NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Alex Hoban gets an early preview of Kele Okereke’s solo debut – and discovers that Bloc Party fans are in for a shock   Title: ‘The Boxer’ Released: June 21 Producer: XXXchange Recorded: November 2009 – February 2010 in XXXchange’s Broo... more info

Guardian Music — Bloc Party singer Kele Okereke goes solo, electro and falsetto with this musical reinventionBands going on hiatus often means one of three things: the group have fallen out, the band have run out of ideas, or the lead singer wants to go it alone. In ... more info

Pop Justice — As you have no doubt already heard Kele out of Bloc Party is now Kele quite literally 'out of' Bloc Party ie he has made the decision to concentrate for a while on a-warblin' some solo tunes. You can tell it is more in the 'Flux' area of things and ... more info

Nialler9 — Kele Bloc Party debuted the first single produced by XXXChange from his solo album The Boxer last night on Radio 1. More details. more info

Stereogum — True to his word, the first listen from Kele Okereke of Bloc Party’s debut solo LP The Boxer is “nothing like [he's] ever done before.” It is also not a Chromeo cover. Spank Rock’s XXXChange produces, Kele spells out the song title, it is ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — “Tenderoni” is the first single from Kele, who you all know as the frontman of Bloc Party. It comes off his debut solo album The Boxer. Kele went solo in order to tackle his interest in electronic dance music that started to emerge with Bloc Part... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Once again, we've rounded up the ten best free song downloads we could find on the Web this week – a bit of rock, a bit of the ‘80s, there’s something for everyone. 1. Iggy & The Stooges – 'I Got A Right' Off the recently released 'Raw Power... more info

The Music Fix — Bloc Party's Russell Lissack teams up with vocalist Milena Mepris to create electro rock perfection. more info

Pitchfork — Glastonbury, the granddaddy of all British festivals (and, by extension, pretty much every annual outdoor multi-day music festival), has just announced its 2010 lineup. As usual, it's a monster. The fest goes down at Worthy Farm in Pilton, England Ju... more info

Silent Uproar — As previously reported, Kele Okereke of Bloc Party is working on his solo debut. The Boxer will be released on June 22nd under the moniker Kele. "Tenderoni," this first single, will hit the web on June 14th (UK). [pitchfork.com] more info