CPawnd_WsAAfIh3

Bloc Party release first single ‘The Love Within’ with new lineup

If you’re positively whizzing yourself in anticipation of the impending visit to Australia by Bloc Party, you’ll want to have yourself a listen to the latest single they’ve put out today, The Love Within.

It’s the first new material Bloc Party have released since frontman Kele Okereke and guitarist Russell Lissack were joined by new bassist Justin Harris and drummer Louise Bartle since they were first officially announced as new band members back in August of this year. It’s one of the first bites of a brand new studio album, the fifth from the London indie rockers titled Hymns and due for release in early 2016.

It’s a sonically beautiful and engaging journey of a track, clocking in at just over four and a half minutes and showcasing a bit of a different sound, Bloc Party experimenting heavily with a variety of synth noise on this one. Its opening slowly and gorgeously unfurls into a warped out riff and a classic dance beat, the guitars punching the chorus forward of the dirtiest electro variety and Kele’s voice travelling along softly before soaring sky high.

It’s vastly different from the other offerings of the upcoming album we’ve had from Bloc Party, including an acoustic rendition of new track Exes given to Triple J by Kele when he was here on a solo tour in March. It’s definitely the kind of track that will have festival-goers pogo jumping all over the place this summer though.

Speaking of festivals, you can catch The Love Within and a whole bunch of other goodness both new and old in a jaw-dropping live environment when Bloc Party make their way down under for the annual Falls Festival as well as Southbound in Western Australia and a pair of sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne. It’s the first time the band have graced us with their presence since before their hiatus and lineup shift when they jetted down here for Future Music festival way back in 2013.

We really, really can’t wait.