Lyrics: True to its title, the lyrics of Hymns begin on hallowed ground. "Lord, give me grace and dancing feet," frontman and vocalist Kele Okereke sings on the album's opener. "As I conquer all ...

Hymns, the fifth album by the Brits of Bloc Party, represents a musical shift for the one-time buzz band. Kele Okereke’s stirring yawp remains one of the few threads between then and now, but Bloc ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Before indie-rock Tumblr girls obsessed over Arctic Monkeys, there was Bloc Party. Effortless, ...

For the Britsh band's latest album, "Hymns," Okereke seems intent on finding his religion. Armed with two new members (bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong are gone), Okereke and original ...

Getting religion doesn’t have to mean going door-to-door, or renouncing anything you’re not sure is killing you. It doesn’t even have to mean deciding there’s something wrong with everyone around you ...

Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke has a penchant for privacy, at least when speaking to the press. The frontman and founding member of the London indie-rock quartet has always been quiet in the public’s gaze, ...

The fifth album from Bloc Party never quite gets off the ground. Though they long ago downshifted from the up-tempo energy of their debut, Hymns feels less like a purposeful pace than a drag. Lead ...

Last week, the once-beloved UK postpunkers Bloc Party shared a couple of new songs, "The Love Within" and "The Good News." They were bad! People noticed! But we should probably get used to hearing ...

If Bloc Party ever plan on slowing down it’ll probably be sometime next century. The British rockers were integral to the development of the verdant indie rock scene in the early 2000’s, with their ...

Bloc Party surprised fans last week when they dropped new song, “The Love Within.” Now, the band has another big reveal: a new album called Hymns. A release describes the collection as a “rebirth” for ...