Back in the days of Silent Alarm and playing Coachella for the first time Bloc Party was the shit. Kele’s voice matched with Matt’s drums, Russell’s smooth guitar progressions and Gordon’s bass hooks led my ears into a state of euphoria while waiting around for the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus, and trying to drum along to “Helicopter” proved to be impossible but worth every effort. Unfortunately with the release of A Weekend In The City I lost that care for the band and really haven’t listened to them much since. After perusing Vincent Moon’s Take Away Shows this afternoon my eye caught the Bloc Party sesh and after watching it once my heart has dropped. Maybe it’s that everyone involved is fairly drunk, but Kele and Russell play an acoustic sidewalk version of “This Modern Love” that seems incredibly more genuine than it did on their 2005 release. Props to Bloc Party for doing their thing, I may not have stayed with you guys after Silent Alarm but I couldn’t be happier for you that a good portion of the world has.
I can’t even fathom how heart-wrenching this must have been to witness.
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