Building on their 2001 EP 'The Modern Age', the band members moulded compositions largely through live takes during. Building on the arrangements in their demo songs recorded in 2004, the band members moulded tracks largely through live takes during the Silent Alarm studio sessions.

The compositional focus was on rhythm and the drum and bass parts, while lyricist Kele Okereke's writing examined the feelings and hopes of young adults, including views on global politics.Despite the absence of early single "Little Thoughts", Silent Alarm feels complete; it's an astonishing, confident and infectious debut. We carry a broad range of CDs and vinyl (7”/12” singles and LPs) and specialise in indie, alternative, rock, punk, metal plus a few other genres.

That said, even on these tender tracks there's a distinct sense of urgency that might just become Bloc Party's trademark. Language - Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. Though they’re not quite as stadium-sized expansive as either of those two bands (yet), Bloc Party sound a lot more comfortable making proclamations like “Positive Tension”‘s “Something glorious is about to happen/A reckoning! UNFORTUNATELY, WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THESE CHARGES, AS CUSTOMS POLICIES AND IMPORT DUTIES VARY WIDELY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY. Russell Lissack has forsaken that overdone hallmark of post-punk, brittle tortured-fretboard skronk, in favour of an effects-laden guitar sound that adds genuine prettiness to Bloc Party's edgy rush.Two years later we made the move to our present address, 35 The Headrow, where we have remained ever since. Much more polished, serious, and straight-ahead than their initial EPs suggested, Bloc Party’s debut album, Silent Alarm, reveals them as a band equally informed by taut art-punk and the grand gestures and earnestness of groups like Coldplay and U2. Condition - This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.