Danceable, subtle, dark and fun, are just a few of the words that one could use to describe the band Bloc Party. Formed in the early 90’s the band started sending out their demo in 1993 and got the ball rolling on their career.

You can feel the influences in their music which range from The Cure to early blues styles. The singers voice is very distinguished and you can feel the emotion running though his voice into your ears, and then into the part of you soul that craves music that has some substance to it.

Bloc Party gets back to the roots of rock and roll by using tone, changes in speed and dynamics, as well as using more than three chords per song. Covering many aspects of life including the darker sides of love, songs like “Sunday” talk about how one feels after a night of heavy drinking, waking up feeling dead, and not sure what happened the night before, but you’re still in love with the person you went out and woke up with. This lyric is one that I can relate to in some ways:

“If we get up now we can catch the afternoon/ Watch the under 15s playing football in the park/ let’s sit in St. Leonards in this alcoholic day/ we’re doing the best with what we’ve got.”

It brings visions of rolling out of bed with last nights make-up still on your face, your hair sticking up everywhere, and for some reason you are craving a bagel…well I know that I am always craving a bagel after waking up after a night of partying. But what makes this song even more special is the chorus:

“I love you in the morning/ when you’re still hung-over/ I love you in the morning/ when you’re still strung out/ I love you in the morning.”

Now this can be taken one of two ways. In my opinion, it is the love a couple shares when they are crazy about each other, and know that no matter what they belong together, through the drunken times, the high time and even into the sober times. What comes to my mind is a really good drinking buddy someone you can call up and say “Hey I’m sad, let’s go drink some whiskey.” “I am happy let’s go celebrate and drink some rum.” Someone you can count on to be there when you drink yourself into oblivion no matter what the reason. They are also someone who will carry you out of a bar and when it is needed a shoulder to cry on if you wish.

Bloc Party is also one of the bands you find blaring out of clubs that are filled with sweaty dancing kids sporting good hair, tight pants, holding glasses filled with alcoholic beverages. Bloc Party doesn’t just appeal to the dance club kids, but people who like good beats and guitar playing that is far more complex then the current four chord power stuff. Moving music out of the era of four chord power pop and into more varied styles, Bloc Party has been building a name for itself and I feel it will continue to do so for many years to come.