Alpha Games

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Alpha Games
Alpha Games Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Bloc Party
Released29 April 2022
Label
Producer
Bloc Party chronology
Hymns
(2016) 		Alpha Games
(2022)
Singles from Alpha Games
  1. "Traps"
    Released: 23 November 2021
  2. "The Girls Are Fighting"
    Released: 26 January 2022
  3. "Sex Magik"
    Released: 25 February 2022

Alpha Games is the sixth studio album by English indie rock band Bloc Party, due to be released on 29 April 2022. It is the first studio album by the band since 2016's Hymns. It is notably the first album with significant contributions from band members Justin Harris and Louise Bartle, who joined the band in 2015.[1]

Background and recording[]

Bloc Party released its last studio album, Hymns, in 2016.[2] On 22 January 2020, lead singer Kele Okereke announced on his personal social media accounts that Bloc Party had begun writing a new album in the previous few weeks.[3] On 23 November 2021, they officially announced the album and they released the first single "Traps" the same day.[2] Speaking about "Traps", Okereke said: "From the moment we wrote 'Traps', we knew it had to be the first thing people heard from this album; playing it in soundchecks on our last tour before it was finished and hearing how it sounded in those big rooms and outdoors."[4] The album is due to be released on 29 April 2022.[2] Alpha Games was produced by Nick Launay and Adam Greenspan and will be released under the record label Infectious Music/BMG Rights Management.[4][5] A second single "The Girls Are Fighting" was released on 26 January 2022 and the responding music video was released on 28 January.[6][7] On 25 February, the third single "Sex Magik" was released.[8]

The band is due to tour the UK and Europe in 2022 in support of the album.[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."Day Drinker" 
2."Traps"2:54
3."You Should Know the Truth" 
4."Callum Is a Snake" 
5."Rough Justice" 
6."The Girls Are Fighting"3:55
7."Of Things Yet to Come" 
8."Sex Magik"3:26
9."By Any Means Necessary" 
10."In Situ" 
11."If We Get Caught" 
12."The Peace Offering" 

Personnel[]

Bloc Party

  • Kele Okereke – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Russell Lissack – lead guitar
  • Justin Harris – bass guitar
  • Louise Bartle – drums

Production

References[]

  1. ^ "Song of the Week: "Traps" by Bloc Party – Week of November 29, 2021 | Music Trajectory". 28 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Krol, Charlotte (23 November 2021). "Bloc Party return with new song 'Traps' and announce sixth album 'Alpha Games'". NME. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Moore, Sam (22 January 2020). "Kele Okereke postpones UK solo tour to finish new Bloc Party album". NME. Retrieved 6 January 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ a b Gomez, Jade (23 November 2021). "Bloc Party Announce Alpha Games, Share New Single "Traps"". Paste. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c Whitaker, Marisa (23 November 2021). "Bloc Party Announce Alpha Games, Share 'Traps'". Spin. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Zemler, Emily (2022-01-28). "Bloc Party Recount a Bad Night Out in 'The Girls are Fighting'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  7. ^ "https://twitter.com/blocparty/status/1486406079990964230". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-02-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  8. ^ Zemler, Emily (25 February 2022). "Bloc Party Get Nostalgic on Pulsating New Single 'Sex Magik'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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