Intimacy [US Bonus Tracks] (2008)

Bloc Party's Intimacy is a breakup album that gives personal situations political heft. It begins with two of its angriest, most experimental songs: "Ares" is a modern-day war chant, with seething processed guitar lines fueled by pummeling drums; "Mercury" is cleverly astrological, using a description of Mercury's retrograde conditions as a springboard to a self-loathing rant. Elsewhere, the band finds subtle ways to tweak and channel this angst: "Signs" makes brooding almost as romantic as being in love, while "Zephyrus" ... Read More

Bloc Party's Intimacy is a breakup album that gives personal situations political heft. It begins with two of its angriest, most experimental songs: "Ares" is a modern-day war chant, with seething processed guitar lines fueled by pummeling drums; "Mercury" is cleverly astrological, using a description of Mercury's retrograde conditions as a springboard to a self-loathing rant. Elsewhere, the band finds subtle ways to tweak and channel this angst: "Signs" makes brooding almost as romantic as being in love, while "Zephyrus" balances Intimacy's heartbreak and experimental tendencies, setting snippets of an argument to strings, choral vocals, and sputtering rhythms. At its best, Intimacy balances Silent Alarm's focus with A Weekend in the City's expansiveness. [This album was also released with a bonus track.] ~ Heather Phares, Rovi Read Less

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