{"id":96794,"date":"2023-04-21T16:15:13","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T16:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/listen-to-bloc-partys-uplifting-new-single-high-life\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T16:15:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T16:15:13","slug":"listen-to-bloc-partys-uplifting-new-single-high-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/21\/listen-to-bloc-partys-uplifting-new-single-high-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen to Bloc Party&#8217;s uplifting new single &#8216;High Life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/bloc-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloc Party<\/a> have shared their new upbeat single, \u2018High Life\u2019 \u2013 launched halfway via their intensive tour with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/paramore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paramore<\/a>. Check out the monitor under<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the band teased followers by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/bloc-partys-kele-okereke-teases-exciting-new-music-from-the-band-3427033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirming that new music was on the way in which<\/a>. Now, that has come within the type of a brand new single, which marks their first new music since sixth album<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/bloc-party-alpha-games-review-3212845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u2018Alpha Games\u2019<\/a> \u2013 which was launched in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>According to the indie rockers, \u2018High Life\u2019 was made to characterize the sensation of recent love, and replicate these emotional highs in the course of the begin of a relationship. \u201cI wanted \u2018High Life\u2019 to sound like falling in love again, the start of a new love intertwining, cemented by nights of abandon and stolen moments of intimacy.\u201d stated frontman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/kele-okereke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kele Okereke<\/a> of the only. \u201cI really wanted it to feel like a celebration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Released right this moment (April 21), the only comes partway via the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paramore-announce-2023-uk-and-ireland-tour-with-bloc-party-3333667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> band\u2019s ongoing tour with pop-punk veterans, Paramore<\/a>. The sequence of stay dates span <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/paramore-announce-2023-north-american-tour-with-bloc-party-and-foals-tickets-3343078\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">throughout North America<\/a> and the UK, and embody an look at London\u2019s O2 Arena this Sunday (April 23).<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"UL04RdRnlDs\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bloc Party - High Life (Official Audio)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UL04RdRnlDs?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The collaboration between Bloc Party and Paramore additionally follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/Hayley-williams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hayley Williams<\/a>\u2019 reward for the band on her BBC Sounds podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/brand\/p0c24w4z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Everything Is Emo<\/em><\/a>. Here, she hailed the band as Paramore\u2019s \u201cnumber one reference\u201d, including: \u201cI\u2019m really really thankful for this band, I\u2019m so thankful that they\u2019re back, they\u2019re playing shows they\u2019re putting out great songs, and it just makes me feel even more excited to get back out into the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alongside their upcoming dates with Williams and co, Bloc Party can even carry out a handful of intimate headline performances, earlier than returning to the UK for competition appearances. Check out a full checklist of their upcoming tour dates under and discover <a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net\/c\/2862475\/431519\/7559?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.co.uk%2Fbloc-party-tickets%2Fartist%2F953414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remaining tickets right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bloc Party \u2013 2023 Live Dates:<br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>(With Paramore)*<\/strong><br \/><strong>APRIL<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 Utilita Arena, Birmingham*<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 O2 Arena, London*<\/strong><br \/><strong>MAY<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 Corona Capital \u2013 Guadalajara, MX<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 Spectrum Center \u2014 Charlotte, North Carolina*<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 State Farm Arena \u2013 Atlanta, Georgia*<\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 9:30 Club, Washington DC<\/strong><br \/><strong>28 \u2013 Brooklyn Steel \u2013 Brooklyn, New York<\/strong><br \/><strong>30 \u2013 Madison Square Garden \u2013 New York*<\/strong><br \/><strong>31 \u2013 Madison Square Garden \u2013 New York*<\/strong><br \/><strong>JUNE<\/strong><br \/><strong>2 \u2013 Capitol One Arena \u2013 Washington, DC*<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse \u2013 Cleveland, Ohio*<\/strong><br \/><strong>5 \u2013 Gainbridge Fieldhouse \u2013 Indianapolis, Indiana*<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Little Ceasars Arena \u2013 Detroit, Michigan*<\/strong><br \/><strong>8 \u2013 Scotiabank Arena \u2013 Toronto, Ontario*<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Schottenstein Center \u2013 Columbus, Ohio*<\/strong><br \/><strong>11- PPG Paints Arena \u2013 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania*<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Amway Center \u2013 Orlando, Florida*<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel \u2013 Fort Lauderdale, Florida*<\/strong><br \/><strong>JULY<\/strong><br \/><strong>21 \u2013 Tramlines Festival, Sheffield<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 Leopallooza Festival, Cornwall<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 Standon Calling Festival, Hertfordshire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_3427083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3427083\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3427083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bloc-Party-Performing.jpg\" alt=\"Kele Okereke of Bloc Party performs at the Fallout 4 video game launch event in downtown Los Angeles on November 5, 2015. Credit: Jason Merritt\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bloc-Party-Performing.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bloc-Party-Performing-400x254.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bloc-Party-Performing-800x508.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bloc-Party-Performing-696x442.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bloc-Party-Performing-1392x884.jpg 1392w, https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Bloc-Party-Performing-1068x678.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3427083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kele Okereke of Bloc Party performs on the Fallout 4 online game launch occasion in downtown Los Angeles on November 5, 2015. Credit: Jason Merritt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>In different Bloc Party information, again in 2022 frontman Kele Okereke advised <em>NME<\/em> that he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/music-features\/bloc-party-album-six-alpha-games-were-not-the-same-band-now-3193062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cmore excited about the energy that the band has right now\u201d<\/a> than he was involved with their legacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere might be aspects of this sound that are familiar, but the band chemistry is different, and to be honest we\u2019re more excited about that,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously we have a history and a legacy but I\u2019m more excited about the energy that the band has right now, because it\u2019s not something we could have done in the past. With no disrespect to our previous members, I feel that the musicianship is in a place that it never was before. I\u2019m excited that we\u2019ve only really scratched the surface of what we\u2019re capable of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/bloc-party-alpha-games-review-3212845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three-star evaluation<\/a> of their newest full-length launch, <em>NME<\/em> praised Bloc Party for \u201ccapturing the energy and the attitude that made them one of the most exciting groups to come out of that crowded \u201800s scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '2300206660218433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Bloc Party have shared their new upbeat single, \u2018High Life\u2019 \u2013 launched halfway via their intensive tour with Paramore. Check out the monitor under Earlier this month, the band teased followers by confirming that new music was on the way in which. Now, that has come within the type of a brand new single, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":96796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-96794","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96794"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96794\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}