Surprise! New Bloc Party album. Just a year and a half after A Weekend in the City showed a more balanced, less single-oriented band, they return with the release of Intimacy, an album as eccentric and interesting as anything they've released. We'll skip the part where I pontificate on the quick release method because it's not that interesting, and, frankly, it's not all that innovative anymore. The music's what matters, so off we go. [more]