Album Rating: 5.0

Album is a classic in my book. Banquet is so danceable

Album Rating: 4.0

Album is too cool for school! Definitely front loaded though, always find myself falling off a bit after This Modern Love. It's bloody good though!

Album Rating: 5.0

I feel you, the first half is so damn good. I still love it as a whole…

Album Rating: 4.5

uh why did this band have to fall off so hard



drummer did so much for them as well

Album Rating: 4.5

saw him play with algiers the other night and he's still a fucking beast

Album Rating: 4.5

thats good to hear. wasnt even aware he was in another band



when i looked him up a thread about him and a podcast interview re. why he left bloc party came up



apparently the summary is :



He said he found it extremely difficult to drum the way he did. When they took a break in 2009-2012, he tried to play some of Silent Alarm on drums and really struggled.



He said when they met up in 2010 at Russell's house, he was already planning on telling them that he was quitting, but didn't want to make a scene and the conversation led to them discussing how well Foals were doing (random) and they sounded similar to them. They discussed Matt just recording the album and figuring out a replacement when touring came, but by that point he decided he might as well tour it.



Eventually it really weighed down on his mental health and there was a lot of psychological baggage that made it difficult for them to focus on a task collectively, which lead him to quit when he did.



He says they didn't openly discuss how they were coping with the band in terms of mental health, and he reflects that he doesn't know if discussing it would have led to a different outcome of that iteration of the band.



He also mentioned he's so grateful for his time in the band and that he is able to pretty much live off the royalties of his contributions to the band.



He still talks to Gordon fairly regularly and is close friends. He met up with Russell a few years ago in New York and they occasionally talk, but there is sometimes a bit of awkwardness with the fact that he is still in BP. He hasn't spoken to Kele since he quit, but any bad blood that existed around the time of quitting has since evaporated, and if they bumped into each other in the street he would have a pint with him and hope he feels the same way.

Album Rating: 4.5

im feeling very nostalgic for the early-mid 2000s british indie scene right now

Album Rating: 4.0

that's because ur a noughtie boy

Album Rating: 4.0

me too

Album Rating: 4.5

Some of the best drumming in the genre is on this bad boy, pretty satisfied knowing he can just coast off the royalties. Well deserved

Album Rating: 3.5

yeah the drumming on this album is amazing