomb on my iPod to wasted to potential.
hinsey21
Aug 19 2008, 12:41 AM
rubbish band
they fancy themselves as way to important when they're nothing but a little shite indie band
fuck them
Soundscape
Aug 19 2008, 01:09 AM
no idea what to expect..but I am interested.
Horatio
Aug 19 2008, 07:13 AM
QUOTE (hellboundhalo @ Aug 18 2008, 11:26 PM)
QUOTE (Horatio @ Aug 18 2008, 06:52 PM)
it's not that flux and mercury are bad songs, they're just not the songs i want from bloc party.
Are you saying you don't like them
just because Bloc Party made them?
in a way, it's like acdc releasing a killer rap album or the shins attempting hard rock, regardless of the actual quality of the music i would be against it because im fan of their original sound. not to say i'm against experimentation but i like my rock bands to actually rock. guess you can't say this was as much out of left field (since flux i've been worried) as an acdc rap album would be, or is potentially mouthwatering either.
solace
Aug 19 2008, 07:27 AM
QUOTE (JeffTweedysFatStomach @ Aug 18 2008, 06:09 PM)
their drummer is damn ridiculous.
their drummer is the only thing worthwhile about their live performances imo
elementus
Aug 19 2008, 10:20 AM
New song on their myspace.
http://www.myspace.com/blocpartyI like. I think you all will like it a lot more than Mercury too.
HandBanana
Aug 19 2008, 10:57 AM
I like "Trojan Horse"
Not a huge fan of "Mercury" but I am glad that they are still becoming their own band and getting out from under the Gang of Four postpunk class of 03 shadow.
Like Ive said before, Silent Alarm was great but could have been made by any number of other bands. A Weekend in the City is when I actually started liking them and becoming interested in seeing where they'd take things, because I think that's around the time they started becoming their own band.
I'm actually kinda psyched to hear Intimacy.
solace
Aug 19 2008, 01:03 PM
Trojan Horse is better than Mercury (that's like saying i like the taste of piss more than shit though), but it's definitely not a great track by any means
elementus
Aug 19 2008, 01:14 PM
You like the taste of piss?
solace
Aug 19 2008, 01:15 PM
QUOTE (elementus attacks! @ Aug 19 2008, 01:14 PM)
You like the taste of piss?
hey man, it was either that or die from dyhdration!
elementus
Aug 19 2008, 01:22 PM
It was always a bit too salty for me.
HandBanana
Aug 19 2008, 01:23 PM
HRTX
Aug 21 2008, 02:15 AM
S'out. Just grabbed it off of what.
Too busy having my mind blown by Have A Nice Life to listen right now though.
solace
Aug 21 2008, 02:35 AM
holy shit this is unbelievably awful...
maybe 2 or 3 songs that i could even stomach without reaching for the skip button
it honestly makes the last album seem somewhat decent by comparison.
this deserves any and all awful reviews it may get
HRTX
Aug 21 2008, 02:57 AM
Still haven't listened yet, but damn, that doesn't give me hope. By all accounts AWITC is becoming a better album by the minute. This sucks...they had so much potential! Flux showed them going in a great new direction.. and then Mercury... uh... yeah. If this album is like Mercury, god help us all.
EDIT:
Ares. What. The fuck.
What the hell!!?
Seriously jesus.
The vocals effect in the chorus are hilarious, kele sounds like a fucking elephant.
WHAT HAPPENED, BLOC PARTY?
THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS
EDIT REDUX: I mean this is pretty weird, and I'm being reactionary on first listen, I can see this being enjoyable in the long run. but still, this is nowhere near what bloc party could have been...
Also this is clearly becoming the Kele Show. That's not particularly a bad thing but when you have what is probably the best rhythm section in "indie" this side of Interpol, fucking utilize it
Soundscape
Aug 21 2008, 04:31 AM
that bad?..guess I'll know soon enough..
elementus
Aug 21 2008, 08:11 AM
Sickpup
Aug 21 2008, 09:32 AM
Maximo Park: still better than Bloc Party.
HewlettsDaughter
Aug 21 2008, 09:46 AM
QUOTE (Sickpup @ Aug 21 2008, 09:32 AM)
Maximo Park: still better than Bloc Party.
'Apply Some Pressure' >>> Most indie rock songs written this decade
Backwards Art
Aug 21 2008, 12:09 PM
Not bad. Thought this was going to be a lot worse.
solace
Aug 21 2008, 12:12 PM
QUOTE (Backwards Art @ Aug 21 2008, 12:09 PM)
Not bad. Thought this was going to be a lot worse.
i don't think i could have imagined much worse personally
Lewis
Aug 21 2008, 01:15 PM
I dunno, I don't think it's that bad at all. I expected alot worse after hearing "Mercury".
The first few songs are pretty much shit. They really can't pull off the grimey electro sound they're going for during that part. These New Puritans did the whole post-punk w/ electro/hip-hop edge much better earlier this year with their debut album.
Anyway, I think things pick up around "Halo", which is vintage Silent Alarm-era Bloc Party. "Trojan Horse" reminds me of the more agressive tracks on Weekend, which is a good thing. "Signs" is quite endearing, much more interesting than the mellow romantic stuff of the last album. Aaaand "Ion Square" is a great epic closer.
Basically if you can get past the first few songs there's plenty of solid stuff on there.
solace
Aug 21 2008, 01:27 PM
Halo's definitely the best song on the record, that's for sure
Signs and Ion Square suck though imo... sounds like the Postal Service, only without the great melodies
worrywort
Aug 21 2008, 02:46 PM
QUOTE (Sickpup @ Aug 21 2008, 09:32 AM)
Maximo Park: still better than Bloc Party.
As someone with Silent Alarm as his #1 in '05, you are correct.
no magnets
Aug 21 2008, 02:54 PM
QUOTE (Sickpup @ Aug 21 2008, 09:32 AM)
Maximo Park: still better than Bloc Party.
cosigned. great band. (i even like mark ronson's "apply some pressure" with paul.)
r.i.p.
Aug 21 2008, 03:13 PM
The only thing keeping this off the bottom is the new Of Montreal. God, my ears are dying this week.
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