Bloc Party : 'One More Chance'
Released: 10th August 2009
Label: Wichita Recordings
Having pretty much come to the end of the band’s singles releases from experimental album Intimacy, Bloc Party ascend on their usual release of a non album track as a release.
The band, with the aid of well known producer Jacknife Lee, have continued to trail down the genre route of dance for this track, which is instantly catchy on a first listen.
It’s commercial viability is there for all to hear, with simple tones and electro snaps in the background. The guitaring of Russell Lissack is heard in the background on a loop almost but apart from this the rest of the band’s musical skills aren’t put to a great deal of use.
The chorus line of ‘Give me one more chance to love you’ is slightly underwhelming but because of the track’s dance origin, it doesn’t really affect the record as a whole and you can’t really look at that as a major criticism. What really grabs the listener is the piano/keyboard notes in parts of the track. It kicks off the track really well and gives good substance to Kele Okereke’s vocals as he bellows his underwhelming chorus line! The synthpop approach to the track will bring a lot of new fans to Bloc Party’s attention. It’s certainly a chorus to be seen tapping your hand to on the side of the window of your very questionable looking Nissan Micra driving through the town centre.
This is the perfect floorfiller for an indie club and it’s not out of the question to see it flirt with your average everyday ‘club’ in your local town. It would certainly be the perfect tonic for having to put up with dire ‘R n B’ ( ie: Chris Brown or ‘Neyo’)!
Bloc Party’s route of choice isn’t necessarily a bad one but you do get the feeling that this band has ventured long enough now through the whole experimental/dance thing and has turned full circle. You’d hope that their next offering, whether it be another single or material from their next album, will be more instrument based rather than using Arman Van Helden’s turntable skills.
All in all it is a catchy dance/ electro synthed track which easily makes for comfortable listening. And although the track is not the band’s finest hour and feels like a ‘safe bet’, it will certainly not do this talented bunch any harm.
Words: Sean Wright
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