IT seemed that no matter what they did or what direction they headed off in, Bloc Party’s return was always going to be scrutinised by their extremely passionate fanbase. Having previously divided opinion with bold moves such as the shift towards electronica on 2008’s Intimacy and re-entering that domain with this year’s ‘The Love Within’, the band have taken another unheralded step with ‘The Good News’, the second single to be released from their forthcoming LP Hymns.
Setting out with a despondent and wallowing alt-rock indebted guitar part, ‘The Good News’ soon lurches into life with Kele Okerere’s ever powerful vocals and emotive swells of piano. As things begin to settle and the listener begins to get acclimatised to this brazen sonic leap, the band devilishly throw another curveball with its hulking chorus which features a riff that could’ve been plucked from Seasick Steve’s stripped back and bluesy catalogue.
Bloc Party’s fifth studio album Hymns is slated for release on the 29th January 2016, while those looking to catch them live can do so on the NME Awards tour which features a date at Glasgow’s legendary Barrowlands.
Listen to the track and get the full details of their upcoming tour below:
TOUR DATES
29th January 2016- Great Hall, CARDIFF
30th January 2016- O2 Guildhall, SOUTHAMPTON
1st February 2016- O2 Academy, BRISTOL
2nd February 2016- Rock City, NOTTINGHAM
4th February 2016- O2 Academy, NEWCASTLE
5th February 2016- Barrowland, GLASGOW
6th February 2016- Academy, MANCHESTER
8th February 2016- O2 Academy, LEEDS
9th February 2016- Corn Exchange, CAMBRIDGE
11th February 2016-O2 Academy Brixton, LONDON
12th February 2016- O2 Academy, BIRMINGHAM
