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Bloc Party ditch dance edge

Kele Okereke says 'Flux' will not be like their new album

Bloc Party have admitted that their recent hit single will not be a reflection of what their forthcoming third album is like.

Frontman Kele Okereke claims the track 'Flux', which has given the band a new dance edge, has allowed the four-piece to broaden their horizons.

But he warned that the band will not be going in the same direction for the follow up to 'A Weekend In The City'.

He told BBC 6 Music: "'Flux' isn't an indication at all about the next record. The important thing about this record for me was that it showed we could do anything we wanted, we weren't going to settle for being any other guitar band of 2007. Luckily it was successful."

Drummer Matt Tong added: "I think one crucial thing about that song was it was radically different from anything we attempted before and I think it was important in terms of opening up... broadening our horizons".

Several remixes of track were given away on a covermount CD in the NME last month.

The song charted at Number Eight in the UK singles chart.
 

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MyColdplayDotCom 

Dec 17, 2007

My report on both nights of Bloc Party's Alexandra Palace gigs....

http://mycoldplay.com/home/index.php/2007/12/16/bloc-party-alexandra-palace-14th15th-december-2007/

My pictures of both nights...

http://flickr.com/photos/keanuette/sets/72157603474053573/

cobbyshambles 

Dec 17, 2007

that's good news.There was a real worry in the fanbase that kele was going to throw the towel in on the love performances and concentrate on the dance stuff on the new album, but for him to speak out is what the fans really wanted.

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