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Bloc Party - Intimacy
With the focus on gods in songs like “Ares,” “Mercury” and “Zephyrus,” you’d think that Bloc Party’s latest was steeped in Greek mythology. Actually, singer Kele Okereke sticks to the usual subject matter: his painful love life. “You used to take your watch off before we made love,” he sings on the searing “Trojan Horse,” “You didn’t want to share our time with anyone.” London’s danceable art-punk band delves into electronic horns and Chemical Brothers-style beats, but, as the album title suggests, Okereke keeps it personal.
Oct. 28
