dont even need to go to the show....to hear it.
linky Hear Bloc Party Live in Concert June 16
Performance at DC's 9:30 Club to Stream on NPR.org
NPR.org, June 13, 2005 · Bloc Party's passionate, often manic, post-punk sound draws as much inspiration from Joy Division and The Smiths as from Dizzie Rascal and DJ Shadow, making them one of the most exciting new bands to come out of England in recent years.
Bloc Party's debut CD Silent Alarm is earning wide critical praise, with some saying it's only a matter of time before the band "takes the U.S. by storm."
The group was officially formed in the fall of 2003 with guitarist Kele Okereke fronting the band on vocals, Gordon Moakes on bass, Russell Lissack on guitar and Matt Tong on drums.
Of their new album, the band says "it's a warning to those who think they can change the world. Not everyone can, hardly anyone does. It's about talking up your own limitations. Trying to break down the ridiculousness attached to rock bands. If we're about anything, we're about that... avoiding cliche' and letting ideas stand for themselves."
