I saw Bloc Party live two years ago headlining Osheaga. Before that, I had heard their breakthrough album ‘Silent Alarm’ - the apparent inspiration for the Knife's 'Silent Shout' released a year later -, but my friends and I didn’t really understand why they were generating so much hype. After having realized that the group of people I was with had gone back home, I miraculously made my way between 50 000 people and succeeded to get just before the stage.
And I was happily surprised, because even if Bloc Party’s songs aren’t as catchy and well-produced as the songs of Interpol or Arctic Monkeys who were playing earlier that day, this band made sure that the amps were at 10 and that the metronome was above 160 BPM. In top of that, the singer was on fire, the crowd was responding very well and their show was finally one of the highlights of the day.
I don’t recommend you to buy the album they released late last year, but I do recommend you to go to their show tonight at Metropolis. There are still some tickets available and it will cost you 43$ with the fees and the taxes. I think it’s worth the money, cause you’ll probably remember this show for a long time. You may also be interested by the opening band, who was featured earlier this week on Les Oiseaux Exotiques. Below is a song from their new album that is probably gonna make your feet dance when they play it tonight.
Mediafire: Bloc Party - One Month Off (232 kbps) 
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