A Weekend In the City
Bloc Party
A Weekend In the City
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | |||
| 1 | Song For Clay (Disappear Here) | 4:48 | 142,912 | ||
| 2 | Hunting For Witches | 3:29 | 212,511 | ||
| 3 | Waiting For The 7.18 | 4:14 | 131,726 | ||
| 4 | The Prayer | 3:42 | 213,467 | ||
| 5 | Uniform | 5:30 | 160,661 | ||
| 6 | On | 4:45 | 149,917 | ||
| 7 | Where Is Home? | 5:33 | 92,196 | ||
| 8 | Kreuzberg | 5:23 | 151,659 | ||
| 9 | I Still Remember | 3:49 | 190,888 | ||
| 10 | Sunday | 4:58 | 145,355 | ||
| 11 | SRXT | 4:50 | 94,997 | ||
| 12 | Selfish Son [Bonus ] | 4:57 | 6,427 |
About this album
Bloc Party may have arrived in an outbreak of like-minded British bands set upon shooting holes in the Union Jack while knocking out a sharp post-punk soundtrack, but it didn’t take long for the foursome to set itself apart from the pack. Fronted by Nigerian-born singer Kele Okereke, the group’s 2005 debut, Silent Alarm, soared as much on crystal ambition as it did on ridiculously danceable pop melodies. This follow-up is darker, more cluttered, and harder to digest. That doesn’t make it less striking. Exploring themes of racism, terrorism, sexuality, addiction, and death—the usual fodder for a cosmopolitan three-day bender—Weekend in the City is an album that plays to Bloc Party’s strengths: tempo-shifting rhythms, inventive art-rock arrangements, and lyrics that twist and turn on a whim. “The Prayer” and “Uniform” are particular standouts, capturing moments when Okereke lets self-importance fade and majestic beats take charge. —Aidin Vaziri
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Shouts
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LastSerge wrote:
another record impossible to play on lastfm... :'(
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dr_zoidberg1 wrote:
defo
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darthsketch wrote:
A good album, but definitely not their best. "Silent Alarm" is wayyyyyyy better.
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Kosterlijk wrote:
Defo better than the debut
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ImNotSxE wrote:
The Prayer <3
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
makes listeners* Oops haha
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OkerekeTML wrote:
I know not many people understand you, A Weekend In The City, but I love you and thought you should know that.
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zilviamuuuusic wrote:
I know I'm one of the few, but it's my favourite BP album for sure. I don't find it boring by any means, every song is so special to me.
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hotterthanjuly wrote:
This has to be one of the most criminally misunderstood and underappreciated albums released this decade. Critics have been unkind to this brilliant album because they waste a lot of time drawing fruitless comparisons to Silent Alarm. And while that was a magnificent debut, confident and striking, A Weekend in the City shows startling progression. Silent Alarm featured outstanding singles, but A Weekend in the City makes listens work harder to reveal its charms. It works better as an album designed to absorb from start to finish due to its conceptualized nature. This is an astounding achievement and will probably attract a cult following in years time. I can't say which album is better, but I do find myself returning to A Weekend in the City more than its predecessor.
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tmikos wrote:
i'm not even a big bloc party fan, but this album is a complete package, from the mixing to the lyrics.
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adamzZz wrote:
Silent Alarm was clearly a rock CD, this is more mature, the lyrics are bit better. I love this album as much as I love Silent Alarm.
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nevverenough wrote:
easily my favourite by bloc party. this is much better than silent alarm. song for clay, i still remember, sunday and uniform are simply amazing.
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XoRe3k wrote:
this album is a classic!
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NewBornFml wrote:
such a huge dissapointment....even after a year of its release i cant get into it at all, not even I still remember. i want silent alarm pt. ii soon!
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apathic wrote:
It was rather boring trying to listen to it for the second time... just can't get into this album. I only like "The Prayer" thus far.
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Lord Mike wrote:
it took me about 30 minutes
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jpcarter12 wrote:
its taken me more than a year to finally get into this album
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sebastiankf wrote:
I'm giving this album too much opportunities now, just because how brilliant silent alarm was.
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StueUK wrote:
This > Silent Alarm
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haley-be wrote:
this album wasn't bad, but silent alarm changed my life
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Recent Activity
- Milzi12 added A Weekend In the City to Milzi12’s library. Sunday evening
- Kikuichimonji wrote about A Weekend In the City in 21 years, 21 albums. Sunday evening
- Frutyboo tagged Bloc Party – A Weekend In the City with ‘post-punk’, ‘00s’, ‘british’, ‘indie rock’, ‘favourite albums’, ‘alternative’, ‘uk’, ‘electronic’, ‘alternative rock’, ‘indie’, ‘male vocalists’ and ‘britpop’. Saturday afternoon
- wurzel_mister added A Weekend In the City to wurzel_mister’s library. Saturday morning
- Jackanackanory wrote about A Weekend In the City in The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot #2. Thursday morning
- Kikuichimonji wrote about A Weekend In the City in a deleted journal. Wednesday evening
- wilhelmine_f, premierpop and dr_zoidberg1 added Bloc Party – A Weekend In the City to their libraries. last week
- Rensworth tagged Bloc Party – A Weekend In the City with ‘indie rock’ and ‘must buy’. 9 days ago
- missy900, ainaradel, sarahrevenge and 5 other people added Bloc Party – A Weekend In the City to their libraries. 9 days ago
- OneDayFly tagged A Weekend In the City with ‘cds i own’. last month
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