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Tuesday Indie Throwback-Bloc Party

Ed — Tue, 18 May 2010 12:32:15 +0000

Feast your eyes on this, the first of many weekly ‘back-lookings’ at the various Kings and Queens of the Indie genre.

This week, it’s Bloc Party. Cast your eyes left and enjoy the video to Banquet; single off their debut album Silent Alarm, or below to une-petit bio of the band themselves….

The first throwback of its [...]

Two New Songs From Kele’s The Boxer

Ajay — Sat, 15 May 2010 00:37:53 +0000

Kele’s hugely anticipated album got off to an awesome start with Tenderoni. Two new streams were recently made available. The first, Rise, has a real Bloc Party feel to it, at least up until 3/4 where it switches up. It’s a decent track all-round, with a nice positive feel.

Walk Tall is much more dub/electro driven, [...]

Kele-Tenderoni Video

Ajay — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:51:06 +0000

Minimalistic lighting, captivating choreography and the introduction to ‘The Boxer‘ make for one of the most compelling videos I’ve seen in some time. There’s a richness in its simplicity that makes this incredibly replayable, and enhances the actual song immeasurably.

Really like the effects they’ve used throughout, especially the top-down and close-up camera angles on Kele’s [...]

Upcoming Live Performances In The Alternative Music Scene!!

Ed — Thu, 06 May 2010 10:28:39 +0000

If the latest gig review got you in the mood for seeing some live acts yourself over the summer; we’ve posted a couple of links below to take you to the right place to get tickets to see all of the ‘bands of the moment’ in the alternative music scene.

Tickets for Kele [...]

Kele Okereke-The Boxer Artwork

Ed — Tue, 04 May 2010 10:21:04 +0000

Feast your eyes on the prospective artwork for Kele Okereke’s upcoming debut album The Boxer, out officialy on the 21st of June….

Check out the hype.

Kele Okereke-Tenderoni Exclusive

Ed — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:34:41 +0000

The Boxer, the debut solo album from Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke, is something which myself and many other eager listeners already tout as one of the most anticipated albums of the year, reaching playlists everywhere on the 21st June. So, as you’d expect, I was pretty pumped when I [...]

2010: An Indie Odyssey

Ed — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:11:20 +0000

Seeing as this is my first post on OTU, I believe a look at times ahead for indie is in order! Times of veritable excitement these are too, so exciting in fact that I literally had a crisis when I saw the just who was releasing music in the summertime. In anticipation of this, here [...]