For those of you that haven't noticed, Bloc Party are taking over the Guardian Music section this week with Kele becoming an Agony Aunt and offering some sexy advice, Matt Tong showing us all how to cook, Gordon Moakes with some more serious journalism on the music that inspired Bloc Party and developed his own musical stylings as well as important musical places around London. And the traditional silence from Russell.
As intimacy gears up for it's physical release on Monday, Bloc Party are full of suprises:
- The vinyl and picture disc in addition to the CD
- The iTunes live EP being released on Sunday which I can't wait for - one of the more special shows I've attended to say the least
- An HMV instore appearance on Monday
- A Jools Holland appearance this week
- Two new songs on the end of the album, Letter To My Son & Your Visits Are Getting Shorter
- NME interviews
- A Reworked Marshals
This is sterling stuff from the London lads and shows that they're putting their full weight behind an album that's been in the public domain for so long already anyway. Just goes to show that record sales really do still matter. Bloc albums don't come along nearly as often as I'd like them to so it's great that they're immersing themselves in this release and offering as much as possible. Exciting times.
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