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KELE Released His 7th Solo LP (That’s One More Than BLOC PARTY) Today

Posted on January 17, 2025 by JL

17 Janaury 2025

Bloc Party‘s voice/face/songwriter KELE OKEREKE launched his
7th solo longplayer today, named THE SINGING WINDS PT. 3.

DIY: “As an exercise, a flexing of musical muscles, ‘The Singing Winds pt. 3’
is interesting enough so long as you’re only seeking bops as a bonus.”

TUTV: On his solo work Kele sounds like a Bloc Party Light. His trippy cocktail of ambient, trip-hop and guitar pop is entertaining with several bouncy tracks but misses some peppy punches and stand-out tunes. The three best pieces are the singles (listen/watch below). On the other hand, Kele‘s guitar play is (again) sterling, elaborate, and sparkly and his light-toned vocals are as euphonious as ever.

Singles: Hometown Edge / It Wasn’t Meant To Be / Kintsugi

– HOMETOWN EDGE –

– KINTSUGI –

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– IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE –

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ALBUM

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KELE – ‘THE SINGING WINDS PT. 3’ On 17 January 2025

Posted on December 17, 2024 by JL

Coming Up

17 December 2024

Bloc Party‘s voice/face/songwriter KELE OKEREKE released a
4-track EP, named The High Life with BC, followed last summer
by a stand-alone single, called Flirting Again.

In between, he worked on his 7th solo longplayer.
It’s baptized THE SINGING WINDS PT. 3 and lands
next year, on January 17th.

Singles (shared so far): Hometown Edge / It Wasn’t Meant To Be / Kintsugi

– HOMETOWN EDGE –

– IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE –

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– KINTSUGI –

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Instagram – Spotify

5 New Sonic Injections To Start WEEK 33

Posted on August 12, 2024 by JL

Week 12-18 August 2024

Photo by Kyle Howells, Eagle Burger Media

Band: AVALANCHE PARTY
Who: Garage punk outfit
from Yorkshire, UK.

Single artwork

Track: COLLATERAL DAMAGE

Poignant and spooky twilight jam,
empowered by a vehement bass/drum
force and possessed vocals.

Stellar stroke.

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Press photo

Band: CROWS
Who: Impassioned post-punk
4-piece from London.

Album artwork

Track: VISION OF ME
2nd taster from their forthcoming 3rd longplayer
Reason Enough, out on September 27

Joy Division is just around the corner.
Haunting, eerie and darksome.

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Band: THE WAEVE
Who: Blur‘s ace guitarist Graham Coxon
and Rose Elinor Dougall

Track: YOU SAW
2nd shared piece of forthcoming, 2nd album City Lights, out September 24.

Horns injected pop buzz
growing in intensity along
the way.

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Artist: KELE
Bloc Party‘s frontman
Track: HOMETOWN EDGE

“I realise London has been a constant source of inspiration for me as a songwriter. In my writing it’s always been there on the periphery, but it felt right doing something where my love for the city was front and centre. Over the years, life in the capital has shaped who I am and what I am, so it was nice to pay homage to that.”

Jaunty tune. Cheerful vibe.

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