Four times I listened to this album the day it came out. It's an easy name for the fourth Bloc Party's release but being honestly I just can't tell anything bad about them. They own my soul since a long time ago. And yes, I love Four. I love Four because it's not garbage like Intimacy. It's been four years since Kele introduced his dance vision but, you can't do that after Silent Alarm. It just doesn't belong. It doesn't fit here.
I didn't hate Intimacy but I prayed to every possible god to get a new album without "dance" music. And guys we've got it. Four is the most pop album they have, but it's still indie, don't panic. It has a lovely ambiance way different of what we are used to. The drums still fit like a drum machine and we all know that Tong is our God.
Real Talk is a song I wouldn't expect from Bloc Party but damn... they nailed it. V.A.L.I.S. is most likely the song with that Bloc Party sound, seems like getting back to Little Thoughts. There are still songs that doesn't fit in this album like 3x3.
Anyway, this is Bloc Party back! A more dirty record, but it has that Little Thoughts/A Weekend in the City touch. Truth seems like I Still Remember and Blue Light. Still there's no one to win Silent Alarm but it's a great record tending to dirty punk riffs. You will all enjoy it, guaranteed.
So I didn't say anything but I said a lot. I simply rate this album as a 7 out of 10. It's not "the album" and probably there won't be any other better than Silent Alarm but it's a lovely 43 minutes experience for fans a newcomers.
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