Caitlan Mustvedt

Four: Bloc Party tries their hand at rock

A turn towards heavy guitar and vocals makes Four an anomaly By Caitlan Mustvedt The problem with being a great band is that you set the standard to always be great. Unfortunately for Bloc Party, their latest album Four just doesn’t quite measure up in comparison to its predecessors. Guitar heavy in a way that is oddly similar to Three Days Grace, the album is too loud and too rock for a band that made their mark with upbeat synthpop and vocals you could identify anywhere. With reports that Four was influenced more by Radiohead than earlier records, it makes sense that…

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