Here we are in the year 2012 and here I am making a joke about how Bloc Party doesn’t have a “K” in their name. Because people usually spell “block party” with a “K,” you dig? Ah, welcome back to 2005. I also have some great “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” jokes, if you’ve got time. Before I get to those, Pitchfork reports that Bloc Party have signed to Frenchkiss, who will officially be changing their name to Frenchiss in solidarity. Ha, no K! Currently, the group is working on a follow-up to their last record, 2008’s Intimacy. Unofficially, they’re taking a lot of inspiration from the Frenchkiss-released Separation Sunday, because, you know, 2005. Along with the Frenchkiss signing, the group has made a deal with Cooperative Music to handle their releases outside of the US.
To further their nostalgia trip, the band is reissuing their debut single “She’s Hearing Voices” on vinyl for Record Store Day. That particular release came out in 2004, the older, slightly-wiser brother of 2005. Transgressive Records will be handling that release. While everyone’s dreaming about the middle of last decade, Bloc Party will be heading out on the road for a quick tour of European festivals. By the way, kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.
Bloc Party dates:
06.26-30.12 - Borlange, Sweden - Peace & Love Festival
07.04.12 - Gdynia, Poland - Heineken Open’er Festival
07.08.12 - Turku, Finland - Ruisrock Festival
07.12.12 - Bilbao, Spain - BBK Live
07.13-15.12 - Ferropolis, Germany - Melt Festival
08.03.12 - Los Angeles, CA - Hard Festival
08.04-05.12 - Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival
08.16-18.12 - St. Polten, Austria - Frequency
09.04.12 - Mallorca, Spain - Mallorca Rocks
09.05.12 - Ibiza, Spain - Ibiza Rocks
• Bloc Party: http://blocparty.com
• Frenchkiss: http://frenchkissrecords.com
• Cooperative Music: http://cooperativemusic.com
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