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Grade: B+ | Genre:
Rock
Summary: Bloc Party arrives on the scene to reinvent the modern-punk movement challenging the inner rebel in all of us. You will definitely hear 80's punk influences, especially in Okerek's voice, but this is no throwback. Their genuine talent and youthful energy is sure to carry them far. |
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As a music reviewer, you go through a list of mostly forgettable (and often regrettable) albums hoping to find something compelling enough to share with the masses. It's easy to critique a record that is so popular you sing it in your sleep, but where's the fun in that? What you hope for is a needle in a haystack that no one around you has a clue about. These are bands that become your own and are those that prompt people to ask, "Who's this you're listening to?" Eventually, some of these bands, which you nurtured for so long, hit the mainstream as you can proudly say. "I knew them when..."
Consider this your "heads-up" because Bloc Party (Kele Okereke, Gordon Moakes, Russel Lissack, and Matt Tong) is that band and on the verge of breaking into rock stardom.
Slient Alarm, a decidedly modern-punk album that isn't afraid to soften its edges, is poised to blow open doors and serve as the latest youth anthem for our generation. It's strengthened by the invigorating percussions and expansive guitar work that are able to push Bloc Party passed their comparisons and into a niche of their own. However, the real standout is the voice of lead Kele Okerek, who exudes youthful rebellion while displaying frontman maturity beyond his youth.
Article comments
1 - Mark Saleski
saw 'em on letterman last night. pretty good (good enough to have me scribble down their name...so as ta not forget).