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Chemical Brothers, Push The Button". BBC. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008 . Retrieved 2 May 2008. BBC – Reading and Leeds Festivals 2008 – Bloc Party". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008 . Retrieved 6 September 2008. Live Earth – Bloc Party". BBC. Archived from the original on 19 December 2007 . Retrieved 4 May 2008. Bloc Party announce 'Talons' ". Bloc Party. Archived from the original on 11 September 2008 . Retrieved 10 September 2008. In October 2022, it was announced Bloc Party would be supporting Paramore during their 2023 UK and Ireland tour, [110] as well as their North American tour as announced the following month. [111]

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A1 to A3 & B2 to D2 recorded at Deltalab Studios, Copenhagen and Miloco, Hoxten, June/July, 2004. B1 and D3 recorded at The Exchange, London. B1 mixed at Avatar Studios, NYC. F2 produced for Danücht Entertainment, co-produced for Young World Music Group. And there’s the wonderful ‘Pioneers’ which manages to combine the ridiculous hopelessness and optimism of, well, life itself. “If it can be broke then it can be fixed”, Kele gasps, like he’s defusing a bomb. “If it can be fused then it can be split” – he is defusing a bomb! And the chorus continues Bloc Party's Kele Okereke to release new solo EP". NME. 13 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011 . Retrieved 24 September 2011. Silent Alarm was immediately adored by fans and music journalists alike, simultaneously becoming one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year and one of 2005’s most successful, entering at number three on the British charts and going gold within 24 hours of its European release. Hell, on Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip’s viral 2007 single “ Thou Shalt Always Kill; Bloc Party were listed as “just a band” alongside The Beatles, The Cure, Oasis, and more—at the time, it wasn’t a stretch to think that the London quartet was on the same trajectory as those other legends. For the first time in god-knows-how-long, one of the biggest bands in England was its best.a b Moore, David. "Bloc Party". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019 . Retrieved 2 June 2018. a b c Abebe, Nitsuh (14 February 2005). "Bloc Party: Silent Alarm". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009 . Retrieved 6 February 2009.

Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They recognize several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination. Bloc Party’s second album, 2007’s A Weekend in the City, made an even greater impact with its bird’s-eye view of the tumultuous British political landscape. The low hum of lead single The Prayer, with its cavernous drums and unabashed earnestness (“I will dazzle / I will outshine them all”), could be considered a perfect intersection of indie and emo. Bloc Party make live return, debut new songs". DIY. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015 . Retrieved 21 August 2015.Singh, Surej (22 June 2023). "Bloc Party announce new EP, 'The High Life' ". NME . Retrieved 22 July 2023. Dekel, Jon (13 June 2013). "Bloc Party plans indefinite break after summer festival circut". The National Post. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013 . Retrieved 13 June 2013.

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