Altsounds — With the release of his debut solo album 'The Boxer' in June, Bloc Party's Kele Okereke has successfully established himself as a leading force in British dance-pop with a twist. Praise and critical acclaim were bestowed on both the album ('The... more info

Guardian Music — Reading, Richfield AvenueThe talk of this year's Reading and Leeds festivals wasn't so much a band as the absence of a band. Sure, Reading's Friday night headliners Guns N' Roses did eventually turn up, but it was the hour-long wait for them to take ... more info

Stereogum — The “Festival Issue” of Five Dials magazine includes poetry by Ryan Adams, a short story by Kele Okereke, ruminations by Arcade Fire violinist Sarah Neufeld, and essays by James Murphy, Dean Wareham, and James Greer. You’ll also find art by Ray... more info

Gigwise — He'll be on the road in November... more info

DrownedInSound — One of this year's finest pop albums has come from the most unlikely of sources. Kele Okereke, a man who spent the previous decade in one of the UK's biggest indie bands Bloc Party, has embarked on a solo career and released his debut album The Boxer... more info

NME - Radar — For the first and last time in my life I'm about to paraphrase Kele Okereke by saying 'I'm gagging hard' (isn't that just the best complement ever though?)... for Lady Chann... I'd love it if the digi-dancehall scene was the next UK urban phenomen... more info

The Culture Of Me — Kele Okereke‘s solo effort couldn’t be made more bouncy and uptempo a treatment than this one, from the venerable André Allen Anjos from the Remix Artist Collective aka RAC, who takes the yearning, broken love song from Kele’s debut The Boxer ... more info

ContactMusic — Kele Okereke found writing and recording his first solo album a "liberating" experience. The Bloc Party frontman - who has taken a hiatus from the group to pursue a... more info

ContactMusic — JOHN LYDON has spoken out about his infamous bust-up with KELE OKEREKE - alleging the BLOC PARTY frontman "fabricated" the incident to promote a new album.The former... more info

Gigwise — In support of his debut solo album... more info