Bloc Party – review

Academy, LeedsWhen Bloc Party first emerged in 2005, they were seen as such archetypal indie drips that Noel Gallagher witheringly compared them to contestants on University Challenge. Now, though, after a three-year hiatus, and with indie rock seemingly dying on the vine, the band have returned looking and sounding as if they are determined to stop such older boys kicking sand in their faces.Vocalist Kele Okereke is visibly bulked up. Guitarist Russell Lissack has kept his indie shy-boy angular...

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