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Bloc Party

So Here We Are

Label: Wichita Release Date: 31/01/2005

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catwank by Cat Conway January 25th, 2005

In winter the indie singles can come out to be massive chart hits, and no single deserves it more than 'So Here We Are' by Bloc Party**.

A melancholy riff that hooks you. Bittersweet progressions that make your walk to the shops feel like a poignant scene in an art house film. The cymbals chime. The bassline twists. A building jam into mad Cure**-crazy drums. Explosive vocals that you can't decipher but nonetheless believe. It all comes together to form a song that fills you up and nourishes you; makes you feel warm during the last of the winter months. Makes you feel that every moment is special and profound.

'Positive Tension traverses an altogether different landscape. It is a strange pastiche of Everything Happening in Indie Right Now that demonstrates how good the A-side is in comparison. The die-hards will undoubtedly love it, though.

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