Cosas suplen cosas, días suplen días

Otra banda que regularmente programamos en Galaxy fm es Bloc Party, parte del movimiento art rock post-punk de Inglaterra; ha tenido varios nombres desde que se formaron en el 2002, entre ellos los Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, y Union, antes de quedarse con el nombre de Bloc Party en septiembre de 2003. Su nombre viene de jugar con el concepto block party, así le llaman a los festivales informales de barrio, los cuales contratan a una banda local para el entretenimiento del evento. Sus integrantes son Russell Lissack en la guitarra, Gordon Moakesen en el bajo, Kele Okereke voz y guitarra, y Matt Tong en la batería.

Puede parecer que las variaciones de guitarras chillonas, rápidas y puntiagudas del sonido de Bloc Party tienen influencias de grupos como Sonic Youth, Pixies, Joy Division, Gang of Four, y XTC, pero ellos alegan que estás son simples comparaciones y que nunca habían escuchado de Gang of Four antes de grabar su primer album Silent Alarm (2005).

Aquí el mp3 de una de las favoritas en Galaxy fm, Positive Tension, de su único disco a la fecha.

Bloc Party - Positive Tension

He said you're just as boring as everyone else When you tut and you moan And you squeal and you squelch He said that you're just as boring as everyone else Nothing ever happens Things replace things Days replace days Things replace things She said I'm going use my teeth and my claws She said I'm going use my teeth and my claws She said I'm going use my teeth and my breasts I'm gonna make it happen She saidRun run run run run run And you cannot run or ever, ever escape You cannot run or ever hide it away Something glorious is about to happen The reckoning They go you're just as boring as everyone else When you tut and you moan And you squeal and you squelch They go you're just as boring as everyone else Stuck past timing The fear and the yearning The fear and the consumption The fear and the yearning It's gonna eat you alive They go... And you cannot hide or ever, ever escape And you cannot hide or ever put it away Something glorious is about to happen The reckoning They go... They say... They go... They say... They go... Why'd you have to get so hysterical? Success, success, success is over Why'd you have to get So fucking useless Play it cool boy Play it cool