London alternative rockers Bloc Party have reunited for the festive season, it has emerged. The band posted a picture of themselves together on their official Twitter page, twitter.com/thisisblocparty.
The band (which consists of singer Kele Okereke, guitarist Russell Lissack, bassist Gordon Moakes and drummer Matt Tong) uploaded the picture, showing all four members, a couple of gold and platinum albums and an uncomfortable looking puppy as a Christmas message to their fans.
Bloc Party have been on an official hiatus since the end of the touring cycle for their third release,‘Intimacy’. However, fans have begun to speculate that the London band may soon take up their instruments together once again after the unexpected post on Twitter.
The band have not been sitting idle for their hiatus: lead singer Okereke launched his own solo career with the release of his debut album‘The Boxer’, while bassist Gorden Moakes has been touring with the markedly heavier rock outfit, Young Legionnaire. Guitarist Russell Lissack has also been keeping busy: not only has he performed with his indie-electro side-project Pin Me Down, but Lissack has also become a touring member of Irishrockers Ash.
Their fourth release will no doubt be a pivotal one for the art-rockers: fans were divided after the increasingly electronic sound of their second and third LP’s, a tone which has been encapsulated and stretched in Okereke’s debut solo release. However, Bloc Party have also picked up a new legion of admirers through their dancefloor-friendly electronic sound, with hits including ‘The Prayer’, ‘Mercury’ and the hugely successful ‘Flux’.
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