Said the Gramophone — Gossamer Albatross - "The Ground Will Take Us Down". Maybe this song is about dying, maybe it's about gettin' down. It's probably both. And while "the flesh from your thighs" sound like words Jeff Mangum would sing, Gossamer Albatross hide more jub... more info

Stereogum — This is actually a pretty impressive ambush orchestrated by the La Blog folk. The story, which they posted on their site, involves the camera crew tracking Bloc Party down at a bar after the band's secret show in Paris, and proceeding to insist on a... more info

ContactMusic — BLOC PARTY have claimed that scoring a hit single is no longer of any importance to them.Bassist Gordon Lissack has even suggested that the band may stop ... more info

Pitchfork — Diplo will release a compilation called Decent Work for Decent Pay: Collected Works: Volume One worldwide on January 26 via Big Dada/Ninja Tune. True to Diplo's eclectic and collaborative form, the disc is loaded with original tracks and remixes he h... more info

The Quietus — Charts no longer make sense for Okereke &co more info

Buzzgrinder — A few of these releases kind of snuck up on me. Or completely caught me off guard. I didn't even know Lovedrug, Bloc Party and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez were working on new albums. And a Rodrigo y Gabriela live album? Yes please! And all the releases ... more info

I Like Music — Talons may be their last physical release - CDs don't hold same importance - check 2009 dates more info

XFM.co.uk — Bassist Gordon has revealed the band's latest single, 'Talons', will be their last ever release on a physical format... more info

NME — Bloc Party's Gordon Moakes has said that the band are considering never releasing singles on CD format again after their current effort, 'Talons'. more info

Paste Magazine — After its critically acclaimed sophomore album, A Weekend in the City, climbed to no. 2 on the British sales charts, Bloc Party’s knee-jerk reaction was to dive back into the studio as soon as possible to record a raw counterpoint to t... more info